dago

[ dey-goh ]

/ ˈdeɪ goʊ /

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noun, plural da·gos, da·goes.(often initial capital letter)Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.

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Origin of dago

1715–25, Americanism; alteration of Diego<Spanish: a given name

Words nearby dago

daggers drawn, at, daggle, daggy, daglock, Dagmar, dago, dagoba, Dagobert I, Dagon, Dago red, D.Agr.

Other definitions for dago (2 of 2)

Dagö

[ dahg-œ ]

/ ˈdɑgˌœ /

noun

Swedish name of Hiiumaa.

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How to use dago in a sentence

That was why he had his own plane, a big dual-prop Martin 404 called, in those days before political correctness, El Dago.
Frank Sinatra and the Birth of the Jet Set|William Stadiem|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1962 he accompanied Sinatra (on his personal plane, El Dago) across Europe and Asia.
The Week in Death: George Jacobs, Sinatra’s Domestic Confidant|The Telegraph|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ever see anything more fetching than those great Irish eyes in a regular little Dago mug?
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The Dago mother you asked for—the second painting may be one you'd like to have for your own private gallery.
Children of the Whirlwind|Leroy Scott

Would ye seek to persuade Martin Burney into the dirty tricks of an indecent Dago?
Sixes and Sevens|O. Henry
Did the dern Dago bluff me, does he want more, er did he reely didn't un'erstand fer honest?
In the Arena|Booth Tarkington
Dat Dago man, he outer he hade two day fo' dey haul 'em away, an' ain' sen' no mo' messages.
In the Arena|Booth Tarkington

British Dictionary definitions for dago

dago

/ (ˈdeɪɡəʊ) /

noun plural -gos or -goes

derogatory a member of a Latin race, esp a Spaniard or Portuguese

Word Origin for dago

C19: alteration of Diego, a common Spanish name

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