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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 17:33:04 GMT
I'll put it here: jagoff? I was watching Anthony Bourdain (dang do I love him!), and he was filming in Chicago. He was talking to a local musician, or someone in the music industry, who said it, and he then said it's a word that originated in Chicago, or is native to Chicago? Is this true? I was born in Chicago and I've lived in the area my entire life, and will say it's been a regular word in my vocabulary.  So, if you're from the area, is it familiar? If you're not from Chicago, have you heard it or use it? |
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Post by MorningPerson on May 4, 2016 17:39:43 GMT
I've always known it as an old Pittsburgh term. When I was in college in the late 70's there were many students from Pittsburgh, and I learned that it was a fun way to call someone an idiot. "Don't be such a jagoff!" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagoff |
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Post by leannec on May 4, 2016 17:41:07 GMT
I'm Canadian and have never heard that word  |
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Post by katlady on May 4, 2016 17:41:17 GMT
Not from Chicago, or the surroundings, and never heard the term.
I did google it and it says it originated in Western Pittsburgh, but then if you google "jag off Chicago" you get hits that says it is a Chicago phrase.
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Post by eastcoastpea on May 4, 2016 17:42:23 GMT
Not where I live.
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Post by eastcoastpea on May 4, 2016 17:42:54 GMT
Not where I live.
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Post by padresfan619 on May 4, 2016 17:45:07 GMT
I'm from Southern California and have heard it.
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Post by valincal on May 4, 2016 17:46:00 GMT
I'm Canadian and have never heard that word Same same.  |
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Post by STBC on May 4, 2016 17:49:54 GMT
I'm originally from the Chicago area and yes, I've both heard of and used the term.
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Post by papersilly on May 4, 2016 17:53:06 GMT
I've heard it a lot but I never use it because it just sounds dumb to me.
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Post by psiluvu on May 4, 2016 17:53:40 GMT
I'm Canadian and have heard and used that word and agree with Morning person - fun way to call someone an idiot. "Don't be such a jagoff!"
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Post by marianne on May 4, 2016 17:53:51 GMT
I'm from and live on the east coast - I've never heard that term.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 4, 2016 17:55:37 GMT
Never heard it before. It seems like it is a mispronunciation (either intentional or not) of 'jack off'. Does it mean the same thing?
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Post by tinydogmafia on May 4, 2016 17:56:03 GMT
I've heard it, but never used it. I'm in FL by way of NY.
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Post by oldcrow on May 4, 2016 19:03:50 GMT
I'm Canadian and have never heard that word Same same. Same same too. |
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Post by joblackford on May 4, 2016 19:06:12 GMT
Wikipedia says it's Pittsburgh/ Western PA slang. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JagoffI had always assumed it was a corruption of "jack off" in much the same way that we kiwis use "wanker" = idiot, for the same type of insult, but apparently that's not correct. |
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Post by PLurker on May 4, 2016 19:06:20 GMT
By your title I couldn't figure out what you were saying. Then when I opened and read, yes I have heard that term. But probably not since boys in middle school used it.
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Post by cmpeter on May 4, 2016 19:09:21 GMT
I have never heard the word before this thread.
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Post by mimima on May 4, 2016 19:09:28 GMT
Born and raised on the west coast and yes, I have heard it.
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Post by peasapie on May 4, 2016 19:11:55 GMT
I've never heard jag off, but i have heard jack off, which means the same as jerk off (the verb or the noun).
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Post by melodyesch on May 4, 2016 19:12:30 GMT
I was born and raised in Alabama and now live in St. Louis and have heard that. But I don't know if I learned it in the midwest or the south.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 19:13:28 GMT
I have heard it, Live in Brooklyn, NY used to live in PA. More in PA than here...(Lehigh Valley)
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Post by zella on May 4, 2016 19:13:51 GMT
Never heard it. Lived in Arizona, Colorado and Washington.
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Post by leslie132 on May 4, 2016 19:14:19 GMT
Im from the Pittsburgh area so I have heard the term. I have a friend who does a play by play of the Steeler games on FB. Jag off is a term used in every sentence. It drives me insane!
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 19:16:36 GMT
I've never heard jag off, but i have heard jack off, which means the same as jerk off (the verb or the noun). This. Lived in Oregon and Washington most of my life. |
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Post by Sarah*H on May 4, 2016 19:18:48 GMT
It's a Pittsburgh word so absolutely! One of our PA Senate candidates even used the phrase "Trump is a jagoff" in a lot of his campaign advertising |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2016 19:19:14 GMT
My mom, my grandparents, and my BFF were all born and raised in Chicagoland and I have never heard that word. What does it mean?
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Post by Zee on May 4, 2016 19:19:49 GMT
It's my dad's favorite insult. He used it on a daily basis because many, many people annoy him. He has lived in Chicago for over two decades but he's not from there. I haven't heard anyone else use it, I thought it was just another one of his words for moron. Guess I was wrong!
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Post by Zee on May 4, 2016 19:20:48 GMT
My mom, my grandparents, and my BFF were all born and raised in Chicagoland and I have never heard that word. What does it mean? It's basically "jackoff" used as "jerk" or "moron", but ruder. |
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Post by paget on May 4, 2016 19:24:14 GMT
I'm in Washington and I've never heard it.
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So, if you're from the area, is it familiar? If you're not from Chicago, have you heard it or use it?
