jug

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jŭg, IPA(key): /d͡ʒʌɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌɡ

Etymology 1

From Middle English jugge, iugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (pitcher; jug). Compare also jug (a low woman, maidservant), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna.

Noun

Example of jug

jug (countable and uncountable, plural jugs)

  1. A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
  2. The amount that a jug can hold.
  3. (slang) Jail.
    • 1988 Roald Dahl, Matilda
      'I'm telling you trade secrets,' the father said, 'So don't you go talking about this to anyone else. You don't want me put in jug do you?'
  4. (vulgar, slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breasts.
    • 1985, Epoch, Volumes 24-25:
      I was sucking my mom's left jug when I heard JD say, "Now we will experience the burden of the past."
    • 2010, Ben Niemand, The Sexperts, →ISBN:
      With her left hand on her right jug, she put her mouth to her other tit.
    • 2010, David Mason, Devil's food:
      I blew into her ear, and trailed a finger idly down her shoulder until I reached her left jug, the better of a nearly perfect pair.
  5. (New Zealand) A kettle.
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Verb

jug (third-person singular simple present jugs, present participle jugging, simple past and past participle jugged)

  1. (transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
    jugged hare
  2. (transitive, slang) To put into jail.
  3. (intransitive) To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
  4. (intransitive, of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.
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Etymology 2

Blend of Jack Russell + pug

Noun

jug (plural jugs)

  1. A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.
    • 2013, Lost & Found: True tales of love and rescue from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Penguin Group:
      When the dog’s owners returned with their shopping, I asked what the little dog was. She was a Jug, a Jack Russell-Pug cross. We found out lots about this crossbreed, thoguht long and hard, and decided a Jug and a Spitz could work really well together.
    • 2014, Alan Kenworthy, Jugs: Buying, Caring For, Grooming, Health, Training and Understanding Your Jug Dog or Puppy, Feel Happy Limited
    • 2015, George Hoppendale, Jugs: Jug Dog Complete Owners Manual - Jug book for care, costs, feeding, grooming, health and training, Internet Marketing Business
    • 2018, Cheryl Murphy, Dogs just wanna have FUN'!', Veloce Publishing, page 110:
      Stanley ¶ Jug (Jack Russell/Pug cross); 18 months old; keeps fit chasing his ball or frisbee, but would rather be laid on his back, snoring

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian jug.

Noun

jug m (definite singular jugu)

  1. south

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin jugum, iugum, from Proto-Italic *jugom, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Noun

jug n (plural juguri)

  1. yoke

Declension


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jugъ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jûɡ/

Noun

jȕg m (Cyrillic spelling ју̏г)

  1. south

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Descendants

  • Albanian: jug

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jugъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjúːk/, /ˈjúk/
  • Tonal orthography: jȗg, jȕg

Noun

júg or jùg m inan (genitive júga, uncountable)

  1. south

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