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jab

[ jab ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

jabbed, jabbing.

to poke, or thrust abruptly or sharply, as with the end or point of a stick or with the finger or elbow.
to punch with a short, quick blow.
Informal. to give (a person) a hypodermic injection, especially of a vaccine: I jab myself with insulin twice a day.
Here’s a list of the countries you can visit if you haven’t been jabbed.
I jab myself with insulin twice a day.

jabbed, jabbing.

a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust.
a short, quick punch.
Informal. a hypodermic injection, especially of a vaccine:
Have you gotten your flu jab yet?
Informal. an abrupt insult or critical remark:
That guy has no problem responding with a sarcastic jab.
a sudden and unpleasant sensation or emotion: He knew she was happier now, but he still felt the slightest jab of guilt.
I have jabs of pain, numbness, and tingling in my fingers.
He knew she was happier now, but he still felt the slightest jab of guilt.

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Origin of jab¹

First recorded in 1825–35; variant, originally Scots, of job ²

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Origin of jab¹

C19: originally Scottish variant of job

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"I wanted a positive representation of losing weight online because it's all about this blinking jab," she says, referring to weight loss injections.

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A coke while walking Bill Maher through the White House, smiling and laughing and taking the comedian’s sartorial jabs with a light-hearted guffaw.

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"We don't need more bureaucracy, we need more front doors," the Conservative leader said in a jab directed at Carney.

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Hey, maybe whoever took the picture made a harmless jab that got a bird flipped in response.

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Nugent said that some people taking these medications, also known as "skinny jabs", are getting surgery on their face.

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