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English
Noun
jossop (uncountable)
- (regional, UK, school slang) Sauce, gravy, or syrup.
2010, Joan Aiken, Is:'Mister? Here's some jossop for you, from the sawbones.' She uncorked the little flask and obliged the stranger to swallow a mouthful.
Usage notes
- This is a local expression believed to originate in the south of England but now in use in Edinburgh.
References
- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary