Wetback

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  • noun. Used as a disparaging term for a person of Mexican birth or descent, especially one who has crossed the US-Mexico border illegally.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A Mexican who enters the United States illegally, by wading across the Rio Grande; -- disparaging and offensive.
  • noun. An offensive term for a person of Mexican descent, usually intended and considered as an ethnic slur.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
  • noun. A person of the Mestizo race, used interchangeably with the Spanish term mojado.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent
  • Word Usage
    "If it is legitimate and that is indeed Gibson's voice screaming at ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, this recording includes Gibson's use of the derogatory term wetback to describe an employee who cares for the couple's daughter."
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