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gino

nouncommon in dialogue

  • //ˈd͡ʒinoʊ//

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

noun

  1. 1

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

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

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

    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.

Etymology

From the Italian forename Gino.

Forms

plural
ginos
The neighbouring pagesAlphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.

Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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