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wabby

wabby
 adj.— «“Wab” is a slur that assimilated Mexicans use to describe and deride recently arrived Mexicans. It can be used as…an adjective (“Refugio’s mustache is so wabby”).» —“¡Ask A Mexican!” by Gustavo Arellano Orange County Weekly (California) July 22, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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