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dago

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da·go also Da·go  (dg)
n. pl. da·gos also Da·gos or da·goes also Da·goes Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for an Italian, Spaniard, or Portuguese.

[Alteration of Spanish Diego, a given name, from Latin Iacbus, Jacob.]

dago [ˈdeɪgəʊ]
n pl -gos, -goes
Derogatory a member of a Latin race, esp a Spaniard or Portuguese
[alteration of Diego, a common Spanish name]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dago - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
Italian - a native or inhabitant of Italy
Translations
dago
n (pej)Südländer(in) m(f), → Kanake m (pej sl), verächtliche Bezeichnung für Spanier, Portugiesen oder Südamerikaner
dago [ˈdeɪgəʊ] n (offensive) → marocchino (offensive)
dago [ˈdeɪgəʊ] n (offensive) → marocchino (offensive)


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"Why," he said, referring to a man with whom he had had a misunderstanding, "dat mug scrapped like a damn dago.
I knew there'd be nothin' doin' for him if he came as a Dago.
I can lick any Dago that ever hatched in the Azores.
 
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