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| Jabber away | To chatter (Jenny won't stop talking. She just jabbers away.) |
| Jackass | Foolish person (Only a jackass expects to win much money in Las Vegas.) |
| Jackbooted thug | Authoritative cretin (Some view BATF agents as jackbooted thugs.) |
| Jackpot | Big winnings (Dorothy hopes to win a jackpot sometime.) |
| Jarhead | United States marine [rude] (A few jarheads fought with swabbies in the bar.) |
| Jasper | Character, a [Cowboy talk] (That Jasper doesn't sit a horse well.) |
| Jaw all day | To talk incessantly (I expect her to jaw all day about nothing.) |
| Jaw like iron | Strong jaw (Steve can fight well and has a jaw like iron.) |
| Jaywalk | Cross a street not at a designated or proper crosswalk |
| Jazz | Something in general (I'm not sure if I like that jazz.) |
| Jazz up | To improve (Maybe we can jazz it up.) |
| Jelly-belly | Fat and flabby stomach (Matthew has a jelly-belly.) |
| Jerk | Undesirable person (I can't stand that jerk.) |
| Jerkwater town | Small undesirable town (I left that jerkwater town last year.) |
| Jittery | Nervous (Why are you so jittery? What's the matter?) |
| Jive | 1. To make sense; conform to (The company's claim does not jive with reality.) 2. Popular; current (Gang members prefer jive talk to correct speech.) |
| John, a | A prostitute's client (That hooker entertains several johns a night.) |
| John, the | Toilet (Sally, take your little sister to the john.) |
| Join the party | To participate (Matthew stopped resisting and joined the party.) |
| Joint | 1. A place (We can meet at a joint on Center Street.) 2. A marijuana cigarette 3. Together (The army and navy plan a joint operation next month.) |
| Joke, a | Contemptible (The new software program is a joke.) |
| Joker | Foolish person (I have no intention to meet with that joker.) |
| Jolly good | British term for something positive (That was a jolly good show.) |
| Jug | 1. Jail (Police put that drunk in the jug.) 2. Container for moonshine alcohol (McCoy took a long pull at the jug.) |
| Jugs | Breasts (Ralph said he prefers women with big jugs.) |
| Jump | To attack (Thieves jumped Robby on a dark street.) |
| Jump (his) bones | Energetic sex (The forward girl jumped his bones.) |
| Jump off | To depart (Betty will jump off at the next bus stop.) |
| Jump-off point | Starting location (Kuwait was the jump-off point for invasion.) |
| Jump out of skin | Afraid (Eddie jumps out of his skin when he hears a loud noise.) |
| Jump ship | To abandon (We think Davy jumped ship in Singapore.) |
| Jump the gun | Start too soon (Don't jump the gun. We can't go yet.) |
| Junk | Undesirable item (I don't want your junk in my house.) |
| Junk food | Food with little nutrition (Most Americans enjoy eating junk food.) |
| Junk it | To discard something (You better junk it before going home.) |
| Junkie | Narcotics addict (The junkie needs a daily fix.) |
| Just a sec | Wait a moment [the same as: Just a second.] |
| Just for fun | Not serious (Don't worry, I said it just for fun.) |
| Just grand | Very good; acceptable (It will be just grand if you can come.) |
| Just what the doctor ordered | Exactly what is needed (Your help is just what the doctor ordered.) |
