Jansens (noun)
/dZQ@nsInz/
Definition: 1. stomach disease, malady, or discomfort; as from eating at Jansens dining hall in Noyes Community Center. 2. Extreme case of Jansens: death.
Attested: My floor group provided the genesis for this word, due to eating too often at Jansens dining hall. It is now a much appreciated part of the English language (in our circle, at least).
Example: Cant we go to Ivy? I've got a bad case of jansens. EMS came for him last night. Extreme jansens.
Etymology: The root of this word is very obviously found in Jansens dining hall in Noyes Community Center on west campus, as anyone eating there when neither parents nor a college review team is present will tell you. Most obvious causes of the word stem from a lack of selection in the eating offerings, as well as an obvious, traceable life span for each food item (i.e. baked potatoes Monday, potato halves Tuesday, potato soup Wednesday, mashed potatoes Thursday, potato loaf Friday), where each increment of the age of a food bears an associated increase in entropy.
- Jake Schlachter

Java Daddy, Big Bad (noun)
/(bIgbQd) dza@v¥dQ$Ri/
Definition: One who demonstrates a proficiency in computer programming and provides assistance to others.
Example: "Besides being a Java Daddy and helping all the chics with their programming, he is a math whiz and a star basketball player."
Etymology: A play on the popular swing group, Big Bad Voodoo Daddies, and the term Sugar Daddy for a guy who gives expensive presents to a number of girls. Java simply refers to the common programming language.
- Joanna Jackson

JA (Noun)
Jay-A; /dZeye@y/
I. Definition: Judicial Administrator
Attestation: I first heard this abbreviation during orientation week from an Orientation Counsellor.
Example: "John took more than one piece of fruit from Jansen's, he has to see the JA this afternoon."
Etymology: This abbreviation seems to be unique to Cornell. The JA is the person who determines punishment for transgressions against the Cornell Code of Conduct. The abbreviation was most likely made to make references to the JA less cumbersome.
- Ed Cabic
II. Definition: 1. to send (a person/student) to the Cornell Judicial Authoritys office, presumably for punishment. 2. to be sent to the Judicial Authoritys office.
Attested: I first heard this word from a sophomore who lives on my dormitory floor. He used it in a conversation discussing illegal actions and their possible repercussions.
Example: So if we did snaffle a couch... Watch out, youll get JAd for that!
Etymology: While I have only heard this word used in Cornell, I cannot be sure that it is not equally as popular in any environment where the term Judicial Authority is the title of the authority in charge of discipline. If you expand the abbreviation in its use (i.e. the above example, Watch out, youll get Judicial Authorityd for that!), it loses its meaningfulness. It exists only as an abbreviation. This can be attributed in part to a tendency in slang to abbreviate and shorten words to the minimum amount of time and energy necessary to communicate a desired meaning. However, I believe that the full reason for its form is due to the deep-rooted belief in ancient and medieval times that to call an evil by name is to invoke it and attract its attention. Therefore Satan had many aliases (The Dark One, The Prince of Lies, etc.). It is possibly believed that to reference the Judicial Authority by name is to be noticed by it, and therefore be caught in whatever illegal endeavor it is that one is undertaking.
- Jake Schlachter

JAd (verb)
Jay-Aid; rhymes with Kool Aid
u>Definition: The term used when refering to a student who was caught doing something illegal at Cornell University. He/She is sent to Judicical Administrator who decides what will be done.
Attested: I heard this term when learning of a fellow doormate who was caught smoking marijuana in his room. Someone told me he was getting JAd. I of course had no clue what that meant but it was later explained to me.
Example: "Pierre caught him smoking pot and he got Jad."
Etymology: I have been told by several classmates that this term is only used at Cornell University. I also am sure that it is not a good thing. It is usually associated with getting caught doing something very illegal and bad. Its derivation omes from the person who one goes to see when they get in trouble. The person is known as the Judicial Administrator. The term Jad thus arose.
- Brian Montenegro

JAM (Noun)
/dZQm/
Definition: Just About Music, a program house on west campus which was designed to bring the musically inclined together.
Attestation: I first heard about this program house when I pre-froshed in the spring of 1998.
Example: "I'm going to a concert at JAM tonight, I hear the band is great."
Etymology: This phrase is unique to Cornell University. The name was presumably created with the Acronym in mind. The shortening brings across the idea that there will be a musical collaboration, which is one of the main ideas behind the house. The word appears to be widely accepted throughout the community. The full version is rarely used.
- Ed Cabic

JAP (noun)
rhymes with nap; /dZQp/
Definition: JAP is short for "Jewish American Princess."
Attested: I've been told this is a Long Island thing but the term is very frequently heard around campus.
Example: "Sarah is so JAP she defines the word."
Etymology: Name calling and generalizations that shape the stereotypes of our society sadly exist and is a very big part of campus life. The JAP sterotype is hard to define but phrases like "Oh my gawd!", "I'm from Lawn Gyland", "I love ta shop" might remind you of someone and that someone is probably frequently placed in under this title. "JAPs" like to adorn themselves with designer labels such as polo, DKNY, guess, etc; layer their faces with makeup and tend to be extremely cliquey.
- Mandy Ma

Jimmies (noun)
/dZI@miz
Definition: tiny unsweetened chocolate bits, often sprinkled on ice cream.
Attested: I first encountered this term in December of 1998, spoken by a Cornell student from Boston.
Example: "Would you like jimmies on your ice cream?"
Etymology: Since jimmies are black, the origin of the term probably comes fro the phrase Jim Crow, which is the ethnic discrimination against blacks by legal enforcement.
- George Durham

JUSA (noun)
Sounds like "juice-sa"; /dZu@sa/
Definition: JUSA is short for "Japan-US Association".
Attested: I learned about this organization when I was invited to the Welcoming Picnic in September.
Example: "JUSA is having that Ennichi thing at Hollister you should come, theyre selling sushi there"
Etymology: JUSA is basically an organization that welcomes members with interests in either the Japanese language or culture. It doesnt matter if youre not Japanese just be in it for the sushi.
- Mandy Ma