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# jog
- URL: https://keithhayden.net/jog/
- Published: 2026-08-24T12:20:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-24T12:34:33.000Z
- Description: A general verb
- Author: Keith Hayden
- Tags: #hfd-word

24 AUG 2026 

0/5 word facts discovered 

## jog

/dʒɑɡ/

verb

to give a slight shake or a push, to nudge

jog 24·08·26 

1548 English · nudge sense 

01 Keith’s definition 

a slow run, usu. at a leisurely pace

02 Official meaning 

to give a slight shake or a push, to nudge

03 In use 

> “Are you still sane?” My trench neighbor gave me a jog; my frozen foot gave me a jolt, as we anticipated the volley that always came after the shooting went *yacecetse* (silent).

04 Hear it 

FIELD RECORDING · KEITH HAYDEN 

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### Useless facts

- The Scrabble score is **11 points.**
- **3 letters** and **1 syllable.**
- First known use: **1548**, meaning “to nudge or push.”
- The **nudge** meaning predates the fitness meaning by centuries.
- “A slow run for exercise” appeared as a noun around **1977.**
- A *jog* can be an abrupt **bend in a road, line, or wall.**
- To *jog someone’s memory* is to stimulate their recollection.
- Dictionary neighbors: *Joffre*, *jog along*.

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WORD COMPLETE **jog** verb 5 FACTS RECOVERED FIELD ARCHAEOLOGIST **YOU**