jism
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Originally US English; first attested with the meaning “energy” in 1842, and with the meaning “semen” in c.1888.[1] For semantic development, compare spunk.
Unlikely to be related to Arabic جِسْم (jism, “body”) (or its Hindi derivative जिस्म (jisma)).
Pronunciation
Noun
jism (countable and uncountable, plural jisms)
- Spirit or energy.
- (vulgar, slang) Semen.
- 1981, John Updike, Rabbit is Rich
- “ […] the girls in blue movies rub their faces in jism”
- 1981, John Updike, Rabbit is Rich
Translations
slang: semen
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