Pittsburghism(?) "jagoff"

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Jul 8, 2012, at 8:48 PM, Douglas G. Wilson wrote:
>
> Recent short item in the local free paper:
>
> http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/let-us-now-praise-famous-jagoffs/Content?oid=1537997

see the Wikipedia entry:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_English
on jag, jag around, jagger, and jagoff (with some bibliography), mentioned here:

http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/picksboiger-cartoons/

arnold

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