Wop
Where does the derogatory word WOP come from?
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Wop, Mick, Scotty, Welshie, Kraut, and Injun… also Redneck, and Hillbilly.
infact i’m also going to request [Mick], [Scotty], [Welshie], [Kraut], [Injun], [Redneck], and [Hillbilly]…
also, is the term [to Welsh on a deal] something derogertory to the Welsh people? HOTFORWORDS MUST INVESTIGATE!!!…. please…
Some slang words to describe my ethnicities are as follows: kraut, limey, himey (possibly), wop, and coon.
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Marina, on the “Coast To Coast” radio program last night (Sat) on KFI, the guest was Philip Carlo, author of “Confessions of a Mafia Boss” and other books. On the show, Philip mentioned several times convincingly that “WOP” stood for “With Out Passport / Papers”
http://www.philipcarlo.com/
You and I and prospero811 and others know that “With Out Passport / Papers” is a false etymology. I know that you do not discuss politics as it is divisive and etymologies has it’s own political issues and the emotional comments can be seen below.
As prospero811 has already mentioned that the false etymology came after the fact and from listening to the radio show, I might speculate that there may have been either a conscientious or subconscious effort to change the meaning of “WOP” in the 1920s to something less derogatory perhaps via the mafia and then political channels.
Request:
Is it possible to make a video on how words become transformed through false etymologies whereby the false etymologies eventually become canonized as true meanings through war, politics or other means? Maybe chose a few words that you are aware of that are examples of this. Thank you for your wonderful efforts and great videos.
P.S. (Thinking out loud)
I light of the emotional outcries against the false etymologies, how do you see popular authors who spread false etymologies either intentionally or ignorantly? What can be done? Or, is it that the pen indeed is mightier that the sword? Should authors be responsible? I guess, once the horse is out of the barn, there might be little that can be done?
One time, long ago I read about when the USA annex parts of Mexico and many habitants became citizens without papers, thus what lead to California. And so much more.
