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Guido (/ ˈ ɡ w iː d oʊ /, Italian:) is a North American subculture, slang term, and ethnic slur referring to working-class urban Italian-Americans. The guido stereotype is multi-faceted. At one point, the term was used more generally as a disparaging term for Italians and people of Italian descent.
Thanks, but what I am looking for is not the Italian definition, eggplant, but a reliable source that says the word is used as a derogatory term for black people. The word is used in the movie A Bronx Tale and on mafia shows like The Sopranos, but they aren't suitable sources. μηδείς 19:05, 17 December 2013 (UTC)
It's considered an offensive term if used by people outside the ethnic group. Dipper Derogatory name for a person of East Indian descent. Short for Dumb Indian Punjab. Ditsoon (Italian Americans) Black-skinned person. "tizzone" in Italian. Literally meaning "ember" or "burnt", referring to skin color. Dogan, dogun
Wop is a pejorative term for Italians or people of Italian descent. [1] Etymology
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
“Black people are at the bottom of the social hierarchy,” she continues. “So young white people who use African American English have always done it — one, because Black people are cool ...
In Medieval Italy, slavery was widespread, but was justified more often on religious rather than racial grounds. [31] Over the course of the Early Medieval period, however, Steven Epstein states that people "from regions like the Balkans, Sardinia, and across the Alps" were brought over to the peninsula by Italian merchants, who thus "replenished the stock of slaves". [31]
While some people call it Gen Z slang or Gen Z lingo, these words actually come from Black culture, and their adoption among a wider group of people show how words and phrases from Black ...