/d͡ʒaʊst/, /d͡ʒʌʊst/, /d͡ʒuːst/
OriginFrom Middle English, borrowed from Old French jouster (modern French jouter), from Vulgar Latin *juxtō, *iuxtō, *iuxtāre, from Latin iūxta (“close to”). English since the early 14th century.
- A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
- To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
“The knights prepared to joust in the tournament.”
- To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)
“verbally joust”
“Politicians often joust with words during debates.”
- slangTo touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.
Formsjousts(plural) · just(alternative) · jousts(present, singular, third-person) · jousting(participle, present) · jousted(participle, past) · jousted(past)