jizz

[Victor Steinbok]

OED has "jism", but no "jizz" or "jissom", not even as alternates. But
there are two quotes that mention "jissom" and they are quite unambiguous.

Jism 1. is "energy". Jism 2. is "semen, sperm".

     VS-)


> On Feb 19, 2012, at 11:05 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>
>> HDAS defines "jizz" as semen. Well documented but far more recent.
>>
>> Speaking as s a reasonably well-read person, I've never encountered
>> the OED meaning.
>>
>> JL
> Yeah, I think there'd be some taboo avoidance at work in that case.  The same process hasn't quite reached Santorum yet, but other forces are at work there.
>
> LH
>> On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Stephen Goranson<goranson at duke.edu>  wrote:
>>> OED has an entry for jizz, n., "The characteristic impression given by an a=
>>> nimal or plant." The OED articles on jazz do not include jizz as a variant =
>>> spelling, though some late texts suggest it may be. The OED's first two quo=
>>> tations for jizz are from a 1922 book. That book reprints a 1921 article in=
>>> the Manchester Guardian, Dec. 6, 1921, p. 14, col. 1 [*1]. "Jizz" occurs m=
>>> ore than a dozen times in the article, four of which appear in OED. An exam=
>>> ple from the article and not in OED: "....all the pose, attitude, and habit=
>>> -character is lost, when the bird becomes a [dead] specimen. Its jizz is go=
>>> ne."
>>>
>>> Other appearances of jizz:
>>>
>>> GB copyright entries: 5535. Brown (It. E.) That jazz jizz jazziest hug. 180=
>>> 50. 1920, pub 1921
>>> More editions
>>> GB jizz 1913 Saturday evening post [Philadelphia Graham?] v185 issue 6???[I=
>>> don't have this volume to check, and did not confirm at HT--is anyone inte=
>>> rested in checking?]
>>> HT p481 ...dancer.  Have you seen "Hullo Jizz-Jazz"The strand magazine. v.5=
>>> 7 1919 Jan-Jun. p482  stage box for Hullo Jizz Jazz,....
>>>
>>> Stephen Goranson

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