wetback.
A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
Meaning & usage
A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Germanic *wētaz Proto-West Germanic *wāt Old English wǣt Middle English wet English wet Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English wetback First used in the 1920s from the presumed effects of swimming or wading across the Rio Grande. Used by the U.S. Government in 1954 with Operation Wetback.
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