wop

Meaning

Noun

A person of Italian descent.

Verb

Alternative form of whop (“to hit or strike”).

Synonyms

dago

Guinea

🇬🇳

greaseball

ginzo

Eyetie

Translations

Itaker

Spaghettifresser

Tschingg

Tschingili

νοτιοευρωπαίος μετανάστης

Guinée

🇬🇳

macaroni

rital

spaghettivreter

macaronivreter

pizzavreter

الأجنبيّ

İtalyan

🇮🇹/🇻🇦

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɒp/

Etymology

From Neapolitan guappo (“dude, stud”), a greeting borrowed from Spanish guapo (“bold, handsome”). Contrary to popular belief, the term is not an acronym of without passport or working off passage, which are backronyms derived from the term.