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Meaning of J | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
dʒeɪ

Definitions

  1. The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.
  2. A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint').
  3. (plural Js or J's) A marijuana cigarette (abbreviation of joint).
  4. Abbreviation of Jehovist.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  5. Tatami mat, used as a unit of floorspace area (Kyoto tatami are 0.955 by 1.91 m, Nagoya 0.91 by 1.82 m, Tokyo 0.88 by 1.76 m). (From 畳 (-jō).)
  6. An alternative version of i, the positive square root of -1; used in the context of electronics.
  7. In the name of a serial publication: abbreviation of Journal.
  8. The second unit vector, after i
  9. (plural JJ) Abbreviation of judge or justice.
  10. Abbreviation of junction.
  11. Abbreviation of jack.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  12. Abbreviation of jump shot.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  13. (plural Js or J's) an Air Jordan shoe
    in-plural, slang

Equivalents

Deutsch B
Français J V
Italiano j
Kurdî b j V
Nederlands B (boer)
Português j J V (valete)
Русский в

Examples

“"I went outside to smoke myself a J" — Paul Simon, from the song "Late in the Evening" from the album, "One Trick Pony."”
“I stepped outside to smoke myself a J.”
“Mind if I do a J?”
“I ran out of blow a long time ago / I can't smoke a J or my guts fly away”
“"Custody or upbringing" is regarded as including access; yet in B. v. B. & F. above no regard was paid to the welfare of the infants which was irrelevant to the particular issue with which the court was concerned—namely whether children were "children of the family". But the effect was to deprive the husband of access and it seems clear that whether or not he was the father, access could have been awarded to him in an application other than under s. 34 of the 1965 Act if the welfare of the children so demanded: [1969] Cam. L.J. [Cambridge Law Journal] 37 […]”
“In the result, six members of the Court (Dawson J. dissenting) are in agreement that the common law of this country recognizes a form of native title which, in the cases where it has not been extinguished, reflects the entitlement of the indigenous inhabitants, in accordance with their laws or customs, to their traditional lands and that, subject to the effect of some particular Crown leases, the land entitlement of the Murray Islanders in accordance with their laws or customs is preserved, as native title, under the law of Queensland. The main difference between those members of the Court who constitute the majority is that, subject to the operation of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), neither of us nor Brennan J. agrees with the conclusion to be drawn from the judgments of Deane, Toohey and Gaudron JJ. that, at least in the absence of clear and unambiguous statutory provision to the contrary, extinguishment of native title by the Crown by inconsistent grant is wrongful and gives rise to a claim for compensatory damages.”
“The Highways Agency plan to close J10 of the M5 to refurbish the motorway bridge.”
“And Durant had a front seat for just how much work DeRozan was putting in during their time together in Rio. "I watched him man," Durant said. "His footwork in the post is flawless. His jump shot in the mid-range is incredible. That is the type of stuff I look at as a basketball guy, his footwork, his mechanics on his J, his handle. At first he was a dunker and he barely dunks now. He’s a finesse player but he can play power forward. I’m a big fan."”
“Don't pay no mind, Antwon, it's just an angry-ass J...”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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