big jab



big jab

n. a lethal injection used to carry out a death sentence. (Journalistic.) Nearly 59 prisoners got the big jab in Texas this year.
See also: big, jab

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Benedictusbay-nə-DIK-tus (Dutch)Late Roman, Dutch
Sanni-Finnish
Hristina-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Tracy['treisi]
Julian['dʒu:ljən]
Herleifr-Ancient Scandinavian