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In the UK, I believe jab has long been equivalent to shot in the US (complete with nonviolent connotation despite the word meaning something violent in other co
by smelendez 4mo ago
In the UK, I believe jab has long been equivalent to shot in the US (complete with nonviolent connotation despite the word meaning something violent in other contexts).
- jhbadger 4mo agoMaybe, but it's a bit weird to complain about connotations for "jab" when the US word is "shot" which surely has even more violent connotations,
- dfc 4mo agoA shot of tequila? Or my team having a shot at winning world series? There are lots of shots.
- verall 4mo agoDon't brits use the same way, i.e. "Take a jab at it"? - not a brit so idk
- smelendez 4mo agoInterestingly Greene’s Dictionary of Slang cites more than a century of US use of “jab” for injection. Seems like it must have died out in the US and revived a bit lately. https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/i66n7hi https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/i66n7hi
- globular-toast 4mo agoNot sure about that, you may be thinking of "take a stab at it".