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Anglo

(American)

A person of (mainly) Anglo-Saxon ethnic origin. The term came into widespread use in the 1970s, especially among Hispanics. This was the first attempt by Americans from other ethnic backgrounds to categorise white Anglo-Saxons as a subgroup. (Wasps themselves first coined WASP; honky, pinkie, etc., are terms of abuse.)

'They're mainly Anglos out on Long Island these days.' (Recorded, suburban New Yorker, 1977)

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