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dago
[ dey-goh ]
/ ˈdeɪ goʊ /
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noun, plural da·gos, da·goes.(often initial capital letter)Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
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Origin of dago
1715–25, Americanism; alteration of Diego<Spanish: a given name
Words nearby dago
daggers drawn, at, daggle, daggy, daglock, Dagmar, dago, dagoba, Dagobert I, Dagon, Dago red, D.Agr.
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dago
/ (ˈdeɪɡəʊ) /
noun plural -gos or -goes
derogatory a member of a Latin race, esp a Spaniard or Portuguese
Word Origin for dago
C19: alteration of Diego, a common Spanish name
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