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dago

dago

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An insulting word for people from Italy, Spain, or Portugal that people should not use
  • noun
  • /ˈdeɪɡoʊ/
  • Slur
: [término ofensivo/despectivo para personas de origen italiano, español o portugués]
  • Practically every week, the neighborhood received a new detachment of dagos fresh off the cars from New York.
  • fucking dago
  • called a dago
  • dago and wop

Examples

  • Well, I got that crazy dago mad at me.

    Miller's Crossing (1990)

  • Bit bigger than most, but a dago just the same.

    They're a Weird Mob (1966)

  • - A little dago red?

    Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

  • Thought you could've used almost any dago wine.

    Sleuth (1972)

  • You're mixing up your dago countries.

    Creatures (2021)

  • He referred to the waiter as a dago, showing his prejudice against people of Italian descent.

  • The character in the film made offensive jokes about dagos, which highlighted his racist beliefs.

  • Using the term dago in a casual conversation is not acceptable, as it is a hurtful slur against certain ethnic groups.

Surface Forms

dago singular
dagos plural

Etymology

Dago is an offensive slur for people of Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese background. One likely origin is from Spanish or Italian names like Diego, which English speakers shortened and then used as a label for those groups. Because of this history it is strongly discouraged to use dago today.