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Maybe, 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,
by jhbadger 4mo ago
Maybe, 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".