Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Dago, n. San Diego, California.
dago, n. 1. a Latin, e.g. an Italian, a Spaniard, a South American, etc.; a Greek. 2. the Spanish or Italian (occas. French) language. 3. a South American or Spanish ship. 4. a Maori. 5. a Mexican or Puerto Rican. 6. any form of foreigner. 7. any man, esp. a sexually attractive man.
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dago, adj.1 1. pertaining to a Latin, usu. an Italian, a Mexican or a Spaniard, or their language or culture. 2. pertaining to anyone with Mediterranean origins, usu. Greek.
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dago, adj.2 bad.
dag out
(v.)
to laze around. under dag, v.2
dago dazzler
(n.)
a condescending and racist term used to describe any kind of heavy embellishment, e.g. of a certificate or letter, to impress South American locals. under dago, n.
Dago Hill
(n.)
the Italian area of a US town. under dago, adj.1
dagoland
(n.)
a derog. name for anywhere other than white, Anglo-Saxon countries; e.g. southern Europe, Latin America, the Orient. under dago, adj.1
dago red
(n.)
1. Italian red wine, usu. Chianti; thus the cheap, home-produced red wine made by Italian families and merchandised, during Prohibition, by Italian gangsters. 2. any cheap red wine, usu. drunk by alcoholics. under dago, adj.1
dago sauce
(n.)
red wine. under dago, adj.1
dago town
(n.)
the Italian, Mexican or Puerto Rican area of a US town or city. under dago, adj.1
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