Dago is a synonym of wog.
As nouns the difference between wog and dago
is that wog is any dark-skinned person. Most commonly used to refer to people of Indian, North African, Mediterranean, or Middle Eastern ancestry while dago is a person of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or other Mediterranean descent.
As a verb wog
is to steal.
wog
Etymology 1
Perhaps an abbreviation of golliwog .
The claim that it is an acronym for Westernised Oriental gentleman is demonstrably false, as this etymology does not seem to occur before the 1960’s although the term had been in use for over a hundred years at that point.
Noun
(
en noun)
(British, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) Any dark-skinned person. Most commonly used to refer to people of Indian, North African, Mediterranean, or Middle Eastern ancestry.
(Australia, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of Southern European, Mediterranean (especially Italian, Croatian, Lebanese, Greek, Serbian, Macedonian and Bosnian people).
Synonyms
* (person of Italian descent) dago
* (person of Italian descent) Eyetie
* (person of Italian descent) goombah
* (person of Italian descent) greaseball
* (person of Italian descent) guido
* (person of Italian descent) guinea
* (person of Italian descent) wop
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of polliwog .
Noun
(
en noun)
Abbreviation of polliwog
(nautical, slang) Short for pollywog, or a sailor who has never crossed the Equator. Often referred to as either filthy, slimy, or even dirty wogs
Etymology 3
Unknown.
Noun
(
en noun)
A minor illness, a bug, an insect or parasite.
Etymology 4
Initialism, coined by .
Noun
(
en noun)
(Scientology) an acronym for "Without Goals", i.e. a person who is not a Scientologist.
Etymology 5
Initialism.
Noun
(
en noun)
WOG = water-oil-gas, typically marked on valves indicating acceptable for use with these fluids.
Etymology 6
Unknown.
Verb
(slang) To steal.
dago
English
Noun
(en-noun)
(UK, slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or other Mediterranean descent.
(US, Australia, slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Italian descent.
Usage notes
* The sense has become less pejorative in recent years, with people of Spanish or Portuguese origin themselves adopting the term.
* Usually a sailor or deckhand. "diego" is the Portuguese nickname for any deckhand and "jack" is the British equivalent.[Citation needed]
* The sense has become more pejorative in recent years, having been considered more acceptable at the start of the 20th century. In the Upper Midwest region of the United States, the term is still used for several Italian-inspired food items with no apparent pejorative connotation.
* The word is used in the term "dago dazzler" (see )
Synonyms
* (person of Italian descent) Eyetie
* (person of Italian descent) goombah
* (person of Italian descent) greaseball
* (person of Italian descent) guido
* (person of Italian descent) guinea
* (person of Italian descent) wog
* (person of Italian descent) wop
