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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'wetback' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions wetback noun  (derogatory) A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border. (derogatory) A person of the Mestizo race, used interchangeably with the Spanish language, Spanish term, mojado. Translations:  Spanish: mojado, espalda mojada Etymology: First used in w:1920, 1920's from the presumed effects of swimming or wading across the w:Rio Grande, Rio Grande. Used by the U.S. Government in 1954 with w:Operation Wetback, Operation Wetback.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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