dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/juj_MW.json
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{
"jujitsu":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an art of weaponless fighting employing holds, throws, and paralyzing blows to subdue or disable an opponent":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And the thing that helps me in [Company], when my character practices jujitsu , frankly. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Diaz fell in love with fighting at age 15, taking jujitsu classes at Cesar Gracie Academy in the San Francisco Bay Area. \u2014 Michael Easter, Men's Health , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Goody Vault moved into their current digs, a 2801 Governors Drive S.W. space that was previously a jujitsu studio, in September 2021. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Am Mentality are taking the free jujitsu classes; most are from the Irvington neighborhood of Southwest Baltimore. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2021",
"This political vaccine jujitsu is causing real harm to Americans and U.S. social harmony. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Jack grew up in San Diego and had been obsessed with Whitney since 2018, after being paralyzed from the neck down in a jujitsu accident. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Baltimore \u2014 There is a reward system at Guardian Baltimore, a nonprofit jujitsu gym in the city's Remington neighborhood. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2021",
"To protect herself on the job, Ms. Clem took up Brazilian jujitsu , which focuses on ground fighting and self-defense. \u2014 Jen Murphy, WSJ , 21 Aug. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Japanese j\u016bjutsu , from j\u016b weakness, gentleness + jutsu art, skill":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102720",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"juju":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fetish, charm, or amulet of West African peoples":[],
": a style of West African music that is characterized by a rapid beat, the use of percussion instruments, and vocal harmonies":[],
": the magic attributed to or associated with jujus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1982, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Yoruba j\u00faj\u00f9":"Noun",
"of W. African origin; akin to the source of Hausa j\u00f9ju fetish":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8j\u00fc-(\u02cc)j\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175756",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jujube":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fruit-flavored gumdrop or lozenge":[],
": a tree producing this fruit":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The gnocchi alla bolognese might be your best bet, then: it\u2019s pasta with red sauce, but the jujube -like gnocchi is a nice textural change from the usual noodles. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 9 Mar. 2020",
"Best-selling libations include coconut milk, longan jujube and mango green teas, taro slush and herbal jelly wow milk. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Although the main ingredient is the short ribs, the dish wouldn\u2019t be complete without all the other stuff like mushrooms, carrots, jujubes , and chestnuts. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Jan. 2020",
"The ingredients are wholesome and clearly very local: On a recent sunny afternoon, the staff was drying bowls and trays full of jujubes , shiso leaves, lime leaves and shredded daikon in the courtyard. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
"Last week, Cardo's Microgreens brought a load of jujubes . \u2014 Kim Pierce, Dallas News , 27 Aug. 2019",
"Anglers have had success using hates ears, jujube midges and micro mays. \u2014 Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post , 26 Feb. 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Medieval Latin jujuba , alteration of Latin zizyphum , from Greek zizyphon":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8j\u00fc-\u02ccj\u00fcb, especially for sense 2 \u02c8j\u00fc-ju\u0307-\u02ccb\u0113",
"\u02c8j\u00fc-\u02ccj\u00fcb",
"especially for sense 1 \u02c8j\u00fc-ju\u0307-\u02ccb\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113823",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Jujuy":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city north of Tucum\u00e1n in northwestern Argentina population 44,188":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"h\u00fc-\u02c8hw\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192337"
}
}