joint

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English

Etymology

The noun is from Middle English joynt (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iūnctus, the past participle of iungō. See also join, jugular.

The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935. The development to meaning "any thing" also happened to the Scots and Memphian form junt and the Mid-Atlantic/Philadelphian form jawn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪnt

Adjective

joint (not comparable)

1. Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

   Synonyms: mutual, shared

Synonyms

• see also Thesaurus:joint

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

joint (plural joints)

1. The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.

   Synonyms: hinge, pivot

2. The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.

3. (anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
4. The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.

6. A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied.

7. The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.

8. (geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
10. (chiefly US slang, may be somewhat derogatory) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).

    Synonyms: jawn, (archaic) shebang

    2. (slang, dated) A place of resort for tramps.
    4. (slang, US, dated) An opium den.
    6. (slang, with the definite article) Prison, jail, or lockup.

12. (slang) A marijuana cigarette.

    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marijuana cigarette

13. (slang, dated) A syringe used to inject an illicit drug.
14. (US, slang) The penis.

    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis
15. (originally an idiolectic sense) A thing.

    Compare: jawn

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

joint (third-person singular simple present joints, present participle jointing, simple past and past participle jointed)

1. (transitive) To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
2. (transitive) To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
3. (transitive) To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
4. (transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
5. (intransitive) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.

Translations

References

• “joint”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English joint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒɔi̯nt/

Noun

joint (plural joints)

1. (slang) joint, marijuana cigarette

   Synonyms: daggazol, zol

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English joint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒɔi̯nt/, /dʒoːi̯nt/
• Hyphenation: joint

Noun

joint m (plural joints, diminutive jointje n)

1. joint, marijuana cigarette (generally larger than a stickie)

   Synonyms: jonko, stickie, wietsigaret, pretsigaret

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒwɛ̃/
• Homophones: joins, joints

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

joint (feminine jointe, masculine plural joints, feminine plural jointes)

1. past participle of joindre

Etymology 2

From the past participle of the verb joindre, or from Latin iūnctus.

Noun

joint m (plural joints)

1. seal

Derived terms

• joint de culasse
• jointer

Etymology 3

English joint.

Noun

joint m (plural joints)

1. (informal) joint, spliff (marijuana cigarette)

Further reading

• “joint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Verb

joint m (feminine singular jointe, masculine plural joins, feminine plural jointes)

1. past participle of joindre

Old French

Etymology

Past participle of joindre, corresponding to Latin iūnctus.

Noun

joint oblique singular, m (oblique plural joinz or jointz, nominative singular joinz or jointz, nominative plural joint)

1. join; place where two elements are joined together

Descendants

• Middle French: joint
  • French: joint
• Middle English: joynt, jointe, jount, goint, geynte
  • English: joint
  • Yola: geint, gent, jent, jeint
  • → Irish: siúnta

Verb

joint

1. past participle of joindre

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English joint, from Middle English joynt, from Old French joint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔjnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔjnt
• Syllabification: joint

Noun

joint m inan

1. (slang) joint (marijuana cigarette)

   Synonyms: blant, skręt

Declension

Further reading

• joint in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• joint in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English joint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒojnt/

Noun

joint n (plural jointuri)

1. joint (bar)
2. joint (marijuana cigarette)

   Hai să fumăm un joint. ― Let's smoke a joint.

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /jɔɪnt/, /dʒɔɪnt/

Noun

joint c

1. a joint, a marijuana cigarette

Declension