• mctoasterson
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    2 months ago

    Yeah you are more correct to how the average 7th grader said it in 1997.

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I was in 10th grade in '97 but I can confirm that people called them “jinkos” However, in different accents that would be close to “jeancos,” though I think anyone who called them that would have been called a poser.