What does gonnegtion mean? It's not in my dictionary. Thanks for looking this up!

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http://www.answers.com/gonnegtion

Very sketchy! Not a real word yet apparently.
Its from The Great Gatsby

"gonnegtions" is Fitzgerald trying to represent a sleezy Jewish gambler saying "connections." it's mildly offensive.

Sra
Actually, it looks like corrupted pronunciation of "connection!" Say it outloud.

Sra
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