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Wiktionary

  1. n. US, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur A person of Italian descent.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. offensive slang a person of Italian descent; -- used as a derogatory ethnic slur, and considered offensive.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

Etymologies

  1. Derived from the fact that Italian-Americans are stereotyped as having greasy or greased-up hair, e.g. John Travolta in Grease and Saturday Night Fever. (Wiktionary)

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