(archaic) Jazz.
“Yes, sir. No mistake about that. Oh! she's just as full of jasm!”Frank Sargent laughed again. “You've got the start of me,” said he. “Now tell me what ‘jasm’ is.”“Well, it’s a sort of word, I guess, that made its…
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(archaic, US, slang) Zest for accomplishment; drive.
Jeremy has the kind of jasm a junior exec needs to reach the top of the ladder in the corporate world.
Jasm means: Zest for accomplishment; drive.. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
jasm means: Zest for accomplishment; drive.. Register: archaic, historical. Almost never used today; you will find it only in older texts, dictionaries of dialect, or historical writing. Avoid in active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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