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Webster 1913 Edition

Jeopardy

Jeop′ard-y

,
Noun.
[OE.
jupartie
,
juperti
,
jeuparti
, OF.
jeu parti
an even game, a game in which the chances are even; OF.
jeu
,
ju
, F.
jeu
(L.
jocus
jest) + F.
partier
to divide, L.
partire
to divide. See
Joke
, and
Part
.]
Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.
There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in
jeopardy
.
Luke viii. 23.
Syn. – Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See
Danger
.

Jeop′ard-y

,
Verb.
T.
To jeopardize.
[R.]
Thackeray.

Webster 1828 Edition

Jeopardy

JEOPARDY

,
Noun.
jep'ardy. Exposure to death, loss or injury; hazard; danger; peril.
They were filled with water and were in jeopardy.
Luke 8.

Definition 2024

Jeopardy

Jeopardy

See also: jeopardy

English

Proper noun

Jeopardy

  1. Jeopardy!, a popular US television game show in which contestants answer clues by responding in the form of a question, hosted originally by Art Fleming and most notably by Alex Trebek.
    • 1986, Shane Black, Lethal Weapon (released 1987), scene 12, Warner Bros.
      Murtaugh: Honey, what’s this on my tie?
      She looks.
      Trish: An ugly spot?
      Murtaugh: Thanks. Sharp as a pin.
      Trish: I’m thinking of going on ‘Jeopardy’.
    • 1999, Kenneth Lonergan and Peter Tolan, analyze this, Warner Bros.
      Ben: You know, normally a patient wouldn’t smoke or drink during a session.
      Vitti: (blowing smoke) That’s an interesting fact I’ll have to remember if I’m ever on ‘Jeopardy’.
    • 2003, Matthew McIntosh, Well, Grove Press, ISBN 0802117511, pages 43-44
      […] after Wheel we’d watch Jeopardy which again she was much better at than me […] and after Jeopardy we’d watch prime-time lineup—usually NBC because she likes their sitcoms better […]

Derived terms

See also

jeopardy

jeopardy

See also: Jeopardy

English

Noun

jeopardy ‎(plural jeopardies)

  1. Danger of loss, harm, or failure.
    The poor condition of the vehicle put its occupants in constant jeopardy.
    • 2006, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Killer Smile, Introduction, p.4
      It seemed to me I could do something in that vein with my characters: the ticking clock, dire jeopardy, quick changes of fortune, small acts having huge consequences.
    • 2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC:
      When Obinna was red carded shortly after for a ridiculous kick on Larsson it seemed as though West Ham's hopes of reaching Wembley, and in turn Grant's of keeping his job, lay in serious jeopardy.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

jeopardy ‎(third-person singular simple present jeopardies, present participle jeopardying, simple past and past participle jeopardied)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To jeopardize; to endanger.

References

  1. ↑ “jeopardy” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  2. ↑ “jeopardy” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
  3. ↑ Collins English Dictionary 2009

Etymology

Coined when Ed Vane, a skeptical producer, rejected an earlier concept of the show, claiming “it doesn’t have enough jeopardies”, according to creator Merv Griffin.

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