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Can anyone here tell me what exactly is a "jabroni"?

posted 4 years ago by Eric56 (4580)
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I was perplexed by this as a small child in the late 90s.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Google says it means "a foolish or contemptible person."

[–] Kowalski (76205) 4 years ago

"ORIGIN
early 20th century (as jiboney): probably an alteration of Italian dialect giambone, literally ‘ham’."

[–] Eric56 (4580) 4 years ago

No all caps, Kowalski? I'm SHOCKED!

[–] Kowalski (76205) 4 years ago

IM TOO LAZY TO RETYPE QUOTES IN CAPS...I THINK ABOUT IT THOUGH.🙂

[–] Moonglum9 (11296) 4 years ago

I always thought it was that thing that smooths the ice in hockey rinks.