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jane

1

[jeyn]

noun

Slang.
  1. a girl or woman.



Jane

2

[jeyn]

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from John.

jane

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. slanga girl or woman

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jane1

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; generic use of the proper name
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Example Sentences

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Nearly all these Jane and John Does are identified within 48 hours or so of admission.

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Three days later, it sent out a bulletin for a gray-haired Jane Doe picked up near Echo Park Lake.

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Cooper has become known for her revelatory interviews with everyone from Hailey Bieber and Paris Hilton to Monica Lewinsky and Jane Goodall.

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Others from the world of stage and screen on the list include veteran theatrical star Jane Lapotaire, who is made a CBE.

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Nearly every line in the film’s ferociously hilarious first hour is like Jane Austen reborn as a shock jock, until Song runs out of material and starts repeating herself.

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