Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jon-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of joning (roasting) someone; banter.

Slang; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of jone

Example Sentences

"In this city there is another name for the Dozens, "joaning." […] "Joaning" is reported by children from middle and upper-class families."
"Good jonin' required a brutal wit, a sharp tongue, and a thick skin."
""Stephon and Jeanette, please," Mona said, interrupting. "Don't start this today. The two of you get on my nerves with this joaning stuff.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

joaning (alternative)

Synonyms

signifying dropping lugs sounding capping snapping dissing busting bagging janking ranking toasting woofing

Questions

What does joning mean?: The act of joning (roasting) someone; banter.

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