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Revision as of 11:01, 14 March 2013
Joss may refer to:
People
- Joss Ackland, British actor
- Joss Possible, a fictional character
- Joss Stone, British female soul singer
- Joss Whedon, television writer/producer
- King Joss (also known as George) of the Duala people of Cameroon
- Scott Joss, American country musician
In Chinese mythology
Joss, a word that has entered English from the Chinese usage of the Portuguese word "deos" for god. It may refer to:
- Joss (god), a Chinese god, cult image, or ancestor
- Joss house, a local shrine
- Joss stick, incense burned in ceremony
- Joss paper, paper representations of worldly items such as money, burned in ceremony
Other uses
- JOSS, a time-sharing programming language
- Joss Cues, one of the largest manufacturers of cue sticks, especially for pool; based in Towson, Maryland, and founded in 1968
- Joss Supercar, an Australian-built automobile