dago T

n. a ribbed, white cotton tank-style undershirt; a wife-beater; a boy-beater. Subjects: English, Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion

Editorial Note: A synonym is guinea T, which, like dago T, is often perceived as derogatory or offensive.

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Citations: 1980 The English Journal (Mar.) “Revision: Yes, They Do It. Yes, You Can Teach It” vol. 69, no. 3, p. 44: He lived in the ghetto in an all Italian neighborhood.…You can still picture him sort of short, stocky build, hair greased back, dago-t-shirt tatoo of a heart and an old girl friend’s name, he is always dirty. 1993 Usenet: alt.sex.stories (June 11) “Story: Family Fun 1/3”: She was also dressed in shorts and a white dago-T. 1993 Lisa Scottoline Everywhere That Mary Went (Nov. 1) p. 36: It’s almost transparent, made from some obscure synthetic fiber, and he’s got the dago T-shirt on underneath. 1996 James Grippando The Informant (Sept. 1) p. 25: A statuesque brunette clad in a strategically ripped dago-T scurried toward the Ford Agency. 2000 Peter Torbay Creation Myth (Feb. 1) p. 166: The two girl cooks made the rounds of the boat pack, looking for a bunk mate or threesome, and Look had a chance to dance belly-to-belly with one, a skinny shag blonde in torn-off parachute pants and a dago-T top. 2002 Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times (July 2) “Attention-cravers flourish as summertime sets in” p. 11: Not to mention…the guys who wear “Dago T’s” so everyone can see the 47 tattoos covering their arms and shoulders.

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Reader comments:

Found a new instance to add to definition, used as ‘obscene slang’ against a Mr.E :

“That’s what E is—a DAGO!”

He nodded like a man who gives a last tap to a nail, and I could see he considered his remark well and truly laid.
~ H.G.Wells in Tono-Bungay, 1909

by dana 08 Jun 07, 0142 GMT