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- [wop]
- /wɒp/
- /ˈwɑːp/
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- [wop]
- /wɒp/
Definitions of wop word
- noun wop a contemptuous term used to refer to an Italian or a person of Italian descent. 1
- noun wop A contemptuous term for an Italian or other southern European. 1
- noun wop Italian 1
- noun wop a member of a Latin people, esp an Italian 0
- noun wop an Italian or a person of Italian descent 0
- noun wop (Britain, US, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Italian descent. 0
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Origin of wop
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15, Americanism; < Italian (Neapolitan dial.) guappo swaggerer < Spanish guapo pimp, ruffian, via dialectal French < Latin vappa wine that has gone flat, worthless person; initial w perhaps by association with a related Gmc word
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Parts of speech for Wop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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