I heard it on tv. what race is it insulting?
2006-10-06 06:31:44 · 12 answers · asked by Bool 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
it's an anti-Italian slur.
"wop" allegedly refers to Italians arriving without paperwork at Ellis Island; "WithOut Papers" was allegedly abbreviated and stamped on their forms.
"Dego" or "Dago" is presumably a shortened version of Itralian names like "D'Agostino."
2006-10-06 06:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a derogatory remark aimed at Italians. It is a shame, too, because I have a lot of "Spaghetti Bender" friends that are neither stupid, wops nor degos. ; - )
2006-10-06 06:35:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wop and dego (also spelled dago) both are slurs referring to someone of Italian ethnicity.
My part-Italian uncle once told me a joke that was popular among he and his friends: Ever hear of an Italian who had a flat tire? When his tires pop, DAGO WOP wop wop...
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2006-10-06 06:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dago: (U.S.) someone of Italian descent (originally derived from the Spanish name Diego, it was applied to Spanish, Portuguese or Italian sailors) (UK) a Italian or Spanish person, often greasy dago; any person from a Spanish-speaking country Somebody from Argentina (increasingly common since Argentine economic crisis of 2001)
Wop Italians High class Italian. Stands for "With Out Papers." Started when there was a big Italian emigration to the U.S., and many were coming in illegally (with out papers).
2006-10-06 06:42:08 · answer #4 · answered by Answerer17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I heard it on tv. what race is it insulting?
2015-08-16 16:35:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, I think it's "stupid whop dago", but it's a racial slur against an Italian person. There seems to have been a lot of anti-Italian sentiment in the first half of the century, but I'm not sure exactly why.
2006-10-06 06:34:24 · answer #6 · answered by babalu2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an slur used by ignorant people and along with some other phrases should be dropped from usage. It is insulting to Italians and has no other meaning except to insult.
2006-10-06 06:39:51 · answer #7 · answered by Smiling Grace 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Wop Dago
2016-12-08 18:50:25 · answer #8 · answered by schifano 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dago Wop
2016-10-02 21:47:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italian and spanish.
2006-10-06 06:34:16 · answer #10 · answered by splitshell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