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  2. Wop - Wikipedia

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    One false etymology or backronym of wop is that it is an acronym for "without passport" or "without papers", implying that Italian immigrants entered the U.S. as undocumented or illegal immigrants. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The term has nothing to do with immigration documents, as these were not required by U.S. immigration officers until 1924, [ 12 ...

  3. List of common misconceptions about arts and culture

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    The anti-Italian slur wop did not originate from an acronym for "without papers" [129] or "without passport"; [130] [113] it is actually derived from the term guappo (roughly meaning thug), from the Spanish guapo. [131]

  4. Dreamers (2025 film) - Wikipedia

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    Dreamers is an upcoming British drama film written and directed by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor in her directorial debut. The film, starring Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo follows her as Isio, who is caught working without papers, trapped inside Hatchworth, where she learns that finding love, friendship and freedom sometimes means doing the wrong things.

  5. The Five Discs - Wikipedia

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    The Five Discs were an American doo-wop group from Brooklyn, New York, United States. In 1954, the Lovenotes, a six-man group (no recordings) with Mario deAndrade and Andy Jackson formed in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Down the block, Joe Barsalona, Tony Basile, and Paul Albano were trying to put a group together and often Mario deAndrade ...

  6. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity - Wikipedia

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    Over time, the terms nigga and niggaz (plural) have come to be frequently used between some African or black diaspora without the negative associations of nigger. Considered very offensive and typically censored as "the n-word" even in reference to its use. The terms niggress, negress, and nigette are feminized formulations of the term. Niglet ...

  7. The Cadets (group) - Wikipedia

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    The group reformed in the late 1990s, with Davis, Foxx, Randy Jones, and Tommy Turner. This lineup appeared on the PBS special, Doo Wop 51. In 2001, while rehearsing for a show with the Doo Wop Society of Southern California, Jones had to be rushed to the hospital, requiring the other three to perform as a trio at the performance.

  8. Only the Lonely - Wikipedia

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    In his first session for Monument in Nashville, Orbison recorded "Paper Boy" (a song that RCA Victor had previously refused) while sound engineer Bill Porter experimented with close miking the doo-wop backing singers. Orbison requested a string section to perform in the studio, to augment the Nashville sound.

  9. The Vaudeville Years - Wikipedia

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    The Vaudeville Years of Fleetwood Mac 1968 to 1970 (or just The Vaudeville Years) is an album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1998.It was a compilation of outtakes and unreleased tracks from the band's early line-up, none of which had previously been officially released.