Jagoff or jag-off is an American English derogatory slang term from Pittsburghese meaning a person who is stupid or inept. According to Barbara Johnstone , professor of English and linguistics at Carnegie Mellon University , [6] the term has its roots in the northern British Isles, an area that supplied many immigrants to Pittsburgh. The term was often used by Michael Keaton , a native of the Pittsburgh region, in many of his early films, most notably Night Shift and Gung Ho. The term was used in the Denzel Washington film Unstoppable as a nod to the fact that the movie was filmed in Pittsburgh.
A hypodermic injection, a vaccination. To steal, often in relation to mugging. From hijack. Rhyming slang on 'fanny', slang for vagina. A pill. Cockney rhyming slang. A lie, a tall story.
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