Jane Q. Public[“dZen “kju “p@blIk] n. a gen-
eral term for a female representative of
the public. (The mate ofJohn Q. Public.)
And what does Jane Q. Public think
about all this? Jane Q. Public doesn’t
care at all.
jarheadn. a U.S. Marine. The jarheads
got there first and let them know what was
what. Do you want to spend a few years
as a gravel-pounder or a jarhead? You get
free clothes with both jobs.
java[“dZav@] n. coffee. How about a cup
of java? Some black java would be real
good.
jaw 1. n. a chat. Come over for a jaw this
weekend. I could use a good jaw with
my old friend. 2. in. to chat. Stop jaw-
ing and get to work. Come over, and we
can jaw for a while. 3. Go to jaw(bone).
jaw(bone)tv. to try to persuade someone
verbally; to apply verbal pressure to
someone. They tried to jawbone me
into doing it. Don’t jaw me. I won’t do
it.
jayGo to J.
jazzed (up) 1. mod. alert; having a positive
state of mind. I am jazzed up and ready
to face life. Those guys were jazzed and
ready for the game. 2. mod. alcohol or
drug intoxicated. Dave was a bit jazzed
up, but not terribly. Gert was jazzed out
of her mind. 3. mod. enhanced; with
something added; having been made
more enticing. The third act was jazzed
up with a little skin. It was jazzed
enough to have the police chief around
asking questions. 4. mod. forged or al-
tered. (Underworld. See also tinseled.)
This check is jazzed. Deep six it! Better
not try to cash a jazzed check at this bank.
jazz someone or something uptv. to
make someone or something more excit-
ing or sexy; to make someone or some-
thing appeal more to contemporary and
youthful tastes. Let’s jazz this up a lit-
tle bit. TThey jazzed up the old girl till
she looked like a teenager. TDon’t jazz up
the first number too much.
jazzy[“dZAzi] mod. stimulating; appealing.
That’s a jazzy sweater you got. He’s
a real jazzy guy.JCLGo to Johnnie-come-lately.
JD 1. n. Jack Danielswhiskey. (Initialism.
Jack Daniels is a protected trade name for
a brand of whiskey.) He poured a lit-
tle JD into a glass, set it aside, and drank
all of what was in the bottle. Then he
poured the glass of JD back into the bot-
tle. 2. n. a juvenile delinquent.(Initial-
ism.) Some JD broke my window.
The JDs are taking over the neighborhood.J. Edgar (Hoover)[“dZe “Edg# (“huv#)] n.
the police; federal officers. (Underworld.)
Max got out of town when he heard that
the J. Edgars were on his tail. Well, J.
Edgar Hoover, looks like you got me!Jeepers(-creepers)![“dZip#z”krip#z] ex-
clam. Wow! Jeepers-creepers! I’m sorry!
Jeepers, she’s wonderful!Jeez!Go to Jesus!jeff[dZEf] 1. n. a Caucasian; a white per-
son. (All senses originally black. From
Jefferson Davis. Potentially derogatory.)
The jeffs are coming around more often.
What’s up? Those jeffs like you, man.- n. a boring or square person. That
jeff bugs me. Don’t be a jeff, man! 3.
tv. to persuade or deceive someone.
The guy tried to jeff me! You’re just jeff-
ing us! 4. in. to gentrify; to take on the
ways of whites. Cool it man; stop your
jeffing. I’m not jeffing.
jel[dZEl] n. a stupid person. (Someone who
has gelatin where brains ought to be.)
The guy’s a jel. Forget him. Oh, Wallace,
don’t act like such a jel.
jelliesGo to jelly shoes.jelly babiesn. an amphetamine tablet or
capsule. (Drugs.) You got any jelly ba-
bies? Are there any jelly babies in this
neighborhood?jelly sandalsGo to jelly shoes.jelly shoes and jellies; jelly sandalsn.
colorful shoes made from soft, flexible
plastic. (From jelly bean.) It’s too coldjelly shoes