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    [Noun]  | "joint" | \ ˈjȯint \


    1: the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton with the parts that surround and support it

    2: node

    3: a part or space included between two articulations, knots, or nodes


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English jointe, from Anglo-French, from joindre see: ;

    [Idiom]  | "nose out of joint" 


    1: —used to say someone is angry or annoyed

    [Phrase]  | "out of joint" 


    1: having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions;


      * e.g., " ... He was feeling out of joint after several job rejections. "





    2: lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness;


      * e.g., " ... Her bedroom was always out of joint. "





     [ "Nose out of joint" ]

    1: When someone gets their "nose out of joint" or their "nose is all out of joint" it means they are upset, pissed off or holding a grudge. It means the same as being "besides oneself".

      * e.g.,  ...  When Jim told that sexist joke, Annie got her nose out of joint. 

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