jay

J

slang An abbreviation for "joint," a marijuana cigarette. I always smoke a J in the morning so that I have a nice buzz during the day.

jay

slang A marijuana cigarette, representing the letter J from the word "joint." I always smoke a jay in the morning so that I have a nice buzz during the day.

jaywalk

To walk across a street outside of a marked crosswalk or without regard for traffic rules. (A "jay" is a dated term for a foolish or naïve person.) Come on, the crosswalk is right here—there's no excuse for jaywalking. A: "Can you believe that cop just wrote me up for jaywalking? Unbelievable!" B: "Of course he ticketed you—you stepped right out in front of traffic!"

Peter Jay

slang A police officer, or the police in general. I can't even walk down the street these days without Peter Jay hassling me for no damn reason!

See also: jay, peter

unk-jay

slang Narcotics, especially heroin. Pig Latin for "junk." Hey, pal. Looking to buy a little unk-jay? I have a feeling Tim's back on the unk-jay, judging by the glassy, vacant look in his eyes.

vajayjay

slang A vagina. The term was popularized after being used on a 2006 episode of the TV show Grey's Anatomy, whose writers chose it due to censors' objection to multiple instances of the word "vagina." I'd really rather not have to talk about my vajayjay in front of your parents, so let's not bring up the birthing class.

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J

and jay

n. a marijuana cigarette; marijuana. (Drugs. From the initial letter of joint.) A jay will cost you two clams.

jay

verb

See J

Peter Jay

n. a nickname for a police officer. You walk straight, or Peter Jay is going to bust you.

See also: jay, peter

unk-jay

n. dope; junk. (Underworld. Pig Latin for junk.) The creep deals in unk-jay, you know—narcotics. Stay away from the unk-jay.

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