英语词汇“wetback”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wetback

/ˈwɛtbak

noun US informal, derogatory

A Mexican living in the US, especially without official authorization.The illegal immigrants are known colloquially as mojados or wetbacks, illegals, and pollos - Spanish for ‘chickens,’ the prey of coyotes....

Off and on for several years we employed a wetback, an illegal alien, who worked around the house and yard.
I think he's a goddamn wetback, so you may want to notify the Immigration Service.

Origin

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

单词	wetback
释义	wetback /ˈwɛtbak / noun US informal, derogatory A Mexican living in the US, especially without official authorization.The illegal immigrants are known colloquially as mojados or wetbacks, illegals, and pollos - Spanish for ‘chickens,’ the prey of coyotes.... Off and on for several years we employed a wetback, an illegal alien, who worked around the house and yard. I think he's a goddamn wetback, so you may want to notify the Immigration Service. Origin 1920s: so named from the practice of swimming the Rio Grande to reach the US. Rhymes setback
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