JOSS

joss

(noun) a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

joss (countable and uncountable, plural josses)

(countable) A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.

(countable) A heathen divinity.

(uncountable, informal) Luck.

Synonyms

• (luck): chance, fortune; see also luck

Etymology

Proper noun

Joss

A diminutive of the female given name Jocelyn.

A diminutive of the male given name Joseph.

Verb

Joss (third-person singular simple present Josses, present participle Jossing, simple past and past participle Jossed)

(fandom, transitive) To invalidate a fan theory or original element of a fanwork through the introduction of new canon or retconning.

Source: Wiktionary

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Joss, n. Etym: [Chinese, corrupt. fr. Pg. deos God, L. deus.]

Definition: A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. "Critic in jars and josses." Colman (1761). Joss house, a Chinese temple or house for the Chinese mode of worship.

– Joss stick, a reed covered with a paste made of the dust of odoriferous woods, or a cylinder made wholly of the paste; -- burned by the Chinese before an idol.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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