Jects
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jects is a noun meaning (US, slang) A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.
Meaning
(US, slang) A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.
Example Sentences
Monie grew up in the music industry, not in the jects.
"Whattaya expect? We in the 'jects, baby, a project for rejects," Jasmine sneers.
Olander grew up around the “jects,” but wasn't born there; he actually lived about two blocks away in a three-story house with his mother and younger siblings.
A few days later, Pharoah, now eleven, told a friend: "I worry about dying, dying at a young age, while you're little. I'll be thinking about I want to get out of the jects. […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ob, projects, project, developments, sliver, tenement.
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