Ginnygog

[jin-nee-gog]

Definition

An influential, wealthy, pretentiously high-class person.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Look at di big ginnygog driving di fancy car.
English:
Look at the wealthy bigwig driving the fancy car.

Patois:
Dem act like ginnygog in front a di poor people.
English:
They act like snobbish bigwigs in front of poor people.

Usage Tip

Older traditional term mocking pretentious wealthy elites or bigwigs.

Patois Synonym: big shot
English Synonym: bigwig; snob; wealthy person

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