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narrowback

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[nar-oh-bak] / ˈnær oʊˌbæk /

noun

Slang.

  1. a person of slight build who is unfit for hard labor.

  2. Disparaging. a contemptuous term used to refer to an Irish-American.

Etymology

Origin of narrowback

1920–25

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