First Known Use: 1832
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dago
noun da·go \ˈdā-(ˌ)gō\
plural dagos or dagoes
Definition of DAGO
usually offensive : a person of Italian or Spanish birth or descent
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Origin of DAGO
alteration of earlier diego, from Diego, a common Spanish given name
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