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the joss
verb
To invalidate a fan theory or original element of a fanwork through the introduction of new canon or retconning.
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"All we were missing were the joss sticks and bean bags," he said.
I guess there's been a bonfire of the joss sticks and flower-power T-shirts now.
Put out the joss sticks, the whole floor can still smell the soapbar spliffs you smuggled up from Devon.
As the room emptied, the joss paper inscribed with the names of the dead shimmered along the walls, catching the light like windows in the sun.
A spin-off from big screen blockbuster Avengers Assemble, the Joss Whedon series launched with 3.1 million viewers, a 14.2% share of the audience between 8pm and 9pm.
The first visit was to the Joss House, the little Chinese temple associated, in lavish confusion, with Al Smith, Lillian Gish, and J. P. Morgan.
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A long line of cars rolling single-file to the cemetery in front and behind the hearse would be preceded by a fairly large brass band, their sheet music on small cards stuck to their horns, squealing out a mournful requiem march that filled the joss-stick smoky air with solemnity and minor chords.
The big name associated with the show is the creator, Joss Whedon ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer").
Thanks to the merry doings of the director, Joss Whedon, all your… Face it: the general-election campaign is under way.
Feeling a bit shaken up, I try to recall the tale of the legendary Joss Naylor running all 214 Wainwright summits in just over seven days.
The film is also produced by television superstar, and director of the forthcoming blockbuster "The Avengers," Joss Whedon.
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