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jett

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for jett.

Editorial note

When I met Lydia Jett I assumed that she is a woman but I did not ask.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A male given name.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of jett gathered in one view.

noun

A male given name.

noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for jett.

noun

A male given name.

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

1

When I met Lydia Jett I assumed that she is a woman but I did not ask.

2

The coaster brakes where on a specialized jett 16 and we ditched this boat anchor quickly.

3

Joan Jett played the even cheaper Melody Maker model.

4

We started on a second-hand Specialized Jett 16 with a rear coaster brake (before I realized it was a mistake and ordered the much more expensive Rascal).

5

(They had flubbed a Joan Jett appearance the day before.) I did not expect it to play so bad nationally.

6

[…] > there’s a tiny chance that natural selection might have kicked in inside those jett bags, leading to the microorganisms evolving to survive.

7

(Incidentally, I created an account on some forum while I was reading the book and out of laziness borrowed the name of one of the characters, Jett Rink.

8

From popular genres I would think hip-hop would be the one to target; pop and rock have had pretty much for its entire existence encouraged listeners to link a recording with a band, and not to think about a producer or composer/writer, and to be generally negative about the idea of different performances (derided as covers, unless, like Joan Jett your covers become identified as the standard).

Quote examples

1

My kid's first bike with pedals was the Specialized Jett 16" at 8-9kg, that's absurd.

2

"Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance" - as misquoted by Jett Reno in Starfleet Academy.

3

"Own your own stuff" - Joan Jett's advice to new musicians.

4

Ford and Jett both started their careers there, and while I don't know if Ford ever anchored herself in the literature, Jett covered "I Love Rock&Roll" and had it covered in turn by Parton, which then leads to a fair chunk of that century.

Proper noun examples

1

This case strikes me as similar to the Joe Jett/Kidder Peabody case a few years earlier.

2

Examples: Dolly Parton covering Joan Jett; Alla Pugacheva and Sofia Rotaru covering t.

3

He had founded and then left Def Jam in the late 1980's --- he was an up-and-comer in rock in the early 1990s, but by 1993 he was already Tom Petty's go-to producer, and by the time of the Telecom Act in 1996 he had produced AC/DC, NIN, Johnny Cash, and Joan Jett.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use jett in a sentence?

When I met Lydia Jett I assumed that she is a woman but I did not ask.

What does jett mean?

A male given name.

What part of speech is jett?

jett is commonly used as noun.