jism

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • Originally US English; first attested with the meaning “energy” in 1842, and with the meaning “semen” in c.1888. For semantic development, compare spunk. Perhaps ultimately from British dialect chissom, a shoot or sprout.
  • Unlikely to be related to Arabic جِسْم (or its Hindi derivative जिस्म).

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