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Abbie / Abe / Abie 

(North America) a Jewish male. From the proper name Abraham. Originated before the 1950s.^[1]

ABCD 

(.South Asians in the U.S.) "American-Born Confused Desi", a term used to refer to Indian Americans and Pakistani Americans born in the United States.^ The country to the south is never called America (though its inhabitants are called Americans and American is used as an adjective).

• Probably not worth fighting over | MetaTalk 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC metatalk.metafilter.com [Source type: Original source]

^ A discussion of the term 'American Indian' is also included.

• Abstracts: Slur patrol. Woe is not me. Coordinates: the new location locution - General interest 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.faqs.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ The use of the slur has a long history in the United States — particularly in Texas — and many Mexican Americans consider it hurtful and offensive, on par with slurs for African Americans.

• Austin news, sports, weather, Longhorns, business | Statesman.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: News]
• KLBJ-AM hosts suspended over ethnic slur | Bubba the Love Sponge® Show 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.btls.com [Source type: General]

.The condescending term is used chiefly by South Asian Immigrants to imply confusion about cultural identity.^ The term "immigrant" is used in the article.

• Racial Slur Shocks Latinos in Hawaii - NAM 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC news.newamericamedia.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ The term suggests someone from an ethnic minority has "sold out" their culture, implying they are "brown on the outside, white on the inside".

• BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bristol | Race slur councillor is suspended 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC news.bbc.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ (Todd) Jeffries noted that the USA Today newspaper uses the term "illegal immigrants" but not the words "illegal" or "illegals" as nouns, and avoids using the term "alien" unless it's in direct a quote.

• American Thinker Blog: Texas radio hosts suspended for 'ethnic slur' (updated) 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.americanthinker.com [Source type: News]

^[2]

Abo / Abbo 

(AUS) Australian Aboriginal person. .Originally, this was simply an informal term for "Aborigine", and was in fact used by Aboriginal people themselves until it started to be considered offensive in 1950s.^ This is used as a highly offensive term for white people in general.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Native people sometimes use the slang term "skins" for themselves.

• Blue Corn Comics -- Red�skin n.  Dated, Offensive, Taboo 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.bluecorncomics.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Is the term used as a derogatory term for black people?

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

.In remoter areas, Aboriginal people still often refer to themselves (quite neutrally) as "Blackfellas" (and whites as "Whitefellas").^ With that being said how is it minorities can say and slur all they want (and they do use white slurs quite often) and there is no recourse for this.

• NorthJersey.com: UPDATE: Man claims officer said racial slur during arrest 17 September 2009 1:11 UTC www.northjersey.com [Source type: News]

^ Nevertheless, a sizable percentage of people to whom this term might apply still hold queer to be a hateful insult, and its use by heterosexuals is often considered offensive.

• Term of abuse 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC be.jahsonic.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Racial prejudice against African-Americans was also very common, and black people were often disparaged as "coons" by bigots in white society.

• The Cajuns' Ethnic Epithet 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.suite101.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.Although "Abo" is still considered quite offensive by many, the pejorative "boong" is now more commonly used when the intent is to deliberately offend, as that word's status as an insult is unequivocal.^ Is more commonly used otherwise?

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

^ I now know it is a racial slur, considered by many to be as bad as the "N-word".

• Letters to the Editor - The Daily Princetonian 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.dailyprincetonian.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Considered by many to be the most offensive word in the English language."

• Probably not worth fighting over | MetaTalk 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC metatalk.metafilter.com [Source type: Original source]

^[3]

Albino 

(U.S.) A term for whites, also a derogatory term for light skinned blacks used by darker skinned blacks.^[4] (see colorism)

Alligator bait 

(U.S.) also "Gator Bait." A black person, especially a black child. More commonly used in states where alligators are found, particularly Florida. .First used in the early 1900s, although some hypothesize the term originated in the late 1800s.^ "The first mistake I made is using the term.

• Austin news, sports, weather, Longhorns, business | Statesman.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: News]

^ First used during the early 1900s to refer to Mexicans who swam across the Rio Grande to avoid border checkpoints, it evolved in the 1950s to be used to disparage not only illegal immigrants but also American citizens of Mexican descent.

• Austin news, sports, weather, Longhorns, business | Statesman.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: News]

^ Although Paramount billed Star Trek: Voyager 's character Tuvok (played by Tim Russ ) as "the first Afro-American Vulcan" in early press materials, it is unlikely that those of extraterrestrial origin would describe themselves thus, or in the terms attributed to Lucasfilm's Gurland.

