# j'adoube

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
1. Spoken by a player before adjusting a piece on the chessboard, to indicate that one is not making a move in the game.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French j'adoube (“I adjust”), from je (“I”) + adouber (“to adjust”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/j-adoube