GINZO

wop, dago, ginzo, Guinea, greaseball

(noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ginzo (plural ginzos or ginzoes)

(Northeastern US, slang, offensive, ethnic slur, derogatory) A person of Italian birth or descent.

Source: Wiktionary



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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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