ISHT

[Grant Barrett]

>> On Mar 10, 2005, at 8:07 AM, David Bergdahl wrote:
>>  www.angelfire.com/ny/blasphamy/March29th2g.html
>> [this is also worth attention for its apparently telescoped wh
>> construction.  "j-bronie" is a insult label, quite possibly coined by
>> the writer of the above.]

It'd say it's a variation on "gibroney" (HDAS 1964-66) cf. "jiboney"
(HDAS 1921), "Esp. Ital.-Amer. a stupid, foolish, or offensive person;
(also) a hired thug; hoodlum; (broadly) a man; fellow. Also jaboney,
shaboney, etc."

Grant Barrett
gbarrett at worldnewyork.org