Re: Word usage in group versus out of group.
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, May 22, 1999, 18:51 |
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FFlores wrote:
> The opposite might happen: a neuter word used by a group of people
> to call themselves that becomes a derogatory term when used by
> outsiders.
A similar example is "Wop" which comes from Italian "Guapo" and was used
by, apparently, Italian men to refer to themselves, but has come to be a
derogatory term.
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