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kpete

(72,028 posts)
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 09:43 AM Aug 2016

"A Jagoff"

“Leadership is not yelling and screaming and intimidating,” Cuban told the crowd. “You know what we call a person like that in Pittsburgh? A jagoff.”

The University of Pittsburgh, which studies local dialect, defines a “jagoff” as “a person who is irritating because of being inept or stupid.”

“Is there any bigger jagoff in the world than Donald Trump?” he said as the crowd roared.


https://first-draft.com/2016/08/01/quote-of-the-day-jagoff-edition/
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"A Jagoff" (Original Post) kpete Aug 2016 OP
If it fits, wear it Donnie. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #1
+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Aug 2016 #2
Colloquially, it is acceptable to shorten jagoff" to "jag" Orrex Aug 2016 #3
I love seeing Mark Cuban rip Donald Trump to shreds. Initech Aug 2016 #4
"Mark Cuban may be a dickish plutocrat but until November 8th, he’s our dickish plutocrat." liberaltrucker Aug 2016 #5
Growing up in St. Louis cojoel Aug 2016 #6
Also said in Chicago Ellen Forradalom Aug 2016 #7

cojoel

(958 posts)
6. Growing up in St. Louis
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 04:31 PM
Aug 2016

The same term was spoken referred to as a "jack off". I would have to think the similarity in sound it has a similar origin.

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