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jounce
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Origin
jounce
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dʒaʊns
/
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]
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verb,
jounced,
jounc·ing,
noun
verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object)
1.
to move joltingly or roughly up and down; bounce.
noun
2.
a jouncing
movement
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Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English;
apparently blend of
joll
to bump (now obsolete) and
bounce
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jounce
(dʒaʊns)
—
vb
1.
to shake or jolt or cause to shake or jolt; bounce
—
n
2.
a jolting movement; shake; bump
[C15: probably a blend of dialect
joll
to bump +
bounce
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
jounce
c.1440, of unknown origin, perhaps a blend of jump and bounce.
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