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What (who) is WOP - definition
SLUR FOR ITALIAN PERSON
Wops
wop
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
WOP; W/OP; W Op; WOP (disambiguation)
¦ noun informal, offensive an Italian or other southern European.
Origin
early 20th cent. (orig. US): origin uncertain, perh. from Ital. guappo 'bold, showy'.
doo-wop
![Benedum Center for the Performing Arts]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], in May 2010](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/EarthAngels-with-KathyYoung.jpg?width=200 "Benedum Center for the Performing Arts]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], in May 2010")
![[[The Cleftones]] during their participation in the doo-wop festival celebrated in May 2010 at the [[Benedum Center]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The-Cleftones-Pittsburgh.jpg?width=200 "[[The Cleftones]] during their participation in the doo-wop festival celebrated in May 2010 at the [[Benedum Center]].")
STYLE OF RHYTHM & BLUES
Doo-Wop; Doo wop; Doowop; Doo-wop gold; Doo wop gold; Do-wop; Doo Wop; Do wop; Do whop; Doo whop; Doo-wop music
['du:w?p]
¦ noun a style of pop music involving close harmony vocals and nonsense phrases, originating in the 1950s.
Origin
imitative.
The Doo Wop All Stars
MUSICAL GROUP
The Doo Wop Royal All Stars was formed in 1992 as one of the first "supergroups" in to the doo wop music genre, combining members from other groups. "It's a show within a show," remarked longtime WCBS FM deejay Bobby Jay.
Wikipedia
Wop
Wop is a pejorative slur for Italians or people of Italian descent.
Examples of use of WOP
1. And in 1'77 we managed to sign doo–wop revival band Darts.
2. A whole lot better when there‘s fewer people shouting at you and no one calling you a wop.
3. A small group of young men in blue jeans, white shirts and red–and–blue ties sang doo–wop.
4. Old Man Payne is said to have called his son–in–law "that wop." In two years, Stanley Ann Dunham, Obama‘s mother, was born.
5. Candid tales of her cheating, drinking and loving are entwined in wonderfully direct retro soul, jazz and doo–wop beats, from Salaam Remi and Mark Ronson.