wetback
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词源说明
First used in the 1920s from the presumed effects of swimming or wading across the Rio Grande. Used by the U.S. Government in 1954 with Operation Wetback.
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- (derogatory slang) A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
- (derogatory slang) A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.
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