josser
Americannoun
noun
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a simpleton; fool
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a fellow; chap
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a clergyman
Etymology
Origin of josser
First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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He was no longer a cur, that josser, but a gentleman, rather, a brother, a friend....
From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André
But no one cared, not even that rotten josser of a journalist, with his article published in The Piccadilly Magazine.
From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André
And Jimmy himself, what had become of that josser?
From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André
Oh, it was hard for her, Lily Clifton, to have no money and to confess it to Jimmy, that josser, who was making his five hundred marks a day!
From The Bill-Toppers by Castaigne, J. André
I don't always know wot he means, and I doubt if he does, poor old josser!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, October 15th 1887 by Various
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