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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
It is... hands down.
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Nah ...
another debatable topic.
Gringo (feminine,
gringa) is a term in the
Spanish and
Portuguese languages used in some countries of
Latin America to refer to foreigners from different cultures, particularly English-speakers, and especially from the
United States, although it can also refer to people from
Canada, the
United Kingdom,
Australia,
New Zealand, and other countries, including in some cases other countries of
Latin America itself.
[1][2][3]
Some disagreement exists
among English speakers regarding whether
gringo is a derogatory term. The
American Heritage Dictionary and other English dictionaries classify the term as "offensive
slang", "usually disparaging" or "often disparaging".
[4] The term
gringo does lend itself to derogatory, paternalistic or endearing connotations sometimes, depending on the context and the intent of the user.
[2][3] However, many native speakers who use it do not do so pejoratively,
[2][3] as is also the case with some English speakers.
[5][6] The enunciation of the word can often give away whether it was meant in a derogatory manner or not.
[1][2][3] There is furthermore some variation in the connotation of this word from country to country within Latin America,
[2] and between Latin America and the Anglosphere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gringo
C'mon put your hands up!!!
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