gino

plural ginos

1. CanadaUSderogatoryslangA person of Mediterranean (especially Italian) descent, stereotypically regarded as shallow and materialistic.

   Ginos and Ginas typically came from Italian households, wore stylish clothing, and listened to disco-type music.

   1994, Marcel Danesi, Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence

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   Ginos are essentially teenagers of Italian background who take on what they think are traits that characterize an Italian...

   1993, Purdue Research Foundation, Romance Languages Annual

   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.

   2000, "[+//Tania//-]", "They're not going there just to get high" (discussion on Internet newsgroup alt.rave)

1. abbreviationacronymneologismslanglifestyleAcronym of Galactica in name only—a derogatory term used by partisan fans of the original Battlestar Galactica to refer to the reimagined Battlestar Galactica.