Reference the below-given definitions kindly provided by Ms. Gray: Source: Webster's Dictionary Dago: a dark-skinned person of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, or other Latin descent. Hun: Any savage or destructive person. ___________________________________________ I might add that most words carry a gloss (or unique connotation) based on the time period and location in which they are used. For example, in the general Blair County area, during World War I, the word "Huns" referred pejoratively to the Germans. But earlier, at the turn of the century, the word had a totally different meaning. Without putting too fine a point to it, the reference here -- to Huns and Dagos -- was to two groups of people coming into the country in that time period, some of whom (probably very few) made it to Altoona. The "Huns" (or "Hunkies", as they were more frequently referred to) were immigrants from Eastern Europe, primarily from Hungary. The appellation "Dagos" referred almost exclusively to immigrants from Italy. The fear was that these new immigrants would work so cheaply that jobs would be lost by the local citizenry.