A derogatory term referring to illegal alien from Latin America who, because s/he cannot
swim, enters the U.S. by crawling under the
fence, causing his/her
back to get severely scratched.
Person 1 white
trash: "Hey,
Juan. Like, your Mom's a total wetback. They should deport y'all back to Mexico."
Person 2 (Hispanic respondent): "Actually, Billy Bob, you ignorant white
trash racist pendejo, my Mom came from Guatemala and crawled under the fence carrying me. So, we're both scratch backs."