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narrowback

[ nar-oh-bak ]
/ ˈnær oʊˌbæk /
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noun Slang.
a person of slight build who is unfit for hard labor.
Disparaging. a contemptuous term used to refer to an Irish-American.
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Origin of narrowback

1920–25

historical usage of narrowback

This term was used by Irish immigrants to refer to the generation born in America.

Words nearby narrowback

narrative, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, narrativize, narrator, narrow, narrowback, narrowband, narrow boat, narrow-bodied, narrowcast, narrow construction
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