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名詞

grabowski (plural grabowskis)

1. (slang, Chicago) A determined and hardworking person, often used as a compliment.
   • 2015 September 2, “If Every State Had Its Own Word, Illinois' Would Be... Grabowski?”, in CBS News‎:

     If Ditka called you a grabowski, it was a high compliment. It meant you were a good guy, you worked hard and you were loyal.

   • 2019 September 4, Jon Greenberg, “Chicago is still full of Grabowskis, but only one roots for the Bears and the Packers”, in The New York Times‎:

     "Grabowski" is still a word used to describe the idea of the white, ethnic, lunch-pail worker, a relic of Chicago's past […]

   • 2015 September 2, Matthew J.X. Malady, “The United Slang of America”, in Slate‎:

     A true grabowski has no time for your linguistic squabbles.

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