# wop

> English word · Noun · IPA /wɒp/ · frequency rank #34,353

## Definitions
1. An person of Italian descent.

## Etymology
From Neapolitan guappo (“dude, stud”), a greeting borrowed from Spanish guapo (“bold, handsome”). Contrary to popular belief, the term is not an acronym of without passport or working off passage, which are backronyms derived from the term. First attested in New York City around 1906, eventually also spreading to Canada, Australia, and Britain.

## Easily confused with
- **Wu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wu)
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wt)
- **WS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-ws)
- **WV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wv)
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wy)
- **wow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wow)
- **WTF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wtf)
- **WWE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wwe)
- **WWW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-www)
- **WTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wto)
- **WWF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wwf)
- **wot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wot)
- **wut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wut)
- **WSJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wsj)
- **WTH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wth)
- **wry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wry)
- **wor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wor)
- **WTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wtc)
- **wye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wye)
- **WPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wop-vs-wpa)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wop