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DAGO (dagoes)

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Irregular inflected form: dagoes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does dago mean? 

DAGO (noun)
  The noun DAGO has 1 sense:

1. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descentplay

  Familiarity information: DAGO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DAGO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dago; ginzo; greaseball; Guinea; wop

Hypernyms ("dago" is a kind of...):

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

ethnic slur (a slur on someone's race or language)

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))


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