joust

English

Alternative forms

• just (obsolete)

Jousting.

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French jouster (modern French jouter), from Vulgar Latin *juxtō, *iuxtō, *iuxtāre, from Latin iūxta (“close to”). English since the early 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaʊst/

• Audio (US):

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• (Canada) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʌʊst/
  • Rhymes: -aʊst
• (also) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːst/
  • Homophone: juiced
  • Rhymes: -uːst
• (also) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʌst/
  • Homophone: just
  • Rhymes: -ʌst

Noun

joust (plural jousts)

1. A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Synonyms

• tilt

Translations

a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms

• Bulgarian: рицарски двубой (ricarski dvuboj)
• Catalan: justa (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬上長矛比武／马上长矛比武 (mǎshàng chángmáo bǐwǔ), 比武 (zh) (bǐwǔ)

• Dutch: steekspel (nl)
• Finnish: peitsiottelu
• French: joute équestre f
• Galician: xusta f, torneo m
• Georgian: ტურნირი (რაინდული) (ṭurniri (rainduli)), ასპარეზობა(რაინდული) (asṗarezoba(rainduli)), შეჯიბრი (šeǯibri)
• German: Tjost m or f, Lanzenstechen n, Lanzenzweikampf m
• Hebrew: תחרות (he) (tacharut)
• Hungarian: lovagi torna (hu)
• Italian: giostra (it) f
• Japanese: 馬上槍試合 (ばじょうやりじあい, bajō yarijiai), ジョスト (josuto)
• Maltese: ġostra f
• Marathi: जाउस्ट m (jāusṭa)
• Polish: turniej (pl) m
• Portuguese: justa (pt) f
• Russian: (ры́царский) турни́р (ru) m (turnír), (ры́царский) поеди́нок (ru) m (pojedínok)
• Spanish: justa (es) f
• Swedish: dust (sv) c, tornering (sv) c, tornerspel (sv) n, riddarspel n

Verb

joust (third-person singular simple present jousts, present participle jousting, simple past and past participle jousted)

1. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
2. To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)
3. (slang) To touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.

Derived terms

• jouster

Translations

engage in mock combat on horseback

• Catalan: justar (ca)
• Dutch: duelleren (nl), aan een steekspel deelnemen
• Finnish: otella peitsiottelussa
• French: jouter (fr)
• Italian: giostrare, torneare
• Marathi: जाउस्ट करणे (jāusṭa karṇe)
• Spanish: justar (es)
• Swedish: tornera (sv)