Wop vs. Guinea — What's the Difference?

Wop is a pejorative slur for Italians or people of Italian descent.

Guinea ( (listen)), officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea (French: Guinée française), the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry, after its capital and largest city Conakry, to distinguish it from other countries with "Guinea" in the name and the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea.

Used as a disparaging term for a person of Italian birth or ancestry.

A gold coin issued in England from 1663 to 1813 and worth one pound and one shilling.

A person of Italian descent.

The sum of one pound and one shilling.

Offensive terms for a person of Italian descent

Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of Italian birth or descent.

A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.

Synonym of guinea fowl

A person of Italian descent.

A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.

A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.

A former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

Offensive terms for a person of Italian descent

A republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958

A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world