wetback

Noun
Synonyms: greasertaco

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descentSynonyms: greasertaco
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

wetback \wet"back\ n.

1.A Mexican who enters the United States illegally, by wading across the Rio Grande; -- disparaging and offensive. [PJC]

2.Hence: An offensive term for a person of Mexican descent, usually intended and considered as an ethnic slur. [WordNet sense 1]

Syn: greaser, taco. [WordNet 1.5]

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