jism

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Originally US English; first attested with the meaning “energy” in 1842, and with the meaning “semen” in c.1888.[1] For semantic development, compare spunk. Perhaps ultimately from British dialect chism, chissom (a shoot, sprout, sprig).[2]

Unlikely to be related to Arabic جِسْم (jism, body) (or its Hindi derivative जिस्म (jisma)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪzəm/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪzəm

Noun

jism (countable and uncountable, plural jisms)

  1. (dated, slang) Spirit or energy.
  2. (vulgar, slang) Semen.
    • 1941, Henry Miller, Under the Roofs of Paris (Opus Pistorum), New York: Grove Press, published 1983, page 50:
      He pulls his dick out and as a parting insult shakes the jism off the end onto her belly.
    • 1981, John Updike, Rabbit is Rich:
      [] the girls in blue movies rub their faces in jism

Translations

References

  1. ^ jism”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
  2. ^ James Lambert The Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary (Sydney: Macquarie Library) 2004, page 114.

Anagrams

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِسْم (jism).

Noun

jism (plural jismlar)

  1. body

Declension

Declension of jism
singular plural
nominative jism jismlar
genitive jismning jismlarning
dative jismga jismlarga
definite accusative jismni jismlarni
locative jismda jismlarda
ablative jismdan jismlardan
similative jismdek jismlardek
Possessive forms of jism
1st person singular
singular plural
nominative jismim jismlarim
genitive jismimning jismlarimning
dative jismimga jismlarimga
definite accusative jismimni jismlarimni
locative jismimda jismlarimda
ablative jismimdan jismlarimdan
similative jismimdek jismlarimdek
2nd person singular
singular plural
nominative jisming jismlaring
genitive jismingning jismlaringning
dative jismingga jismlaringga
definite accusative jismingni jismlaringni
locative jismingda jismlaringda
ablative jismingdan jismlaringdan
similative jismingdek jismlaringdek
3rd person singular
singular plural
nominative jismi jismlari
genitive jismining jismlarining
dative jismiga jismlariga
definite accusative jismini jismlarini
locative jismida jismlarida
ablative jismidan jismlaridan
similative jismidek jismlaridek
1st person plural
singular plural
nominative jismimiz jismlarimiz
genitive jismimizning jismlarimizning
dative jismimizga jismlarimizga
definite accusative jismimizni jismlarimizni
locative jismimizda jismlarimizda
ablative jismimizdan jismlarimizdan
similative jismimizdek jismlarimizdek
2nd person plural
singular plural
nominative jismingiz jismlaringiz
genitive jismingizning jismlaringizning
dative jismingizga jismlaringizga
definite accusative jismingizni jismlaringizni
locative jismingizda jismlaringizda
ablative jismingizdan jismlaringizdan
similative jismingizdek jismlaringizdek
3rd person plural
singular plural
nominative jismi jismlari
genitive jismining jismlarining
dative jismiga jismlariga
definite accusative jismini jismlarini
locative jismida jismlarida
ablative jismidan jismlaridan
similative jismidek jismlaridek

Derived terms

Further reading

  • jism“ in izoh.uz