(US, slang) A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.
(US, slang) A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.
A few days later, Pharoah, now eleven, told a friend: "I worry about dying, dying at a young age, while you're little. I'll be thinking about I want to get out of the jects.
Jects means: A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. 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.
jects means: A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.. Register: very informal, slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. 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.
Jects means: A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. 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.
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(usually, in the plural, US) An urban, low-income housing building.
(US, usually preceded by the) One or more high-density urban housing developments for residents having low incomes.
(dated) An idle scheme; an impracticable design.
(US) a set of buildings containing many apartments and ancillary functions.
“Good morning my loyal subby-jects, I have a fabulous snow day in, so text/video sessions all day! Send $50 and message for serious inquiries. Or silently send and fck off. Either way I get my fun and you get royally fcked. Just the way it should”
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(US) Housing for people whose income is a certain percentage below the median income for an area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).