jism

English

Alternative forms

• gism
• jiz
• jizz
• jizzum

Etymology

Historical Dictionary of American Slang dates to 1842 and defines as "spirit; energy; spunk." Jism also means semen or sperm, the meaning that predominates today, causing jism to be considered a taboo word. Deepening the nexus among these words is the fact that "spunk" is also a slang term for semen, and that "spunk", like jism/jasm, also means spirit, energy, or courage (for example: "She showed a lot of spunk.") In the 19th and early 20th centuries, however, jism could still be used in polite contexts.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒɪzəm/

Noun

jism (plural jisms)

1. Spirit or energy
2. (vulgar, slang) Semen.
   • (Can we date this quote?) John Updike, Rabbit is Rich

     “[…]the girls in blue movies rub their faces in jism”

Translations

slang: semen

• Dutch: kwakje (nl) n
• French: camelotte (fr) f, béchamel (fr) m, foutre (fr) m

• Portuguese: porra (pt) f, leite (pt) m
• Swedish: sperma (sv) c, säd (sv) c, sats (sv) c

Anagrams

• Jims