Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
An act of jolting. · A surprise or shock. · A long prison sentence. · A narcotic injection.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo push or shake abruptly and roughly. · To knock sharply · To shock (someone) into taking action or being alert · To shock emotionally.
Perhaps from joll (“to knock, strike”) + -t (frequentative suffix).
This page abbreviates 2 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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