See dago in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "‘Oh, well,’ Branigan shrugged, as he got about his shower. ‘Good or bad, I reckon he’s pretty easy with you. You’re about the only Dago I know who hasn’t stuck with his family, and yet he helps.’\nIvo’s eyes flashed. ‘I don’t like you calling me Dago.’\n‘Why?’ Branigan was lathering up his body, nude, unabashed in the usual manner. ‘What’s it mean? Dago?’\n‘I dunno, it Italian name. Me Slav, Yugoslav. I tell you that long time ago.’\n‘You’re all the same to me,’ Branigan grinned. Ivo was as Italian as Rome.\n‘Bah.’",
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}
],
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"A person of Italian descent, more specifically."
],
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[
"ethnic",
"ethnic"
],
[
"slur",
"slur"
],
[
"Italian",
"Italian"
]
],
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"(Australia, ethnic slur, somewhat dated) A person of Italian descent, more specifically."
],
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{
"word": "Eyetie"
},
{
"word": "goombah"
},
{
"word": "greaseball"
},
{
"word": "guido"
},
{
"word": "guinea"
},
{
"word": "wog"
},
{
"word": "wop"
}
],
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"Australia",
"dated",
"ethnic",
"slur"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈdeɪɡəʊ/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
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{
"rhymes": "-eɪɡəʊ"
}
],
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"Italian_Australians#Post-war_mass_migration_to_Australia,_1946–1970s"
],
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}
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