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[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Mar 10, 2005, at 9:06 AM, Grant Barrett wrote:

>>>  "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."

cool.  i should have thought of "gibroney", which i've heard (but not
for a long long time).

arnold