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Joss vs Jass - What's the difference?

joss | jass |

As proper nouns the difference between joss and jass

is that joss is while jass is .

As a verb joss

is (fandom) to invalidate a fan theory or original element of a fanwork through the introduction of new canon or retconning.

joss

English

Noun

(es)
  • A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
  • Luck.
  • * 1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 178:
    • She had twisted a piece of heather into her mail box for good joss , and this was the safety signal.

    Derived terms

    * joss stick * joss paper * joss house

    References

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    jass

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • * 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 417:
  • *:“Yet I've noticed the same thing when your band plays—the most amazing social coherence, as if you all shared the same brain.”
  • *:“Sure,” agreed “Dope,” “but you can't call that organization.”
  • *:“What do you call it?”
  • *:“Jass .”