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jujitsu

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

Editorial note

It's possible to take anyone's words and, with a bit of grammar jujitsu, use it to destroy someone else.

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Quick take

Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a related art, derived from judo.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a related art, derived from judo.

verb

(ambitransitive, figuratively) To attack (someone) or overcome (a challenge) with strategic maneuvering.

noun

A Japanese martial art and method of self-defence, typically unarmed, emphasizing manipulating an opponent’s force against themselves rather than directly opposing it with force, and using a wide variety of holds, throws, and defensive techniques.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for jujitsu.

noun

Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a related art, derived from judo.

verb

(ambitransitive, figuratively) To attack (someone) or overcome (a challenge) with strategic maneuvering.

noun

A Japanese martial art and method of self-defence, typically unarmed, emphasizing manipulating an opponent’s force against themselves rather than directly opposing it with force, and using a wide variety of holds, throws, and defensive techniques.

noun

(figuratively) Strategic maneuvering, especially with the aim of using the strength of one's opponent against them in an unexpected or counterintuitive way.

Example sentences

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It's possible to take anyone's words and, with a bit of grammar jujitsu, use it to destroy someone else.

2

This might be a good time to teach jujitsu, before they're too invested in git.

3

If you try and push you sensei, before you know it you'll be doing jujitsu.

4

For example, we use jenkins at work and there is no plugin for fossil or jujitsu.

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Someone create a decent jujitsu porcelain like magit before I create a shitty one myself.

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It isn't sufficient to say that fossil or jujitsu are better.

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I am a former wrestling local city champion, currently a kickboxer, and also practicing jujitsu.

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I have been working on a 100% vibe-coded magit-style jujitsu porcelain for neovim.

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My hope is that given the obstructionism he's experienced over the last four years, he's trying a bit of jujitsu to use his political enemies' weight against themselves.

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I spent some time working with jujitsu and found it relatively pleasant...

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The infrastructure around fossil and jujitsu are missing.

12

But for females and minorities, this is so common that we really have to do some mental jujitsu just to get past it to the point of true immersion.

Quote examples

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At any rate, every “jujitsu is so much easier/so much better” post I’ve read thus far has been too lengthy, vague (the mental model you’re selling is “play-doh”?

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Also, if you every accidentally have a secret in your repo directory then that's also permanently in there, as far as I can tell there is no way to manually verify that things are purged and all the commentary on the jujitsu discussion forums were "Just avoid doing this in the first place".

Proper noun examples

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You get your blue belt in Brazilian Jui Jujitsu, and realize there's a whole other Jedi level you weren't aware of.

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Look at the martial arts of Japan (Judo, Jujitsu) where to earn a black belt--which is traditionally not the end of learning but merely symbolizes understanding of the basics--takes at least 10 years of dedicated study.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use jujitsu in a sentence?

It's possible to take anyone's words and, with a bit of grammar jujitsu, use it to destroy someone else.

What does jujitsu mean?

Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a related art, derived from judo.

What part of speech is jujitsu?

jujitsu is commonly used as noun, verb.