- wetback
- An alien who has gained an illegal entry into the United States by wading or swimming a stream on the border.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Wetback — may refer to:* Wetback (slur), a derogatory, slang term for illegal Aliens in the United States. Especially illegals entering Texas by crossing the Rio Grande river. * Wetback (film), a 1953 film dealing with immigration to the United States. * … Wikipedia
wetback — ● wetback nom masculin (américain wetback, dos mouillé, par allusion à la traversée à la nage du Rio Grande) Émigré mexicain entré clandestinement aux États Unis … Encyclopédie Universelle
wetback — wet back n. 1. A Mexican who enters the United States illegally, by wading across the Rio Grande; disparaging and offensive. [PJC] 2. Hence: An offensive term for a person of Mexican descent, usually intended and considered as an ethnic slur.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wetback — illegal Mexican immigrant to the U.S., c.1924, from WET (Cf. wet) + BACK (Cf. back) (n.); from notion of wading the Rio Grande … Etymology dictionary
wetback — ☆ wetback [wet′bak΄ ] n. [from crossing the border by swimming or wading the Rio Grande] Informal a Mexican agricultural laborer who illegally enters or is brought into the U.S. to work: a term of derision or contempt … English World dictionary
Wetback — Grenzzaun an der US mexikanischen Grenze bei San Diego/Tijuana Wetback (englisch: Nassrücken) ist eine abwertende Bezeichnung für illegal in die USA eingewanderte Mexikaner, insbesondere die gerade Angekommenen.[1] Spanische … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wetback — Mexicano cruzando la frontera de EE.UU. Mexico de San Diego/Tijuana Wetback (en español: Espalda mojada/mojados) es una expresión para referirse a un inmigrante ilegal en los Estados Unidos. Comúnmente se refiere a mexicanos ilegales, pero de… … Wikipedia Español
wetback — UK [ˈwetˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms wetback : singular wetback plural wetbacks American offensive an offensive word for someone from Mexico who goes to live in the US … English dictionary
wetback — [[t]we̱tbæk[/t]] wetbacks N COUNT Wetback is sometimes used to refer to a Mexican or a Mexican American who has entered the United States illegally in order to work or live there. [AM, INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE] … English dictionary
wetback — An ILLEGAL ALIEN in the United States, usually describing someone who has crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the country. ► “ In 1995 the number of illegals apprehended fell by 75% to just under 250,000 and the Immigration and… … American business jargon
Wetback (slur) — A Wetback is a foreign national, generally Latin American, who has entered the United States in defiance of its laws and sovereignty and specifically via its southern border. While sometimes used simply as an ethnic slur,[citation needed] the… … Wikipedia
