gino
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "gino"
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Italian forename Gino.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒinoʊ/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]gino (plural ginos)
- (US, Canada, slang, derogatory) A person of Mediterranean (especially Italian) descent, stereotypically regarded as shallow and materialistic.
- 1993, Purdue Research Foundation, Romance Languages Annual:
- Ginos are essentially teenagers of Italian background who take on what they think are traits that characterize an Italian...
- 1994, Marcel Danesi, Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence:
- Ginos and Ginas typically came from Italian households, wore stylish clothing, and listened to disco-type music.
- 2000, "[ //Tania//-]", "They're not going there just to get high" (discussion on Internet newsgroup alt.rave)
- Not all ginos and ginas are the same, just becuz you've come across a couple you hate, doesn't mean you hate them all. ... Where I live it is probably 99% ginos and ginas and I get along with them just fine, in fact, my boyfriend is a gino.
See also
[edit]See also
[edit]- gino-sho (etymologically unrelated)
Anagrams
[edit]Afar
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ginó f
- creation
- Saytun Qhuraan kee kay maqnah tarjamaty Qafar afal tani [The clear Qur'an and its explanation translated into the Afar language][1], Suurat Al-Faatica, verse 2:
- Faylaa kee Saare ginô Rabbi le.
- Our Lord of creation is worthy of praise and praisesongs.
- braiding
- kind, type
Declension
[edit]Declension of ginó | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | ginó | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | ginó | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | ginó | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | ginó | |||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gino”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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