dago
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
Origin of dago
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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.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTEver see anything more fetching than those great Irish eyes in a regular little dago mug?
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe 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 ScottWould 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 TarkingtonDat 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
/ (ˈdeɪɡəʊ) /
derogatory a member of a Latin race, esp a Spaniard or Portuguese
Origin of dago
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