Meanings
plural jadrools · alternative chadrool
- USslangItalian AmericanA loser; a bum.
Hey chadrool you don't-a have to go to school / Just make it with a big bambino / It's like vino
1954, “Mambo Italiano”, Bob Merrill (lyrics), performed by Rosemary Clooney1 more example
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."
1998, The Big Lebowski, spoken by Tony the Chauffeur (Dom Irrera)
Origin
- Italiancidrule
- Englishjadrool
From Italian cidrule, a dialectal form of cetriolo (“fool”, literally “cucumber”). Mostly like "citrullo" (cucumber), that is meant to be understood as "not exceptionally smart".
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