Definition of wetbacks Wetbacks

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What does wetbacks mean?

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  • wetbacks (Noun)
    Plural of nodot=1; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States.

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Noun

wetback - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent
  greaser, taco
  mexican a native or inhabitant of Mexico
  ethnic slur a slur on someone's race or language
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

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  • wetback (Noun)
    A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
  • wetback (Noun)
    A person of the Mestizo race, used interchangeably with the Spanish term mojado.

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