Plural of juice; liquid naturally contained in or extracted from fruits, vegetables, or other organic matter. Can also refer metaphorically to essential fluids or energy.
From Old French 'jus' (broth, juice), from Latin 'jus' (broth, sauce). The word broadened from cooking liquids to fruit extracts in Middle English, later gaining figurative meanings like 'creative juices.'
The phrase 'creative juices' shows how we unconsciously link mental processes to bodily fluids—as if inspiration literally flows through us like the nutritious liquids we extract from fruits and vegetables!
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