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  • Couch Potatoeundefined Offline
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    From Diego..Originally Spanish (James, Jacob) but widely applied to Portuguese and Italians (and those of similar appearance). Derogatory.

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      Racist slur for a person of italian heritage.

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        The word dego stemmed from Diego, who was Christopher Columbus son. The actual spelling, that no one uses any longer, is Dego. It is not derogatory, if you are educated and realize from where and why that terminology originated. It has NOTHING to do with being paid as the day goes.

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          Derogatory epithet that refers to individuals of Italian origin/ethnicity.

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            Wife beater

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