jawbone

n.
A bone of the jaw, especially the bone of the lower jaw.


v. Slang, -boned, -bon·ing, -bones.

v.tr.
To try to influence or pressure through strong persuasion, especially to urge to comply voluntarily.

v.intr.
To urge voluntary compliance with official wishes or guidelines.

jawboner jaw'bon'er n.
jawboning jaw'bon'ing n.

(JAW-bohn)

noun
1. A bone of either jaw, especially the lower jaw: mandible.
2. Credit; promise.

verb tr.
3. To try to influence by strong persuasion (as opposed to the use of force). The term is especially used about people in authority dealing in an official capacity.

Etymology
Sense 1 is literal. Sense 2 apparently derives from the metaphoric use of jaw (words or talk) + French bon (good). Sense 3 originates with the administration of US President Lyndon Johnson (1963-1969). It implies the use of one's jawbones rather than the muscles of arms. Contrast the term jawboning with strong-arming.

Usage
"Anderson said university officials indicated that they were frustrated, and that informal efforts to jawbone the fans into submission had failed." — Barry Svrluga and Craig Whitlock; Pro-Terps and Profane ; Washington Post; Jan 30, 2004.

"But for oil exporters and shippers in the Caspian, President George Bush's jawboning looks to be as futile as King Canute telling the sea to roll backwards." — John Helmer; Russian Oil Beats Bush to Market; Russia Journal; Feb 4, 2004.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kredit, smiger
v. tr. - tage på kredit, smøre
v. intr. - tage på kredit

Nederlands (Dutch)
kaakbeen

Français (French)
n. - maxillaire, mâchoire
v. tr. - (US, fig) chercher à convaincre, exercer des pressions sur
v. intr. - persuader (qn) de faire

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Anat.) Kieferknochen
v. - (ugs.) überreden, überzeugen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γνάθος (κν. μασέλα)

Italiano (Italian)
osso mascellare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - osso (m) maxilar

Русский (Russian)
челюстная кость, кредит, нажим

Español (Spanish)
n. - mandíbula, maxilar, quijada
v. tr. - presionar
v. intr. - persuadir en lugar de forzar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - käkben, krita

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
颚骨, 信用, 下颚骨, 试图利用职务权势说服, 试图改变某项决定而说服或训斥, 影响, 左右, 说服, 磨嘴皮子说服或训斥

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 顎骨, 信用, 下顎骨
v. tr. - 試圖利用職務權勢說服, 試圖改變某項決定而說服或訓斥, 影響, 左右
v. intr. - 說服, 磨嘴皮子說服或訓斥, 影響, 左右

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 턱뼈, 신용, 융자
v. tr. - 강경하게 설득하다, 꾸짖다, 압력을 가하다
v. intr. - 열심히 설득하다, 돈을 빌려주다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - あごの骨, 下あごの骨, 顎骨

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عظم الفك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עצם הלסת‬
v. tr. - ‮ניסה לשכנע בדיבור‬
v. intr. - ‮ניסה לשכנע בדיבור‬

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