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jalouse - Word of the Day - Mon Jul 1, 2024

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Entry posted by Myr in Word of the Day July 1

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jalouse - (verb) - to suspect or be jealous of; to surmise

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I jalouse that there’s more to his story than he’s letting on.

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drpaladin 82,351

Posted July 1

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From French jalousere, to envy.

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drpaladin 82,351

Posted July 1

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In Scottish usage, it means to suspect or surmise.

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drpaladin 82,351

Posted July 1

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Jalouse shouldn't be confused with jalousie, which are windows comprised of parallel slats.

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Bill W 47,256

Posted July 1

@Myr must have run across the same article I did.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71452/35-joyous-j-words-jazz-your-vocabulary

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