wetback

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• Wetback — may refer to:* Wetback (slur), a derogatory, slang term for illegal Aliens in the United States. Especially illegals entering Texas by crossing the Rio Grande river. * Wetback (film), a 1953 film dealing with immigration to the United States. * …   Wikipedia

• wetback — ● wetback nom masculin (américain wetback, dos mouillé, par allusion à la traversée à la nage du Rio Grande) Émigré mexicain entré clandestinement aux États Unis …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• wetback — wet back n. 1. A Mexican who enters the United States illegally, by wading across the Rio Grande; disparaging and offensive. [PJC] 2. Hence: An offensive term for a person of Mexican descent, usually intended and considered as an ethnic slur.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wetback — illegal Mexican immigrant to the U.S., c.1924, from WET (Cf. wet) + BACK (Cf. back) (n.); from notion of wading the Rio Grande …   Etymology dictionary

• wetback — ☆ wetback [wet′bak΄ ] n. [from crossing the border by swimming or wading the Rio Grande] Informal a Mexican agricultural laborer who illegally enters or is brought into the U.S. to work: a term of derision or contempt …   English World dictionary

• Wetback — Grenzzaun an der US mexikanischen Grenze bei San Diego/Tijuana Wetback (englisch: Nassrücken) ist eine abwertende Bezeichnung für illegal in die USA eingewanderte Mexikaner, insbesondere die gerade Angekommenen.[1] Spanische …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Wetback — Mexicano cruzando la frontera de EE.UU. Mexico de San Diego/Tijuana Wetback (en español: Espalda mojada/mojados) es una expresión para referirse a un inmigrante ilegal en los Estados Unidos. Comúnmente se refiere a mexicanos ilegales, pero de… …   Wikipedia Español

• wetback — UK [ˈwetˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms wetback : singular wetback plural wetbacks American offensive an offensive word for someone from Mexico who goes to live in the US …   English dictionary

• wetback — [[t]we̱tbæk[/t]] wetbacks N COUNT Wetback is sometimes used to refer to a Mexican or a Mexican American who has entered the United States illegally in order to work or live there. [AM, INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE] …   English dictionary

• wetback —  An ILLEGAL ALIEN in the United States, usually describing someone who has crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the country.  ► “ In 1995 the number of illegals apprehended fell by 75% to just under 250,000 and the Immigration and… …   American business jargon

• wetback — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary