Talk:diego

RFV discussion: February–March 2020
as creator. Is this term specific (meaning that there aren't a host of other common Spanish names which are also used to refer to Spanish speakers generally)? Also, is it slang? If so, is it regional? I have never heard this term, and it sure seems like slang, but right now it is treated equally with something like. Other dictionaries don't seem to have this sense. - TheDaveRoss  13:47, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I got this from Online Etymology Dictionary. The current article:


 * Dago (n.)
 * 1823, from Spanish Diego "James" (see James). Said to have been originally American English slang for "one born of Spanish parents," especially in New Orleans; it was also used of Spanish or Portuguese sailors on English or American ships. By 1900 it had broadened to include non-sailors and shifted to mean chiefly "Italian." James the Greater is the patron saint of Spain, and Diego as generic for "a Spaniard" is attested in English from 1610s.
 * It's not in DARE, so it may not be US.
 * I'll see what I can find in Google Books fiction. DCDuring (talk) 14:44, 27 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Cited IMHO. DCDuring (talk) 15:09, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
 * So this is like and should be labeled as slang, ethnic slur and offensive? -  TheDaveRoss  15:48, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
 * The cites don't support anything except 'slang' or 'colloquial'. I'd never heard any use of any kind. DCDuring (talk) 23:32, 27 February 2020 (UTC)


 * I've cited the uppercase form as an altcaps form. Compare Fritz for a German or Tommy (not just in English but also e.g. German) for a Brit. I'm inclined to make some kind of coordinate-term list-template for these, ethnic terms derived from personal names. (There are edge cases: Jerry is also a personal name, but as an ethnic term is apparently just short for German.) - -sche (discuss) 05:36, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, reportedly, James and Jimmy for Spaniard. DCDuring (talk) 12:01, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 21:27, 10 March 2020 (UTC)