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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(slang, Chicago, often complimentary) A determined and hardworking person..
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.
"Grabowski" is still a word used to describe the idea of the white, ethnic, lunch-pail worker, a relic of Chicago's past[…]
A true grabowski has no time for your linguistic squabbles.
Use grabowski when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grabowski means (slang, Chicago, often complimentary) A determined and hardworking person..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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