WETBACK


Meaning of WETBACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwet-ˌbak ]

noun

Etymology: from the practice of wading or swimming the Rio Grande where it forms the U.S.-Mexico border

Date: 1929

usually offensive : a Mexican who enters the United States illegally

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.