a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
"The monk lit incense before the joss to ask for blessings on his journey."
A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
"She lit an incense stick and bowed respectfully before placing her offering at the small wooden joss in the corner of the shrine."
To invalidate a fan theory or original element of a fanwork through the introduction of new canon or retconning.
"After the sequel dropped, all our favorite theories about the protagonist's past were completely jossed by the new revelations in chapter three."
A diminutive of the female given name Jocelyn.
"Her friends started calling her Joss because they found it cuter than saying Jocelyn every time."