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4 lettersPronunciation /ˈdeɪɡəʊ/Part of speech nounSorted adgoStarts with DEnds with O0 clues
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Definitions

  1. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

Word origin

Alteration of diego (“Spaniard”), from Spanish Diego (common Spanish name) by law of Hobson-Jobson.

Used in a sentence

  • I interviewed his aid to know what the Dago's rank was (Sailors call everybody that speaks Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, Dagos)
  • He had that treacherous snarky look, characteristic of all these Mediterranean nations, known to Yankee sailors by the generic name of Dago. However, as long as he behaved, I used him well, but I didn't trust him.
  • Oh, well, I didn’t really do anything this time. Just pulled the Dago out of the river. Like all Dagos, he couldn’t swim.

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