Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
A unisex given name
A diminutive of the female given name Jocelyn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A unisex given name
A diminutive of the male given name Joseph.
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name
A surname.
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noun
A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
A heathen divinity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Luck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
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verb
To invalidate a fan theory or original element of a fanwork through the introduction of new canon or retconning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, transitive
Topics: lifestyle
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noun
a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: idol, graven image, god
History
Verb usage evolved from the name of Joss Whedon, creator of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly.
From Chinese Pidgin English joss, from Macau Pidgin Portuguese, from Portuguese deus (“god”), from Latin deus (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god/that which belongs to heaven”). Doublet of Tiw and Tyr.
