4-letter words containing j
- jer. — Jeremiah
- jeri — a female given name, form of Geraldine.
- jerk — to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
- jers — Plural form of jer.
- jery — Several species of bird endemic to Madagascar, in the genuses Neomixis and Hartertula.
- jes2 — (operating system) One of IBM's job entry systems for MVS.
- jes3 — (operating system) One of IBM's job entry systems for MVS.
- jess — a male or female given name, form of Jesse, Jessie, or Jessica.
- jest — a joke or witty remark; witticism.
- jesu — Jesus.
- jete — a jump forward, backward, or to the side, from one foot to the other.
- jets — Plural form of jet.
- jeux — a game.
- jews — one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite.
- jfcl — /jif'kl/, /jaf'kl/, /j*-fi'kl/ (obsolete) To cancel or annul something. "Why don't you jfcl that out?" The fastest do-nothing instruction on older models of the PDP-10 happened to be JFCL, which stands for "Jump if Flag set and then CLear the flag"; this does something useful, but is a very fast no-operation if no flag is specified. Geoff Goodfellow, one of the jargon-1 co-authors, had JFCL on the licence plate of his BMW for years. Usage: rare except among old-time PDP-10 hackers.
- jfcu — Jamaica Fishermen Co-operative Union
- jfdi — (chat) Just fucking do it.
- jfet — Junction Field Effect Transistor
- jfgi — (chat, web) Just Fucking Google It. See STFW.
- jfif — JPEG File Interchange Format
- jhil — Alternative form of jheel.
- jiao — a copper-zinc coin and monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, the 10th part of a yuan, equal to 10 fen.
- jibb — to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
- jibe — to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
- jibs — Plural form of jib.
- jiff — a very short time; moment: to get dressed in a jiffy.
- jigs — Plural form of jig.
- jill — a female given name, form of Juliana.
- jilt — to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
- jimp — slender; trim; delicate.
- jims — a male given name, form of James.
- jine — Eye dialect of join.
- jini — (networking) /jee'nee/ Sun's Java-based system for networking home appliances, desktop computers and other kinds of consumer electronics.
- jink — jinks, prankish or frolicsome activities.
- jinn — any of a class of spirits, lower than the angels, capable of appearing in human and animal forms and influencing humankind for either good or evil.
- jins — Plural form of jin.
- jinx — a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck.
- jips — JANET IP Service
- jird — any of several species of small, burrowing rodents of the genus Meriones, subfamily Gerbillinae, inhabiting dry regions of Asia and northern Africa.
- jism — Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- jist — (nonstandard) alternative form of just.
- jiva — Hinduism. the individual soul, regarded as a particular manifestation of Atman.
- jive — swing music or early jazz.
- jivy — jivey.
- jixi — a city in Helongjiang province, NE China.
- jizz — to ejaculate.
- jmho — (chat) Just My Humble Opinion.
- joab — a commander of David's army and the slayer of Abner and Absalom. II Sam. 3:27; 18:14.
- joan — ("Fair Maid of Kent") 1328–85, wife of Edward, the Black Prince, and mother of Richard II.
- jobe — To harangue, to rebuke in a long-winded or drawn-out way.