I've heard that sometimes people call Italian Americans wops. Do you know why?
I've heard that sometimes people call Italian Americans wops. Do you know why?
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Wop is an outdated and offensive term used to refer to Italian Americans. It is believed to be derived from the early 1900s when many Italian immigrants settled in the Upper West Side of New York City, giving rise to the term "wop" as a slang for "with offspring". Over time, this derogatory term spread beyond immigration areas and has been used to refer to Italian Americans generally.
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I've heard that sometimes people call Italian Americans wops. Do you know why?
user
No, I don't know why people would call Italian Americans wops. This slang term is usually used to refer to people from certain Southern Italian regions, particularly those of Naples. It is believed to be a neologism derived from a dialect word for 'worker'. The origin of the term is controversial, but it has been used historically to refer to people of Southern Italian descent. As times have changed, its usage has generally become less discriminatory and more lighthearted.
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