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gin·zo

(gĭn′zō)

n. pl. gin·zoes Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for a person of Italian birth or descent.

[Origin unknown.]

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ginzo

(ˈɡɪnzəʊ)

n, pl -zos

a disparaging term for a person of Italian descent

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ginzo - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

dago, greaseball, wop, Guinea

derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something

ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

Italian - a native or inhabitant of Italy

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