jobationn.
/dʒəʊˈbeɪʃn/, /dʒɔːˈbeɪʃn/, U.S. /dʒoʊbˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/, /dʒɔˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/, /dʒɑˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/ colloquial or English regional.
The action or an instance of job v.3; a rebuke, a reprimand, esp. a lengthy and tedious one; a lecture, a harangue. Also: a long discussion.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > a lengthy
lecture1604
jobation1687
ear-bending1930
ear-bashing1945
the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > topic of or subject for conversation or gossip > discussion > type of discussion
causerie1827
rag chawing1885
jobation1916
panel discussion1934
wash-up1961
teach-in1965
talk-in1967
rap session1968
whataboutery1974
whataboutism1978
1687 J. Smith Let. 1 Aug. in D. Granville Remains (1865) II. 137 I had far rather venture to be liable to a jobation for not having done my part.
1714 C. Johnson Country Lasses iv. ii You see I have stood your jobation very patiently.
1785 R. Cumberland Observer No. 95. ⁋4 Neither will I disguise the frequent jobations I incurred for neglect of college duties.
1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene I. xvi. 215 He witnessed a jobation, delivered by the first lieutenant to one of the midshipmen.
1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. xi. 171 Don't be angry at my jobation; but write me a long answer.
1877 F. Ross et al. Gloss. Words Holderness Jawbation, a long and tedious harangue; a prolonged disputation.
1888 J. Payn Myst. Mirbridge I. xvi. 268 Fathers..deliver a didactic harangue, which the recipient terms a jobation.
1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin v. 75 Well, after a lot of jawbation we got him into the boat.
1925 P. Gibbs Unchanging Quest vii. 51 I used to watch Katherine while all this jawbation was in progress.
1938 H. G. Wells Apropos of Dolores iv. 227 They aren't happy until the hand's been played [sc. at bridge] and the jawbation begins.
1991 Classical Rev. 41 527 Should Festschriften be reviewed at all, asked M. D. Reeve recently in this journal... Though it was a volume which I edited that provoked his jobation, I share his doubts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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