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Jap.

The Japanese language.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/d͡ʒæp/

  1. The Japanese language.

    dated · ethnic · offensive · slang · slur

  2. Clipping of Japanese.

    Australia · Hong-Kong · Singapore · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)bor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Japaneseclip. English Jap Clipping of Japanese, attested as a noun since 1872, and adjectivally since 1878. Compare Nip (shortened from Nipponese).

noun/d͡ʒæp/

  1. A Japanese person.

    US · derogatory · ethnic · slur

  2. An Imperial Japanese Army soldier.

    derogatory · historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)bor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Japaneseclip. English Jap Clipping of Japanese, attested as a noun since 1872, and adjectivally since 1878. Compare Nip (shortened from Nipponese).

adj/d͡ʒæp/

  1. Japanese; of or pertaining to Japan or its people.

    derogatory · ethnic · not-comparable · slur
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)bor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Japaneseclip. English Jap Clipping of Japanese, attested as a noun since 1872, and adjectivally since 1878. Compare Nip (shortened from Nipponese).

verb/d͡ʒæp/

  1. Alternative letter-case form of jap.

    alt-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)bor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Japaneseclip. English Jap Clipping of Japanese, attested as a noun since 1872, and adjectivally since 1878. Compare Nip (shortened from Nipponese).

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