What does "Jes' Make sure he's dead" mean? (1 Viewer)

[Larry Allen]

I had a friend look at my collection of BoB figures. If they are not in a diorama, I have them in a display case with the "title" on a small card.

The title of BBA012 is "Jes' Make sure he's dead".

Does that mean?:
A: A GI talking to his buddy Jessy and he is asking him "Jessy, make sure he's dead.

or

B: IS the guy using good old yankee slang and saying "JUST make sure he's dead.

 

[4th Hussar]

B: IS the guy using good old yankee slang and saying "JUST make sure he's dead.[/QUOTE]

I think the use of Jes to mean just is more southern than Yankee slang.................

 

[Alexdakar]

If you look at his dogtag it says "Robert" so the answer is "B".

 

[OzDigger]

I would say it is B) because the apostrophe in Jes' takes the place of a missing letter from a slang term, I don't think the apostrophe would be applicable if it was a name such as Jess, Jes or Jessy.

 

[vandilay]

I always thought it was the Guys name , but Jessy is also slang
for "a big girls blouse" As in "you big Jessy'

 

[theBaron]

Pretty sure it's supposed to represent American dialect for "just", too.

As to the name, "Jesse" is a male name, as in Jesse James (my great uncle, or the famous robber (not one in the same person)). Ultimately, it's an English rendering of the name of King David's father, Jesse.

Prosit!
Brad

 

[Spitfrnd]

I always thought it was the Guys name , but Jessy is also slang
for "a big girls blouse" As in "you big Jessy'

Now that's a new one to me, what slang if I may ask

Of course the answer is b) BTW.

 

[vandilay]

Now that's a new one to me, what slang if I may ask

Of course the answer is b) BTW.

The Scots use it .

 

[thebritfarmer]

The Scots use it .

They sure do, and that's what grandad said to me and my brother in the 80's we we got our ear pierced LOL

 

[vandilay]

They sure do, and that's what grandad said to me and my brother in the 80's we we got our ear pierced LOL

I remeber hearing it from the old man once or twice as a lad , always
refering to one of my brothers of course

 

[Rob]

I know there are several people who don't like this set,but i really like it.It has realism about it as do all the Bulge releases.

Rob

 

[Spitfrnd]

The Scots use it .

Ah good to know, thanks for the explanation; also glad to pick up some different country's slang.

 

[vandilay]

Ah good to know, thanks for the explanation; also glad to pick up some different country's slang.

Forwarned is forarmed as they say , I,ve heard people from the US use the
term fanny pack before .Not something you will hear in this part of the
world in polite conversation ,youve got to love the English language .

 

[damian]

What I want to know is what comes next with this set. If the guy is still alive then what happens? A quick bullet to the base of the skull or first aid

 

[Blowtorch]

'Jes' is pronounced 'Geez' & is 1930's working class urban lingo for Jesus Christ. Many of the infantry of WW2 were of Catholic origin from the inner cities of Boston, NY, Philadelphia, etc, & would have picked it up in catholic primary school...irish, italian, etc. Catholic school kids usually were defiant of strict nuns. Heavy duty full bore no restraint cussing is relatively new in America...it really only goes back to the late '80's when Rap & the NBA took off in popularity in suburban white America. Basically, there's only two words left in the Engish dictionary which are still universally unacceptable in America.

 

[OzDigger]

'Jes' is pronounced 'Geez' & is 1930's working class urban lingo for Jesus Christ. Many of the infantry of WW2 were of Catholic origin from the inner cities of Boston, NY, Philadelphia, etc, & would have picked it up in catholic primary school...irish, italian, etc. Catholic school kids usually were defiant of strict nuns. Heavy duty full bore no restraint cussing is relatively new in America...it really only goes back to the late '80's when Rap & the NBA took off in popularity in suburban white America. Basically, there's only two words left in the Engish dictionary which are still universally unacceptable in America.

And the two words would be

 

[theBaron]

I think I'm going to have to go ahead and, disagree, with you on "Jes" and "Geez". I've never seen "Geez" (the mild oath) given as anything but "Geez", but have frequently seen "jes' " used as a somewhat phonetic rendering of American rural dialect for "just".

Prost!
Brad

 

[Blowtorch]

Sure, I'll go with that too, come to think of it. A gee wiz, kind of thing. Well, one way to settle it...

Andy, did the figure have a Brooklyn accent or a Fargo accent?

 

[theBaron]

Or Pennsylvania Dutch, say naw! Mebbe he was from Ahllntahn or Bethlem, or Hokendaqua.

 

[Mrgooch]

I was born in 1942 and as a kid I remember using the abbreviated word Jez so as not to take the name of God in vain which was a venial sin.I am Catholic and raised in NYC.