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WOP — ist eine Abkürzung für Werkstattorientierte Programmierung Wohnungsbauprämie die polnische Bezeichnung der Polnischen Grenztruppen von 1945–1991 (Wojska Ochrony Pogranicza) World of Padman … Deutsch Wikipedia
wop — /wop/, n. Slang (disparaging and offensive). an Italian or a person of Italian descent. [1910 15, Amer.; < It (Neapolitan dial.) guappo swaggerer < Sp guapo pimp, ruffian, via dial. F < L vappa wine that has gone flat, worthless person; initial w … Universalium
wop — [wɔp US wa:p] n taboo [Date: 1900 2000; : Italian dialect; Origin: guappo person who talks noisily and proudly , from Spanish guapo] a very offensive word for someone who is Italian. Do not use this word … Dictionary of contemporary English
wop — [ wap ] noun count OFFENSIVE an extremely offensive word for an Italian person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wop — derogatory for Italian, 1912, Amer.Eng. slang, apparently from southern It. dialect guappo dandy, dude, stud, a greeting among male Neapolitans, said to be from Sp. guapo bold, dandy, which is from L. vappa sour wine, also worthless fellow;… … Etymology dictionary
wop — ► NOUN informal, offensive ▪ an Italian or other southern European. ORIGIN perhaps from Italian guappo bold, showy … English terms dictionary
wop — ☆ wop [wäp ] n. [sometimes W ] Slang an Italian or a person of Italian descent: an offensive term of hostility and contempt … English World dictionary
wop — I. /wɒp/ (say wop) Colloquial –noun 1. (derogatory) (racist) a person of Mediterranean extraction, especially an Italian. –adjective 2. (derogatory) (racist) of or relating to any Mediterranean country, its culture, or inhabitants, especially… …
Wop — Wiktionarypar|Wop Wop is an English pejorative ethnic slur for a person of Italian descent. It is derived from the Neapolitan word guappo , meaning a person who flaunts an overbearingly cocky and swaggering attitude. In the past, it also could… … Wikipedia
wop — UK [wɒp] / US [wɑp] noun [countable] Word forms wop : singular wop plural wops offensive an extremely offensive word for an Italian person … English dictionary
wop — An insulting term for an Italian, used since the beginning of the twentieth century. It is said to derive from guappo, meaning ‘dandy, dude, stud’, used as a greeting by male Neapolitans to one another. ‘You dirty Wop’ is used in anger by a… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
