jiujitsu

jiu·jit·su

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [joo-jit-soo]
- /dʒuˈdʒɪt su/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [joo-jit-soo]
- /dʒuˈdʒɪt su/

Definitions of jiujitsu word

noun jiujitsu a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by using the strength and weight of an adversary to disable him. 1
noun jiujitsu the use of an opponent's strengths or one's own weaknesses to accomplish one's goals: That was a kind of intellectual jujitsu, the way she handily won the debate. The town of Vacaville, in a prime example of touristic jujitsu, turned its isolation into an attraction in itself. 1
verb with object jiujitsu to turn (a situation) to one's advantage by exploiting one's own weaknesses or another's strengths, as in a social or political relationship: He deftly jujitsued the conversation to make my knowledge of the subject seem pretentious. 1
noun jiujitsu Alternative spelling of jujitsu. 1
abbreviation JIUJITSU jujitsu 0

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Origin of jiujitsu

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

1870-75; < Japanese jūjitsu, earlier jūjutsu, equivalent to jū soft (see judo) + -jut(u) technique < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese shù

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jiujitsu popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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