Fwd: ISHT

[Grant Barrett]

The first quoted paragraph below should be attributed to Mr. Arnold
Zwicky, not Mr. David Bergdahl.

Begin forwarded message:
>>>  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