Jab
Jab verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
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Stuck
Stuck adjective - Firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge.
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A Larry Niven short story takes a jab at this when the Kzinti encounter puny humans, who are still stuck with rockets when the Kzinti acquired the next step however long ago.
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In Return of the Jedi, this exchange takes place, as a jab at fanboys:Bill: I think they should have stuck with their original title, Revenge of the Jedi.
Source: Podcast / RiffTrax - If you get stuck between two of them, you're hosed; they'll both continually jab at you without ever throwing the last punch, chipping your life down to zero while you can't react.
Source: Cycle of Hurting
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