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Re:Where Did 'Jazz,' the Word, Come From? (2018) by Sharlin on Thursday August 15, 2019 @09:12AM (#20704834)
Those -asm words all have Greek origins (orgasmos, khasma, phantasma, etc. The words jasm and jism appear to be specific to US English; perhaps originating from a creole language?
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