wop
The origin and history of wop.
Etymology
Believed to come from a Neapolitan greeting meaning roughly "dude" or "handsome," itself borrowed from Spanish. First recorded in New York City around 1906. Despite popular myth, it is not an acronym for "without papers."
Class of 1906
wop first entered the language around 1906. Other words from the same year:
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