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noun
a Chinese house idol or cult image.
Origin:
1705–15; < Chinese Pidgin English < Portuguese deos < Latin deus god
1705–15; < Chinese Pidgin English < Portuguese deos < Latin deus god
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Joss
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
joss
"Chinese figure of a deity," 1711, from Chinese Pidgin English, from Javanese dejos, from Port. deus "god," from L. deus (see Zeus). Colloquially, it came to mean "luck." Joss stick "Chinese incense" first recorded 1883.
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