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submitted 11 months ago by yool_ooloo@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

"He had the handsomest wop kisser I ever saw" -Jean Genet "Thief's Journal" p.185

What does wop kisser mean?

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[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

People already handled the first bit. Kisser used to be slang for lips. So, "he has the handsomest Italian lips", basically.

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