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waiglet | 12:56 Fri 10th Mar 2006 | People & Places
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I hope this in not non-PC but does anyone know why Italian immigrants in America were known by the derogatory term "guineas"?

Thanks in advance.
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http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=guinea


Obviously, the term is now very derogatory indeed.

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