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Wednesday, August 03, 2016

Weird Word Wednesday

dago
noun,  da·go \ˈdā-(ˌ)gō\
Popularity: Bottom 30% of words
Definition of dago
plural dagos or dagoes
usually offensive
:  a person of Italian or Spanish birth or descent
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Origin of dago
alteration of earlier diego, from Diego, a common Spanish given name


First Known Use: 1832

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