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jostle

n.
US //ˈdʒɑsəɫ// UK //dʒˈɒsəl// jos·tle Archaic Slang
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Origin

Originally justle (“to have sex with”), formed from Middle English jousten, from the Old French joster (“to joust”), from Latin iuxtā (“next to”), from iungō (“join, connect”), equivalent to joust + -le.

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