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I thought it was odd at first, but then I saw the author was from "Cambridge" and that cleared things up. For those that don't know: "jab" was a derogatory sla
by adamredwoods 3y ago
I thought it was odd at first, but then I saw the author was from "Cambridge" and that cleared things up.
For those that don't know: "jab" was a derogatory slang used in the US when people would discuss the COVID vaccine in a negative way. I believe the US uses the word "shot" instead (not that it has any better connotations).
- jesterson 3y ago> For those that don't know: "jab" was a derogatory slang used in the US when people would discuss the COVID vaccine in a negative way. lol, it's a first time i see jab as a "derogatory" definition. Mind to explain where you get it from?
- kelipso 3y agoIt's a result of being on twitter too much lol.
- dpkonofa 3y agoI don't use Twitter so, no, it has nothing to do with Twitter.
- srcreigh 3y agoit’s just the reality of language in America. Anti vax people tend to use the word jab mockingly, others call it the vaccine or the COVID shots. For example you’d never hear someone say “I just got my Covid jab”.
- dpkonofa 3y agoThis is exactly it. Anti-vaxxers use "jab" as a derogatory term to try and make it seem malicious.
- dpkonofa 3y agoThanks for not downvoting me and attempting to see things from a different perspective. This is exactly what my reaction was based on. Anyone in the US is probably sick of hearing their crazy family members talk about "the jab" and all the nonsense that surrounds statements like this.