goʊ noun, plural da·gos, da·goes. (often initial capital letter) Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
Origin:
1715–25, Americanism; alteration of Diego < Spanish: a given name
1715–25, Americanism; alteration of Diego < Spanish: a given name
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| —n , pl -gos, -goes | |
| derogatory a member of a Latin race, esp a Spaniard or Portuguese | |
| [C19: alteration of Diego, a common Spanish name] | |
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dago
1823, from Sp. Diego "James," orig. used of Sp. or Port. sailors on Eng. or Amer. ships, by 1900 it had broadened to include non-sailors and shifted to mean chiefly "Italian."
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