"gino" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒinoʊ/ Audio: En-au-gino.ogg [Australia] Forms: ginos [plural]
Etymology: From the Italian forename Gino. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gino (plural ginos)
  1. (US, Canada, slang, derogatory) A person of Mediterranean (especially Italian) descent, stereotypically regarded as shallow and materialistic. Tags: Canada, US, derogatory, slang Related terms: Guido, guido, Guidette, guidette, gino-sho (english: etymologically unrelated)

Inflected forms

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