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Dago (slur), an ethnic slur referring to Italians, and sometimes Spaniards and Portuguese DAGO, a U.S. government and military acronym for Department of the Army General Officer DAGO (Directly Appointed Gazetted Officer), a rank in the Central Armed Police Forces of India
The word eventually became associated with members of the Camorra and has often been used in the Naples area as a friendly or humorous term of address among men. [7] The word likely transformed into the slur "wop" following the arrival of poor Italian immigrants into the United States .
(Italy) a neutral term used by people from Sardinia and Sicily to indicate someone's origin from the Italian peninsula; [182] [183] in Sardinia, the word has taken on the general meaning of "non-Sardinian." [184] Dago (US) a person of Italian descent. Possibly originally from the common Spanish first name Diego. Eyetie
The term "Dago" as a generic name for Spaniards is recorded in the 19th century and may possibly be a derivation from Diego. By the early 20th century, the term dago or dego was extended as an ethnic slur applied chiefly to Italian Americans, besides also for anyone of Spanish or Portuguese descent. [9]
(U.S.) a rural person with a "glorious lack of sophistication" (from the slang term for "peanut") Goofy Newfie (CAN) a person from Newfoundland Gook (U.S. military slang) A misunderstood word thought to be derogatory by American troops in the Korean War that was derived from the words “hangook” and “migook”.
Today, especially in Italian-American slang, "goombah" is a term for a companion or associate, especially a friend who acts as a patron, accomplice, protector, or adviser. When used by non-Italians to refer to Italians or Italian-Americans, "goombah" is often derogatory, implying a stereotypical Italian-American male, thug, or mafioso. [3]
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests ...
Wog is a racial slur used to refer, in British English, to black and South Asian people, and, in Australian English, to people from the Mediterranean region. [1] Whilst it is extremely derogatory in British English, in Australian English it may be considered non-offensive depending on how the word is used, due to reclamation and changing connotations.