Talk:Portagee

Was it always an ethnic slur, or is this a modern reinterpretation? Equinox ◑ 21:16, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

Here's a book from 1878 with "y' darned Portagee": [1]. This 1937 work has "Spicks and Portagees", which seems like it was probably intended to be disparaging: [2]. This 1948 book lists it alongside other clear ethnic slurs as an example of what not to say: [3]. Not everything that included the term seems derogatory, but a large proportion is. Maybe comparable to Eye-talian. 70.172.194.25 21:53, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

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Portagee

An editor tried to add this to [4] and use Wiktionary as a citation. I could not find any citation that says it is a slur. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 02:19, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Growing up in the American Northeast, it was usually used as a mild ethnic slur, with the implication of lack of education. At the time, I assumed that it was used in imitation of the Portuguese accent. In any case, it is now cited. Kiwima (talk) 03:09, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 22:34, 25 July 2017 (UTC)