Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Slang A person whose parents were born in the United States and who is considered unfit for the hard physical labor typically performed by those in the country of ancestral origin.
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Examples
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Denise subsequently discovered that narrowback is a term of contempt applied by native Irish to those kinsmen of theirs who have emigrated to America.
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“That was something, you narrowback bastard,” he said sleepily.
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