Pittsburghism(?) "jagoff"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 7/10/2012 09:56 AM, Dan Nussbaum wrote:

>In New Jersey in the 50's "jack-off" meant masturbate.

And not just on the Jersey Shore -- even in upper-class New York.

Joel



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>On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 11:48 PM, Douglas G. Wilson <douglas at nb.net> wrote:
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>http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/let-us-now-praise-famous-jagoffs/Content?oid=1537997
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 the verb "to jag" meant "to prick or poke" ...'
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>How does that preclude a direct relationship of "jag-off" to
>jack-off"?! Go home and use your prick to poke your old lady! ;-)
>In the animated series, Metalocolypse. "regular jack-off" - maybe
>regular jag-off" - is used to refer to the unhip man-in-the-street.
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