Definition of "J"

J

/d͡ʒeɪ/

letter
upper case, lower case j, plural Js or J's
1. The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.
noun
plural Js or J's or JJ
1. (slang) (plural Js or J's) A marijuana cigarette. (Abbreviation of joint.)
  Quotations
  I stepped outside to smoke myself a J.
  1980 July, Paul Simon (lyrics and music), “Late in the Evening”, in One-Trick Pony
  Mind if I do a J?
  1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges)
  I ran out of blow a long time ago / I can't smoke a J or my guts fly away
  2023, “Modern Day Ripoff”, in Every Loser, performed by Iggy Pop
2. In the name of a serial publication: abbreviation of Journal.
  Quotations
  "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: Cam. L.J. [Cambridge Law Journal] 37 […]
  1969, The Law Commission, Family Law: Report on Financial Provision in Matrimonial Proceedings (Law Com. No. 25)‎, London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, paragraph 29, note 57
3. (law, postnominal) (plural JJ) Abbreviation of judge or justice.
  Quotations
  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.
  1992 June 3, Chief Justice Anthony Mason, Justice Michael McHugh, “Mabo v Queensland (No 2)”, in Australasian Legal Information Institute‎, High Court of Australia
4. (Britain, road transport) Abbreviation of junction.
5. (card games) Abbreviation of jack.
6. (basketball) Abbreviation of jump shot.
  Quotations
  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."
  2017 February 18, Mike Gantner, “Durant a big admirer of DeRozan and his work ethic”, in Toronto Sun‎
7. (slang, chiefly in the plural) (plural Js or J's) an Air Jordan shoe
  Quotations
  Don't pay no mind, Antwon, it's just an angry-ass J...
  2022 December 21, Ghetto Smosh, 1:57 from the start, in MY J’S CAN TALK!?!?‎
proper noun
1. (religion) Abbreviation of Jehovist.