Jap
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Japanese person.
Origin of Jap
1usage note For Jap
Other definitions for JAP (2 of 3)
a term used to refer to a pampered young Jewish-American woman, especially one who takes material advantages for granted.
Origin of JAP
2usage note For JAP
Other definitions for Jap. (3 of 3)
Japan.
Japanese.
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How to use Jap in a sentence
At halftime somebody had come into the dressing room and told us Pearl Harbor had been bombed by the Japs.
Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life | Paul Hemphill | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA movie theater in Georgia showing the film PT 109 decorated its marquee with this message: “See how the Japs almost got Kennedy.”
A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to Woodstock | John Avlon | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Georgia, a movie theatre showing the film PT109 decorated its marquee with this message: "See how the Japs almost got Kennedy."
The Japs have this advantage: because of their feeling about Hirohito, they merely wish to kill.
Thats an imitation of the stilted expressions of the Japs and Chinks, interrupted Chetwood.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
Japs are either very tough or they are very timid, and the servant was of the latter stamp.
It was hard to convince th' nation that they hadn't lost th' war with Rooshya because not so many Rooshyans had been kilt as Japs.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneIf anybody should ask you about it, it is the Japs, or the Chinks!
Boy Scouts in the Philippines | G. Harvey RalphsonMore of the Chinese seedlings have been planted than of the Japs.
British Dictionary definitions for Jap (1 of 3)
/ (dʒæp) /
informal, often derogatory short for Japanese
British Dictionary definitions for JAP (2 of 3)
US slang Jewish American Princess
British Dictionary definitions for Jap. (3 of 3)
Japan(ese)
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