jects
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Meaning · English
A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
A few days later, Pharoah, now eleven, told a friend: "I worry about dying, dying at a young age, while you're little. I'll be thinking about I want to get out of the jects. […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “jects” mean?
A multi-story low-income housing development; projects.
Is “jects” formal or informal?
jects is generally slang.