jabroni, n. : Oxford English Dictionary

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α. 19 giboney, 19 jibboney, 19 shaboney, 19– gibone, 19– jaboney, 19– jabonie, 19– jibone, 19– jiboney.

β. 19 jadroney, 19– gebroni, 19– gibroney, 19– gibroni, 19– jabronee, 19– jabroney, 19– jabroni, 19– jebronie, 19– jobroni.

(Show Less)Frequency (in current use): Etymology:

Origin uncertain. Perhaps < Italian regional (Milan)

giambone

ham (19th cent.); with the assumed semantic development compare

ham n.1 5

In later specific use in wrestling, the

β. forms

are perhaps reinforced by association with

jobber

in similar use.

(Show Less) U.S. slang

and

colloq.

(

derogatory

, often used mockingly).

A stupid, objectionable, or ridiculous man; a loser, a knuckle-head.In Italian-American contexts often applied to newly arrived immigrants. In recent use also applied spec. to a professional wrestler who deliberately or habitually loses (cf. quots. 1997 , 2000 ).

1919 Variety 27 June 21/4

It seems their [

sic

] on the make this night and they ride up and down on the subway without seein' a prospect, nothin' but a lot of

Jiboney's

goin' to work.

1943 Cumberland ( Maryland ) Evening Times 11 Mar. 17/1

Mr. Lambertson is the hawk

jaboney

who has assumed a public career of knocking the..naval records of the sons of the President.

1976 R. Price Bloodbrothers xxi. 193

Vinny, you're a real

jibone

, you know that?

1977 E. Torres Q & A xii. 122

You, you fucking

jadroney

. One more word out of you and I'm bringing you in.

1990 Village Voice ( N.Y. ) 18 Sept. 44/3

At nine in the morning, you'd have these two

gibones

walking in to give themselves up.

1997 [SSW] Jabroni World Order?!? in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet newsgroup) 25 Mar. Southern States Wrestling returned to Fall Branch, TN on Friday, March 21st. The show was highlighted by the debut of the JWO..the Jabroni World Order.

2000 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 16 Apr. 28

The wrestlers' witty epithets are translated into nine languages (the Danes are still having a little trouble with the Rock's phrase ‘You candyass

Jabroni

!’).

2017 Greeley ( Colorado ) Tribune (Nexis) 23 Feb.

Why do players..on this season's roster have to pay the price for the stupidity of the past staff that turned out to be a collection of buffoons and

jabronis

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