Origin: 1905–10, Americanism; generic use of the proper name
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Janesis always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
fem. proper name, from Fr. Jeanne, O.Fr. Jehane, from M.L. Johanna (see John). As a generic name for "girl, girlfriend" it is attested from 1906 in U.S. slang. Never a top-10 list name for girls born in the U.S., it ranked in the top 50 from 1931 to 1956. It may owe its "everywoman"
n. marijuana. (Drugs.) : Wilmer has jane coming out of his ears.
n. a women's restroom; the ruth. (As a counter to john.) : The jane is upstairs.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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