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Jap, n.
Colloquial abbreviation of Japanese. Also as adj.; spec. Jap silk = Habutai.
As n. and adj. the word Jap has strong derogatory connotations and is now falling into disuse.
c1880(Remembered in colloquial use in London.) 1890Lit. World 11 July 23 The fearlessness of death, which makes a Jap submit to the loss of his own life rather than to permit the death of a father to go unavenged. 1893Athenæum 20 May 639/3 Directly a good demand arises for a book, the Japs print for themselves. 1895Montgomery Ward Catal. 37/3 Ladies' short silk waists, made of plain colored Habutai Jap silk. 1896Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 6/3 Fifty years ago it was only a few gardeners..who grew chrysanthemums, and..only about twelve distinct varieties of ‘Japs’ were to be found. 1900in American Mail Order Fashions (1961) 18 Jap braid edge. 1902To-Day 14 May 95/1 Printed Jap silks are lovely. 1914Dialect Notes IV. 136 This is a Jap Kimona. 1921[see Chow n. 1]. 1936Times 3 Jan. 10/3 The most jealously limited edition of an unacted Swinburne drama, 50 copies only on jap vellum. 1940[see Dago, dago 1]. 1944Living off Land viii. 156 The Jap pearlers have landed on his coasts. 1951Good Housek. Home Encycl. 251/2 Many attractive natural silk fabrics..jap and spun silks and ninons. 1959[see Jew n. 3 a]. 1970G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 211 Nice little tape-recorder... Snazzy Jap job. |