The slur "wop" derives from an acronym for "without papers".

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Is it true that the slur "wop" derives from an acronym for "without papers"?

No. A reference entry on the slur states that the 'without papers' acronym is a false backronym, that the term has nothing to do with immigration documents, and that it instead derives from the Southern Italian dialectal guappo.

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Wop. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wop

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