Jonnick, right, correct, proper. Said of a person or thing.
Jordan, a chamberpot. To throw the contents of a chamberpot over any one is to christen him.
Jorum, a capacious vessel from which food is eaten, as broth or stew.
Joskin, a countryman.
Jossop, the syrup or juice in a fruit pie or pudding. Also, sauce or gravy.—School.
Jow, be off, be gone immediately. If the word Jehanum be added, it forms a peremptory order to go to a place unmentionable to ears polite.—Anglo-Indian. Our phrase, “Go to Jericho,” is probably a modification of the Jehanum business.
Judas, a deceitful person; JUDAS-HAIRED, red-haired, deceitful. It is generally believed that Judas Iscariot was red-haired. Painters seem to have accepted this idea, with modifications as to the exact amount of colour.
Jug, a prison of any kind. Contraction of “stone jug.”
Julep, one of a set of drinks peculiar to America. Generally prepared with mint, and called a MINT-JULEP. Originally JULEP was a pleasant liquid, in which nauseous medicines were taken. Its literal meaning is rosewater, and it is derived from the Arabic.
Jump, to seize, or rob; to “JUMP a man,” to pounce upon him, and either rob or maltreat him; “to JUMP a house,” to rob it.