- Jim thinks he's good at soccer but he's just a jabroni.
Jabroni
other word formation type borrowing from Italian; noun
Someone who is a loser or not cool
Etymology : Mispronunciation of the Italian "jaboney," meaning naive person or hoodlum.
Source : American English from Italian, in use c.1990. First heard in college, late 2013
Last modified: 26 November 2013