Portagee

English Alternative forms en Portugee Etymology Variant of Portuguese, or perhaps back-formation from Portuguese taking it as a plural. Pronunciation en /ˈpɔɹtəɡi/ GA en /ˈpɔːtəɡi/ RP en Por ta gee Noun en dated ethnic slur pejorative A person from Portugal or a person of Portuguese descent. en 1993 Common Lives, Lesbian Lives- Issues 47-49 37 She lives in New Bedford, and her dad's not around much and her mum calls her boyfriend a Portagee, a fuckin' greenhorn, and she says, Ma, he's 3rd generation, but her mum just rolls her eyes and fixes a drink, fills her glass with ice from the icemaker they have, pours some bourbon from the bottle on the glass-and-mirror shelf above the sink, turns on one of the gold seahorse faucets just a swoosh, and goes into the living room with the paper. en 1935 Tortilla Flat John Steinbeck 0141190655 The Portagee sighed happily. He was home again. en 2002 Lanai and Angies Joke of the Day Lanai Tabura; Augusto E. Tulba 40 1588492532 What did the Portagee say when he opened a box of Cheerios? "Look, a box of doughnut seeds!" en 2005 Death and Near Death: A Yoshinobu Mystery John A. Broussard 121 1932482202 “You damn, dumb Portagee,” he was saying, “How could you have fallen for one of the oldest tricks in the book? Adjective en dated pejorative ethnic slur Portuguese. en 2006 The Da Lima Code Jerry Hopkins 49 1573062707 Did you hear about the man who was half Portagee and half Italian? He made himself an offer he couldn't understand. en 2008 Coming of Age in the 21st Century: Growing Up in America Today Mary Frosch Melvin has a very Portagee accent. en 2013 Another City Upon a Hill: A New England Memoir Joseph A. Conforti 1933227567 The religious shrines that sprouted in front yards across St. Anthony's parish were too Portagee or greenhornish for my mother. Related terms en Chinee Anagrams en aeegoprt agretope