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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrarito
Pronunciation / Transliteration: raˈɾito
"Ese tipo es un poco rarito."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An odd, eccentric, or foolish person.
"He can be a bit of a gink sometimes, but his heart is always in the right place." - 2
A general term of mild derision or familiarity for a man or fellow.
"Some strange gink walked into the diner and started asking about the weather."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in early 20th-century American slang, 'gink' likely emerged as an arbitrary blend or alteration of earlier colloquialisms or surnames. It gained traction in North American popular culture during the 1920s and 1930s to describe an eccentric, peculiar, or foolish person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gink" is said worldwide
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zigoto
Transliteration: zi-ɡɔ-to
"C'est un drôle de zigoto."
Kauz
Transliteration: kaʊts
"Er ist ein seltsamer Kauz."
tipo
Transliteration: ˈti.po
"È un tipo strambo."
rarito
Transliteration: raˈɾito
"Ese tipo es un poco rarito."
esquisitão
Transliteration: eskiziˈtãw
"Ele é um esquisitão, mas é inofensivo."
अजीब आदमी
Transliteration: ajeeb aadmi
"वह एक अजीब आदमी है।"
怪人
Transliteration: guàirén
"他是一个有点古怪的怪人。"
괴짜
Transliteration: goetjja
"그 사람은 좀 괴짜야."
変わり者
Transliteration: k変わり者
"彼はちょっとした変わり者だ。"
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