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Definition of jugular noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jugular

noun
 
/ˈdʒʌɡjələ(r)/
 
/ˈdʒʌɡjələr/
(also jugular vein)
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  1. any of the three large veins in the neck that carry blood from the head towards the heartTopics Bodyc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin jugularis, from Latin jugulum ‘collarbone, throat’, diminutive of jugum ‘yoke’.
Idioms
go for the jugular
  1. (informal) to attack somebody’s weakest point during a discussion, in an aggressive way
    • She went straight for the jugular and asked him to explain his previous criminal record.
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