Eyetie
English
Alternative forms
- eye-tie
Noun
Eyetie (plural Eyeties)
- (Britain, slang, dated, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Italian.
- 1944, Lawson Glassop, We were the rats
- The only danger of gas from the Eyeties was when they breathed garlic on you.
- 1944, Richard Baxter, Stand by to surface
- We got out to sea again, but it was not long before the Eyeties were on our track again.
- 1986, Aidan Chambers, Dance on My Grave
- D'you think they're Eyeties? Supposed to be great lovers...
- 1944, Lawson Glassop, We were the rats
Translations
person of Italian descent — see wop
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