jadrool
English
Alternative forms
- chadrool
Etymology
From Italian cidrule, a dialectal form of cetriolo (“fool”, literally “cucumber”).
Noun
jadrool (plural jadrools)
- (slang, US, Italian American) A loser; a bum.
- 1954, Bob Merrill (lyrics), “Mambo Italiano”, performed by Rosemary Clooney:
- Hey chadrool you don't-a have to go to school / Just make it with a big bambino / It's like vino
- 1998, Dom Irrera as Tony the Chauffeur, The Big Lebowski:
- So he says, "My wife’s a pain in the ass. She's always bustin’ my friggin’ agates. My daughter’s married to a jadrool loser bastard. I got a rash so bad on my ass, I can't even sit down. But you know me, I can't complain."
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