jab

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jab

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Hyam.

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English

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Etymology

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Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (peck, poke, thrust), from Middle English jobben.

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Noun

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jab (plural jabs)

  1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
  2. (boxing) A short straight punch.
    • 2011 December 18, Ben Dirs, “Carl Froch outclassed by dazzling Andre Ward”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      American Ward was too quick and too slick for his British rival, landing at will with razor sharp jabs and hooks and even bullying Froch at times.
  3. (British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)
    Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.
  4. (British, Australia, New Zealand, sometimes Philippines) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
    • 2017 June 28, Michelle Roberts, “Painless flu jab patch for people scared of injections”, in BBC News[2]:
      A 'painless' sticking plaster flu jab that delivers vaccine into the skin has passed important safety tests in the first trial in people.
  5. (US, figurative) A mild verbal insult.

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Verb

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jab (third-person singular simple present jabs, present participle jabbing, simple past and past participle jabbed)

  1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  2. To deliver a quick punch.
  3. (slang, UK) To give someone an injection.
  4. (slang) To vaccinate or inoculate someone.

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Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English job.

Noun

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jab m (genitive singular jab, nominative plural jabanna)

  1. job, piece of work
  2. post, employment

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English jab.

Noun

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jab m (invariable)

  1. jab (boxing punch)

Marshallese

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Adjective

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jab

  1. full of, fully

Adverb

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jab

  1. not ... the

Noun

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jab

  1. direction
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Spanish

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Noun

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jab m (plural jabs)

  1. (boxing) jab