mojado

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mojado

/moʊˈhɑdoʊ/ US

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Borrowed from Spanish mojado (literally “wet”), from espalda mojada.

noun mojados

US, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur wetback “They're trying to mess around with us,” said a 33-year-old carpenter who identified himself as Alfredo. “But there will still be work, and as long as there's work there will still be ‘mojados.’”

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"mojado." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mojado.

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@misc{mojado_2026,
  title = {mojado},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mojado},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}