jug

Etymology 1

From Middle English jugge, iugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna.

noun

1. A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
2. The amount that a jug can hold.
3. (slang) Jail.
   'I'm telling you trade secrets,' the father said, 'So don't you go talking about this to anyone else. You don't want me put in jug do you?' 1988, Roald Dahl, Matilda
   I was 'counsel for the defence', or 'prisoner's friend'. My chap had deserted for nearly two years and spent six months in a civvy jug. With papers under my arm and serious countenance I visited him in his cell day after day, […] 1998, John Gunn, Dear Descendants: Recollections for a Gunn Family History 1945-1957, page 19
4. (vulgar, slang, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breasts.
   I was sucking my mom's left jug when I heard JD say, "Now we will experience the burden of the past." 1985, Epoch, Volumes 24-25
   With her left hand on her right jug, she put her mouth to her other tit. 2010, Ben Niemand, The Sexperts
   I blew into her ear, and trailed a finger idly down her shoulder until I reached her left jug, the better of a nearly perfect pair. 2010, David Mason, Devil's food
5. (New Zealand) An upright electric kettle.
6. (CB radio slang, chiefly in the plural) A kind of large, high-powered vacuum tube.
   […] as shown in the August 2000 issue, using a pair of my favorite jugs, 807s. 2001, 73 Amateur Radio Today, numbers 482-493, page 8
7. (climbing) A hold large enough for both hands

verb

1. (transitive) To stew in an earthenware jug etc.
   jugged hare
2. (transitive, slang) To put into jail.
3. (intransitive) To utter a sound like "jug", as certain birds do, especially the nightingale.
4. (intransitive, of quails or partridges) To nestle or collect together in a covey.

Etymology 2

Blend of Jack Russell + pug

noun

1. A small mixed breed of dog created by mating a Jack Russell terrier and a pug.
   When the dog’s owners returned with their shopping, I asked what the little dog was. She was a Jug, a Jack Russell-Pug cross. We found out lots about this crossbreed, thought long and hard, and decided a Jug and a Spitz could work really well together. 2013, Lost & Found: True tales of love and rescue from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Penguin Group
   2014, Alan Kenworthy, Jugs: Buying, Caring For, Grooming, Health, Training and Understanding Your Jug Dog or Puppy, Feel Happy Limited
   2015, George Hoppendale, Jugs: Jug Dog Complete Owners Manual - Jug book for care, costs, feeding, grooming, health and training, Internet Marketing Business
   Stanley ¶ Jug (Jack Russell/Pug cross); 18 months old; keeps fit chasing his ball or frisbee, but would rather be laid on his back, snoring 2018, Cheryl Murphy, Dogs just wanna have FUN!, Veloce Publishing, page 110

Etymology 3

Probably from Latin jugum. A folk etymology claims that it is an acronym for "justice under God" or "judgment under God". https://www.ignatius.edu/news/september-2017/jug-em-with-a-jugumhttps://catholicphilly.com/2021/10/news/local-news/local-priest-moves-closer-to-sainthood/

noun

1. (US, Roman Catholicism, countable or uncountable) detention (after-school student punishment)
   “Take a week’s Jug,” he said, “and keep your nose clean.” 1970, Kenneth H. Brown, The Narrows, New York City: The Deal Press, via Google Books
   I had another role that earned me almost no appreciation at all: I served as the master after classes in the JUG room, where students appeared when they received detention. 2017-06-12, Stephen, N., S.J. Katsouros, Come To Believe: How the Jesuits are Reinventing Education (Again), Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, via Google Books, page 27
   In days gone by jugs included the memorization of Shakespeare or the writing out of some well-known document like the Constitution. September 2017, Tom Healey, “Jug 'Em with a Jugum”, in Lessons from Loyola Hall, Cleveland: Saint Ignatius High School, retrieved 2021-11-24
   A common infraction that landed pupils in jug was getting caught using a stairwell that was reserved for use by faculty and other adults. 2018-10-16, Ted Slowik, “Slowik: Reunion reveals changes to high school, people and places in 35 years”, in Chicago Tribune, retrieved 2021-11-24
   In addition to JUGs and disciplinary lectures, spats and hacks, paddles used to smack misbehaving students, often went with receiving a JUG. 2020-03-08, Steele Clevenger, “A Look Back at JUGs”, in The Jesuit Chronicle, Beaverton, Oregon: Jesuit High School, retrieved 2021-11-24

verb

1. (US, Roman Catholicism, transitive) to issue a detention (to a student)
   Students would say they “got JUGged,” meaning they’d been disciplined by a teacher. Most of the time punishment entailed memorizing a passage of a text or an obscure snatch of poetry. 2007-06-19, Julia Flynn Siler, The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty, New York City: Penguin Group, page 60
   The first time I met Ben was in after-school detention. He’d been jugged for faking his mom’s signature, and I was serving for clapping erasers in the hallway. 2009, Anthony Varallo, This Day in History, Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, via Google Books, page 6