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wetback

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
wetback /ˈwɛtˌbæk/ noun
plural wetbacks
wetback
/ˈwɛtˌbæk/
noun
plural wetbacks
Learner's definition of WETBACK
[count] US, offensive
: a Mexican who enters the U.S. illegally湿背人(指非法偷渡到美国的墨西哥人)
◊ The word wetback is very offensive and should be avoided.单词wetback有强烈冒犯之意,应避免使用。
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wetback

noun

wet·​back ˈwet-ˌbak How to pronounce wetback (audio)
offensive
used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Mexican who enters the U.S. illegally

Word History

Etymology

from the practice of wading or swimming the Rio Grande where it forms the U.S.-Mexico border

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wetback was in 1920
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