jus

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UK/ʒuː(s)/US/ʒu(s)/

noun

The juices given off as meat is cooked.

Similar
au jus
OriginFrench jus →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

jus1

nounjus (countable and uncountable, plural jus)
  1. countableuncountablecookingThe juices given off as meat is cooked.
  2. countableuncountablecookingA lightly-reduced gravy or stock made from this.

jus2

adverbjus (not comparable)
  1. Internetabbreviationnot comparableAfrican-American VernacularAbbreviation of just.

    I JUS WON A GRAMMY

    2022 April 3, @JAYVERSACE, Twitter, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2023
    3 more examples

    Hey jus really quick wanna ask if anyone got some recommendations for some SoundCloud Playlists Pluto thug gunna 21 yktv lmao thanks in advance 😭

    2023 February 19, u/Bane_XX10, “Recommendations 😬”, in Reddit, r/future, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2023

    literally jus happened to me!

    2023 October 19, u/CacheMeOutside, “He was just sitting there”, in Reddit, r/MHNowGame, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2023

    u know that thing a person does when they tuck ur hair behind ur ear jus a few strands, or fix ur hair or move a piece out your eye or see a strand on your lips and -

    2020 October 28, @heavenbrat, Twitter, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2023

JUs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of JU

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
au jus

Origin

  1. Frenchjus“juice”
  2. Englishjus

Borrowed from French jus (“juice”). Doublet of juice and ukha.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jus

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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