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  • Good – so the use of the term Dago presents no problem

    Think Progress » Hatch Follows Drudge Lead, Implies Alito Critics May Be Racist 2005

  • When she got there, Frank's so-called Dago Secret Service made her miserable.

    Sinatra The Man Behind the Myth Taraborrelli, J. R. 1997

  • "Dago," the big deputy squirmed as he asked the question:

    The Lady Doc Caroline Lockhart 1916

  • "Dago," said the sheriff, with his slow, emphatic drawl, "I wish she was a man just for a minute -- half a minute -- one second would do."

    The Lady Doc Caroline Lockhart 1916

  • A few of the men laughed, seeing his mistake, while others murmured, "Dago," a little disgustedly and returned their attention to their drink, gaming or talk.

    Wolf Breed Jackson Gregory 1912

  • There would only have been another dead "Dago" miner.

    Courts and Criminals Arthur Cheney Train 1910

  • "Dago," as he called the Romany inwardly, there was still a bond between them.

    The World for Sale, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

  • "Dago," as he called the Romany inwardly, there was still a bond between them.

    The World for Sale, Volume 2. Gilbert Parker 1897

  • "Dago," as he called the Romany inwardly, there was still a bond between them.

    The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

  • These indirect but constant influences are undeniably the strongest, but at school the child is taught in history of the heroism and the strength of men and nations other than his own; he learns, with some degree of consternation, that Christopher Columbus was a "Dago," George Washington an officer in the English Army, and Christ, our Lord, a Jew.

    New Faces Myra Kelly 1893

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