Jobation (noun) (informal)
job-ay-shun
Also jawbation. A lengthy rebuke or reprimand, a lecture, a harangue.
Late 17th century. From job + -ation.
Example sentences
“The wife gave me such a lengthy jobation when I came home late from the bar last night.”
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