jabroni
English
Etymology
According to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who frequently used the term, jabroni is a rendition of the wrestling term jobber, meaning one who loses to make other wrestlers look better. The term had previously been used by Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan, the Iron Sheik and other members of WCW.
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Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊni
Noun
jabroni (plural jabronis)
- (business wrestling slang) a performer whose primary role is to lose to established talent.
- An obnoxious or contemptible person; a loser.
- 2002, Columbia Spectator by Michael Ricci
- Sometimes a person is stuck as a jabroni for life. Geraldo Rivera--there's a guy who no matter how high he grows his hair, how full he grows his moustache, or how dangerous an assignment he goes on as an "investigative reporter," he'll always be a jabroni.
- 2009, The Postal Record, Volume 122
- We have a vice-president of sustainability. Can anyone tell me just what this jabroni does?
- 2012, The Sasquatch Chronicles by James Barry
- “Now look here, jabroni.
- 2002, Columbia Spectator by Michael Ricci
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References
- 2009, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English By Tom Dalzell