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wopping

wopping is the present participle and gerund of wop.

Meaning of wop

Noun

wop (plural wops)

  1. (ethnic, slur) A person of Italian descent.
    • Detective J.J. McVea of the Charles street station, who arrested the boys, says that the robbery of the safe was a remarkable one and showed no trace of amateurism. It was committed by four boys. Besides Lyons and Murphy, he says, there were in it Albert Moquin, 14 years old, of 68 West Third...1906 February 16, “[arrests for a larceny]”, in The Sun, New York City, U.S.

Questions about wopping

What is wopping the present participle and gerund of?
Wopping is the present participle and gerund of wop.

Words near wopping in the dictionary

  1. woperchild
  2. Wopland
  3. wopmayite
  4. wopped
  5. wopperjawed
  6. wopping
  7. woppish
  8. wops
  9. wopspeak
  10. wor
  11. wor kid

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