As a half Italiano half puerto rican ive always wondered where the word guinea came from ..does anyone know as i dont see my father who is the italian side of me...thanks


manicmontana

It is a reference to the West African nation of Guinea, and the slur connotes that Italians, particularly the darker skinned southern Italians, are of African descent.

The use of the word Guinea came from the term Guinea Negro which came from the belief that Italians were part African because of their darker skin.


Don Cardi

oh..ok..thanks guys..always wondered

And what about Mick?

McDougald, McDwyer, McFly, etc....so many Irish last names begin with the letters Mc, that the term mick was adopted in referring to the Irish.

How about Dago and WOP?

i think WOP comes from Western originated person...i think cause in australia a racist term for and italian is WOG as in western originated germ or gentleman as i like to say lol

WOP - with out papers, WOP for short
So many Italians came over without their paperwork in order, that this became slang for Italians at Ellis Island.
Remember poor Vito Andolini ? "Your name, son ?"

Let me tell you something my Kraut Mick friend, I dont care how many dago guinea greaseballs he runs in here Johnny Fontaine never gets that picture!

No idea where dago comes from.

"Without papers". I'm not so sure. That may be urban legend. There must have been many other ethnic groups whose members were without papers.

Western Originated Person.....wop

where did spick come from

According to Wikipedia, the origin of the term "spick" is unknown, but thought to be derived from "No spik de English."

Dago has a more roundabout history. The British called spanish people "Diegos" and somehow it transmuted to mean other mediterranean peoples. By the time it got here it was transformed to "dago" and was used as a slur against Italians.

Goombah is a bastardization of the Sicilian work "cumbari" which means friend, or companion. In Sicilian slang many words that begin with the letter "c" are pronounced as if they begin with the letter "g." Also in sicilian slang the last vowel is also dropped (think of pasta and beans, which in Italian is "pasta e fagioli," but in Sicilian is pronounced "pastafazool," or prosciutto, which in Sicilian is called "prozhoot." In the end, cumbari mutated to gumba which is how that word came about.

Manic,

You obviously have internet access, so why don't you just do a search to find out the answer to these questions that you keep posting?


Don Cardi

im not the only fuckin person asking questions in this thread...

Now Manic, there's absolutely no need for you to use profanity. I was only wondering why you didn't search for these answers yourself, that's all. So just relax and chill out.



Don Cardi

Easy Manic, we're all friends here.

im chilled man dont worry bout that..i just took it the wrong way paisano...i was just asking in this thread to get some opinions and thoughts...peace

No problem. Fuggettaboutit!


Don Cardi

How come there is no disparaging word for Belgians?

You could always call them a Belgian Waffle.