Definition of "wop" []

• Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of Italian birth or descent. (noun)

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• "That the band wears their hearts on their sleeves while singing doo-wop is awesome enough; the fact that they write decent songs is all the more remarkable."
• "I'm guessing the folks telling you "wop" and "polack" jokes weren't actually doing so out of hatred so much as an attempt at bad taste fun..."
• "Living in New Hampshire into my teens, I learned how far bigotry can go, to the point where white kids would be calling each other derogatory names based on their ancestry from long ago -- ie: the kid whose grandfather was from italy became a "wop" and the kid whose great great grandma was Irish became a "mick" etc."