jism

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jism

/ˈd͡ʒɪzəm/

Rhymes with -ɪzəm

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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 chism, chissom (“a shoot, sprout, sprig”).

Unlikely to be related to Arabic جِسْم (jism, “body”) (or its derivative Hindi जिस्म (jisma)).

noun jisms · gism · jiz · jizz · jizzum · jissom

countable, dated, slang, uncountable Spirit or energy.
countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar Semen. He pulls his dick out and as a parting insult shakes the jism off the end onto her belly.

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@misc{jism_2026,
  title = {jism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}