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joss

1  [jos]
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–noun
a Chinese house idol or cult image.
Origin:
1705–15; < Chin Pidgin E < Pg deos < L deus god
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joss

2  [jos]
–noun British, Australian Informal.
a foreman or boss.
Origin:
1855–60; orig. uncert.
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joss   (jŏs)   
n.  A Chinese image in a shrine.

[Pidgin English, from Javanese deyos, from Portuguese deos, god, from Latin deus; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

joss 
"Chinese figure of a deity," 1711, from Chinese Pidgin Eng., from Javanese dejos, from Port. deus "god," from L. deus. Colloquially, it came to mean "luck." Joss stick "Chinese incense" first recorded 1883.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

JOSS
JOHNNIAC Open Shop System.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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