jabとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from 中期英語 jobben.

発音

• IPA: /d͡ʒæb/
• 韻: -æb

名詞

jab (plural jabs)

1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
   • 1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, Chapter 9:

     He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.

2. (boxing) A short straight punch.
   • 2011 December 18, Ben Dirs, “Carl Froch outclassed by dazzling Andre Ward”, in BBC Sport‎:

     American Ward was too quick and too slick for his British rival, landing at will with razor sharp jabs and hooks and even bullying Froch at times.

3. (British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)

   Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.

4. (British, Australia, New Zealand, sometimes Philippines) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
   • 2017 June 28, Michelle Roberts, “Painless flu jab patch for people scared of injections”, in BBC News‎:

     A 'painless' sticking plaster flu jab that delivers vaccine into the skin has passed important safety tests in the first trial in people.

5. (US, figurative) A mild verbal insult.

派生語

動詞

jab (third-person singular simple present jabs, present participle jabbing, simple past and past participle jabbed)

1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.

   Synonyms: job, stick; see also Thesaurus:stab

   • 1991, Etienne, “In Enemy Hands”, in Drummer‎, number 151, page 32:

     A barely audible groan welled up in the Captain's throat as the grinning Freedom Fighter circled around behind the helpless American Soldier. The groan sputtered into a strangled, "No… no… don't.... " as Randall felt the juicy tip of the man's tumescent cock jab against his hair-ringed, virgin asshole.

2. To deliver a quick punch.
3. (slang, UK) To give someone an injection.
4. (slang) To vaccinate or inoculate someone.
5. To make fun of, to mock
   • 2007, Joel A. Johnson, Beyond Practical Virtue: A Defense of Liberal Democracy Through Literature‎, University of Missouri Press, →ISBN:

     While the book's lasting appeal is remarkable, the work is worth little scholarly attention insofar as Twain is merely jabbing at a long-dead set of social practices.

派生語

参考

参照

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “jab”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.