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Portagees

Portagees is the plural of Portagee.

Meaning of Portagee

Noun

Portagee (plural Portagees)

  1. (dated, derogatory, ethnic, slur) A person from Portugal or a person of Portuguese descent.
    • She lives in New Bedford, and her dad's not around much and her mum calls her boyfriend a Portagee, a fuckin' greenhorn, and she says, Ma, he's 3rd generation, but her mum just rolls her eyes and fixes a drink, fills her glass with ice from the icemaker they have, pours some bourbon from the bottle...1993, Common Lives, Lesbian Lives- Issues 47-49, page 37

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Questions about Portagees

What is Portagees the plural of?
Portagees is the plural of Portagee.

Words near Portagees in the dictionary

  1. Portage Lake
  2. portage pack
  3. portage packs
  4. portaged
  5. Portagee
  6. Portagees
  7. portageing
  8. portages
  9. portaging
  10. portague
  11. portagues

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