/j

US/ˌslæʃ ˈdʒeɪ/

particle

Denotes that the preceding statement is said in a joking manner.

“Garfield! Are you /srs or /j?”

Opposite
/srs
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Meanings

particle
  1. Internettone indicatorDenotes that the preceding statement is said in a joking manner.

    Antonyms: /srs

adjective/j (not comparable)
  1. Internetnot comparableJoking.

    Garfield! Are you /srs or /j?

    1 more example

    (in response to "hi im an entomologist can I study you and name a new species"): Uh sure (are you /j or /srs, or in other words; are you joking or are you fr?)

    2025 October 31, Wallso2010, r/estrogengaming (Reddit post), archived from the original on 29 Mar 2026

    Antonyms: /srs

noun
  1. InternetA joke.

    That was a /j, I should've clarified.

    2026 February 2, xernyvelgarde, r/NonBinary (Reddit post), archived from the original on 29 Mar 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

particleDenotes that the preceding statement is said in a joking manner.

Opposite
/srs

adjectiveJoking.

Opposite
/srs

Origin

From / + abbreviation of joke or joking, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with /j

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Cite this entry
APA

/j. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fj

MLA

“/j.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fj. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “/j,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%2Fj.

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