WETBACK


Meaning of WETBACK in English

/ ˈwetbæk; NAmE / noun

( US , taboo , slang ) an offensive word for a Mexican person, especially one who enters the US illegally

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s: so named from the practice of swimming the Rio Grande to reach the US.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.