English
jiboney
Jiboney may come from Italian giambone.
- Italianc. 1300–presentgiamboneuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2008jiboney
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentgiamboneuncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2008jiboney
Earliest quotation: 2008, Ed Goldberg: “When I first saw him, he was being chewed…”
Every English word from Italian giambone
Today it means
noun A low-level tough or thug, a mean man.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian giambone / jiboney