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Jab vs Nudge - What's the difference?

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Jab is a related term of nudge.


As nouns the difference between jab and nudge

is that jab is a quick stab or blow while nudge is a gentle push.

As verbs the difference between jab and nudge

is that jab is to poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion while nudge is to push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

jab

English

(wikipedia jab)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A quick stab or blow
  • (boxing) A short straight punch.
  • * '>citation
  • American Ward was too quick and too slick for his British rival, landing at will with razor sharp jabs and hooks and even bullying Froch at times.
  • (British) A medical injection.
  • Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs .
  • (US, figurative) A verbal annoyance.
  • Derived terms

    * jabby

    Verb

    (jabb)
  • To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  • To deliver a quick punch.
  • (slang, UK) To give someone an injection
  • nudge

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gentle push.
  • (Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
  • (fruit machines) The rotation by one step of a reel of the player's choice.
  • Since the machine was showing two lemons and a cherry, I decided to try a nudge .

    Verb

    (nudg)
  • To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
  • , author=Steven Sloman , title=The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation , volume=100, issue=1, page=74 , magazine= citation , passage=Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges ” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.}}
  • To near or come close to something.
  • See also

    * nudge nudge wink wink