Medigans

Noun

Medigan (plural Medigans)

1. (slang, Italian American) An Italian who has lost touch with their cultural heritage.
   • I don't mean white like Caucasian. I mean a white man like our friend Cusamano. Now he's Italian, but he's a Medigan. It's what my old man would have called a Wonder Bread wop. He eats his Sunday gravy out of a jar.1999 March 14, Joe Bosso, Frank Renzulli, “A Hit Is a Hit”, in The Sopranos, season 1, episode 10 (television production), spoken by Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini)
2. (slang, Italian American) A non-Italian person, particularly a white American.
   • C'mon, you're Italian, you understand. Guys like me we're brought up to think that Medigans are fuckin' bores. The truth is the average white man is no more boring than the millionth conversation over who should have won, Marciano or Ali.1999 March 14, Joe Bosso, Frank Renzulli, “A Hit Is a Hit”, in The Sopranos, season 1, episode 10 (television production), spoken by Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini)