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wetback

/wɛtbæk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
  2. A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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