“He had the handsomest wop kisser I ever saw” -Jean Genet “Thief’s Journal” p.185

What does wop kisser mean?

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    People already handled the first bit. Kisser used to be slang for lips. So, “he has the handsomest Italian lips”, basically.

  • thorbot@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s a racial slur directed toward Italians, maybe shouldn’t go around repeating that