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• "wop"

  (Word Origins)
  
  

  
     This derogatory word for "an Italian" does not stand for "without
  papers/passport", for "working on pavement", or for "western
  Oriental person".  It comes from Italian dialectal _guappo_ =
  "thug", ultimately from Latin _vappa_ = "flat wine".

  
  
  Source: [Mark Israel, 'Word Origins: "wop"', The alt.usage.english FAQ file,(line 4385), (29 Sept 1997)]
  
  
  
  

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