To: yesthatjallen
I heard that “wop” was an abbreviation of “without passport.” Supposedly many of Italian immigrants at Ellis Island did not have passports.
To: forgotten man
I heard that wop was an abbreviation of without passport. Supposedly many of Italian immigrants at Ellis Island did not have passports.Like Daygo - getting paid as the day goes, nothing to do with ethnicity.
27 posted on
10/15/2019 12:34:01 PM PDT by
1Old Pro
To: forgotten man
My husband said it means “without papers.” He is Italian.
37 posted on
10/15/2019 2:26:36 PM PDT by
leaning conservative
(snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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