wop

noun

ˈwäp 

often capitalized

offensive

—used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a person of Italian birth or descent

Word History

Etymology

Italian dialect guappo swaggerer, tough, from Spanish guapo, probably from Middle French dialect vape, wape weak, insipid, from Latin vappa wine gone flat

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing wop

• doo-wop