OJ

See also: oj, ōj, and -oj

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ d͡ʒeɪ/

Etymology 1

Noun

OJ (countable and uncountable, plural OJs)

1. (informal) Initialism of orange juice.

   Alternative form: O.J.

   • 2014, Michael Griffo, Starfall (The Darkborn Legacy), New York, NY: Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 26:

     Next, he opens up the cupboard over the sink and slams that shut too, only to open another cabinet door that houses what he's looking for, a glass. He pours it full of OJ and takes a huge swig, swallows, and repeats.

Etymology 2

Adjective

OJ (comparative more OJ, superlative most OJ)

1. Initialism of on job.
   • 2020 September 7, u/masamoto68, “Why is killing civilians normalised”, in Reddit‎, r/ukdrill, archived from the original on 8 November 2023:

     That's true. They are like 'insert favourite rapper's name' is so OJ, they cheffed up 91123123 people and beat 3 M cases, so OJ.

   • 2020 August 7, @NigerianElNino, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 8 November 2023:

     Drillstar, UK Drill Media and UK Drillingz analysing how oj gang members are

   • 2022 September 21, u/soyuz-nerushimy, “Was he OJ?”, in Reddit‎, r/drillshitpost, archived from the original on 8 November 2023:

     Hella OJ. Bare civs feared him aswell.^[sic] He's also bucked Trizzac's auntie before which resulted in widespread gang war in the South

   • 2023 September 11, @Mon3yszn, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 8 November 2023:

     That nigga is the most OJ in the whole show. Stop this rubbish

Further reading

• “OJ”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.

Anagrams

• JO, Jo, Jo., jo, jō

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ou¹ zei¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ou¹ zei¹
    • Yale: ōu jēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ou¹ dzei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ou¹ zéi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ou̯⁵⁵ t͡sei̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

OJ

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) deliberate misspelling of OK