Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's catchphrase makes it to the dictionary

The term 'jabroni' often used by the actor during his wrestling years has been added to Dictionary.com


Entertainment Desk September 02, 2020

Hollywood veteran and former WWE Superstar, Dwayne Johnson through the course of his wrestling career had a reputation for being the strongest on the mic. As 'The Rock', not only was he electrifying in the ring, he was also innovative in terms of the words he used while thrashing his opponents.

The series of terms he crafted, that were once only understood by WWE fans are gradually becoming part of the English language. One of such words, Johnson often used to describe the people he was gonna beat up in the ring, 'Jabroni' has now been added in some dictionaries, one of them being Dictionary.com. The website announced that 'Jabroni' has been added to its lexicon.

"Yes, we put jabroni in the dictionary. We assume The Rock could smell us cooking up this update the whole time," the website said in a tweet. This is the second word that the Rock is credited with that has become an actual word. The website describes Jabroni as "Slang. a stupid, foolish, or contemptible person; loser:".

Earlier on, the word Smackdown that was part of his evergreen catchphrase, 'layeth the Smackdown' had become a part of some dictionaries. WWE's show Smackdown that has been on air since 1999, was also named after The Rock's wrestling promos. 

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