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Wop is a pejorative term for Italians or people of Italian descent. [1] Etymology. The Merriam-Webster dictionary states wop's first known use was in the United ...
Wop: The word "wop" (a pejorative term for an Italian) is not an acronym for "without passport" [8] or "working off passage". It is a corruption of dialectal Italian guappo , "thug". [ 26 ]
Doo-wop (also spelled doowop and doo wop) is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s, [2] mainly in the large cities of the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
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]
Wop is a pejorative slur for Italians. Wop or WOP may also refer to: "Wop" (song), a song by J. Dash; WOP!, a 2016 album by Lil' Kleine; Worcestershire Parkway railway station, National Rail station code WOP; World of Padman, a computer game; World-Over Press, an information agency established by Devere Allen and his wife
Urban Dictionary includes alternative definitions of “OP” as “On point,” meaning accurate, and “over political,” meaning aggressive in expressing a political view.
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.
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