joss

Meanings

1. A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
2. A heathen divinity.
3. Luck.

1. A unisex given name
2. A diminutive of the female given name Jocelyn.
3. A diminutive of the male given name Joseph.
4. A surname.

1. To invalidate a fan theory or original element of a fanwork through the introduction of new canon or retconning.

Etymology

From Chinese Pidgin English joss, from Macau Pidgin Portuguese, from Portuguese deus (“god”), from Latin deus (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god/that which belongs to heaven”).