‘Mang’ is racist slang mocking Latino pronunciation

Evidence

“Meng,” or more commonly “mang,” is racist slang mimicking a supposedly Latino pronunciation of “man” or “men.” Al Pacino’s Tony Montana in Scarface epitomizes. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 967

Categorization

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