"joning" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} joning (uncountable)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) The act of joning (roasting) someone; banter. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-joning-en-noun-42i6iaSr Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Synonyms: signifying, dropping lugs, sounding, capping, snapping, dissing, busting, bagging, janking, ranking, toasting, woofing, roasting, putting on, cracking, sigging
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: joaning

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} joning
  1. present participle and gerund of jone Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: jone
    Sense id: en-joning-en-verb-Qedt9NrW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: joaning

Alternative forms

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