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A derogitory term used to describe illegal immigrants from Mexico. This originates from them jumping the boat and swimming to shore (undetected) hence having 'wet backs'.

"Those lousy wet backs never do any work" "Damn Robin's a filthy wet back! ....yeah so's Dolly man" "That guy's a bit too wet back for my liking"

Originally a nick name for Mexicans greaser, beaner, pepper belly, either legally or illegally in the country. Originated in the American Southwest border states, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Through common usage has come to mean citizens of any nation who have immigrated here illegally.

Most wet backs sure are hard working, cheap laborers.

Mexicans coming into the U.S.A by swiming

Illegal aliens from Mexico. As the land near the USA-Mexico border is mainly very hot desert, the people who try to illegal cross the border on foot often become very sweaty. As a result, their backs are wet with sweat and they are known by this feature.

I saw a bunch of wet backs down by the Wal-Mart.

A mexican with no green card, too lazy to get one; therefore swims to the U.S thus becoming a "wet-back".

The Wet-backs pick srawberries, work our fast foods, and sell flowers, oranges, cherries etc. on main streets.

mexicans, illigal immigrants

man that wet back likes tacos

A mexican racial slang slur. It is also meant by mexican workers in teh fields working while sweat accumulates upon their backs. Hence the name "wet back"

Hey you damn wet back, get your ass over here.