Wop

That the band wears their hearts on their sleeves while singing doo-wop is awesome enough; the fact that they write decent songs is all the more remarkable. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I'm guessing the folks telling you "wop" and "polack" jokes weren't actually doing so out of hatred so much as an attempt at bad taste fun... ❋ Ed Gorman (2009)

Living in New Hampshire into my teens, I learned how far bigotry can go, to the point where white kids would be calling each other derogatory names based on their ancestry from long ago -- ie: the kid whose grandfather was from italy became a "wop" and the kid whose great great grandma was Irish became a "mick" etc. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I named the guys Poison & Pain and they were hyping the crowd up behind me doing their "wop" and "running man" routines. ❋ Fontaine, Smokey D. (1984)

It was a few hours later than this, as he stomped disconsolately about the darkened corridors swearing at cheerful doors, that he heard the "wop" said, and it made him very nervous. ❋ Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 (1982)

He had been stomping around the Heart of Gold for days, and so far no door had said "wop" to him. ❋ Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 (1982)

With a noise like a hundred thousand people saying "wop", a steely white spaceship suddenly seemed to create itself out of nothing in the air directly above the cricket pitch and hung there with infinite menace and a slight hum. ❋ Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 (1982)

It sounded as if a hundred thousand people had said "wop", which puzzled him because he was the only person on the ship. ❋ Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 (1982)

He was fairly certain that no door had said "wop" to him now. ❋ Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 (1982)

There was a sad and terrible pause at this point in the conversation during which a hundred thousand people seemed unexpectedly to say "wop" and a team of white robots descended from the sky like dandelion seeds drifting on the wind in tight military formation. ❋ Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 (1982)

Clerk (in department store, to "wop" buying powder): "Do you want Mennen's?" ❋ No Author (1921)

Of the two, however, the latter was the more demonstrative and noisy; and at length, not content with giving Fritz an occasional "wop" with its wing, it had the daring audacity to strike its sharp talons into a part of his posteriors approximate to the seat of honour. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

And, in trying to teach his young mentee how to man up — and not be a pussy — he encourages him to banter playfully using words like "wop," "mick," and so forth. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

"Imagine the reaction today if I were to come to this body and use such ugly and demeaning labels as 'nigger,' 'kike,' 'wop' or 'chink'," he told a hushed chamber. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Though he tried desperately to snatch it, it fell to the floor with a "wop", startling his prize Labrador bitch on the nearby shag rug so much that she scattered the faggot of wood that was stacked by the fireplace. ❋ Don Lewis (2007)

"wop" is a derogatory word and some dont appreciate seeing it. think Stewart is boring so I don't watch. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Of course, it must be remembered that along with such frivolous occupations I was trying to get work as wop, lumper, and roustabout. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Bobbettes, five young girls from Harlem, became the first all-girl doo-wop group to have a #1 R&B hit and a Top Ten pop hit with their first single, “Mr. Lee,” in 1957. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Had all their records. best doo-wop group of their time. ❋ Unknown (2010)