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jujitsu

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˌd͡ʒuːˈd͡ʒɪtsuː/Part of speech nounSorted ijjstuuStarts with JEnds with U0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A martial art using holds, throws, and an opponent’s force for defense.

Word origin

Borrowed from Japanese 柔術 (jūjutsu). Popular spelling jitsu (instead of less popular jiutsu or jutsu) could reference to allophonic [d͡ʑɨ] or [d͡ʑi] (in Shitamachi dialect). First mentioned in The Japan Mail (1875, page 133), before the widespread use of the Hepburn system.

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  • The far-right glitterati were not impressed with Trump’s Epstein jiu-jitsu.

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