• New Star Wars Film to Spotlight Rainbow Cast 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.space.com [Source type: General]

^[5]

Alter kacker / alter kocker (Yiddish) / alter kucker / A.K. 

(North America) a disparaging term for elderly Jewish people. The term is of .Yiddish origin (literally meaning old shitter).^ Originally Posted by electrik Where did the word "Honky" come from anyway and what does it literally mean?

• I love negro slurs for white people...they acknowledge our superiority - Page 2 - Stormfront 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.stormfront.org [Source type: General]

^ AM on January 5 Accordiing to wikipedia the word possibly originates from the Old Norse þveit meaning cut, slit, or forest clearing.

• Probably not worth fighting over | MetaTalk 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC metatalk.metafilter.com [Source type: Original source]

^ I've heard some Yiddish speakers argue that shvartze just means black, but that's an old linguistic canard.

• Black Comedy | News and Opinion | Philadelphia Weekly 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.philadelphiaweekly.com [Source type: General]

.First used in the early 1900s.^ First used during the early 1900s to refer to Mexicans who swam across the Rio Grande to avoid border checkpoints, it evolved in the 1950s to be used to disparage not only illegal immigrants but also American citizens of Mexican descent.

• Austin news, sports, weather, Longhorns, business | Statesman.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: News]
• KLBJ-AM hosts suspended over ethnic slur | Bubba the Love Sponge® Show 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.btls.com [Source type: General]

^ James Robertson & Sons, a British manufacturer of jams and preserves, began using the Golliwog as its trademark in the early 1900s.

• The Golliwog Caricature 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.ferris.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• The Golliwog Caricature 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.ferris.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ BUCKWHEAT -- This word was used by blacks in the early 1900s as a greeting, later changed to a derogatory term due to the buffoonish Buckwheat character in the "Little Rascals" films.

• Racial Slurs 20 September 2009 11:46 UTC feastofhateandfear.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^[6]

Anglo-pilferer

An .Anglo-Celtic Australian, possibly of convict lineage.^ Visual and textual illustrations contribute to the invisibility of ethnic and racial minorities by conveying an Anglo-Celtic image of Australian society.

• Language, Race and Ethnicity : UTS Equity and Diversity 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.equity.uts.edu.au [Source type: Reference]

.Based on the belief that all Anglo-Australians are descended from convicts.^ Convict Implies that all Australians are descended from the penal colonies early in Australia's western colonisation.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

Particularly offensive.^[7]

Ann 

(North America) A white woman to a black person — or a black woman who acts too much like a white one. While Miss Ann, also just plain .Ann, is a derisive reference to the white woman, by extension it is applied to any black woman who puts on airs and tries to act like Miss Ann.^ So what if he attempted to look like a white woman?

• Cosmetic surgery in relation to altering ethnic features 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.femininebeauty.info [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Hindus who act Black.

• The Racial Slur Database 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.rsdb.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ They tried to explain why some blacks refer to each other with a slur - so offensive this newspaper refuses to print it here - but become incensed when whites use the same term.

• Siegel tackles stereotypes 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.nypdconfidential.com [Source type: News]

^[8]

Ape 

(U.S.) a black person.^[9]

Apple 

(North America) An .American Indian (Native American) who is "red on the outside, white on the inside."^ The term suggests someone from an ethnic minority has "sold out" their culture, implying they are "brown on the outside, white on the inside".

• BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bristol | Race slur councillor is suspended 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC news.bbc.co.uk [Source type: News]

^ Police arrived to the bar and found Holbrook, who is white, and yelling slurs and profanities at a mostly black crowd outside around 2 a.m., according to a report from Lorain police.

• Man, 62, arrested for yelling racial slurs, trying to attack police officers Morning Journal: Serving Lorain, Erie, Huron and western Cuyahoga counties 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.morningjournal.com [Source type: General]

^ Another version has the team being named for the white men who dressed up as Indians to stage the Boston Tea Party at the start of the American Revolution.

• Blue Corn Comics -- Red�skin n.  Dated, Offensive, Taboo 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.bluecorncomics.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.Used primarily by other American Indians to indicate someone who has lost touch with their cultural identity.^ It's the word diaspora Indians use for each other.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ The school disciplined another student who used a racial epithet to describe Obama after seeing other students celebrating the election.

• Salem students punished for racial slurs | KATU.com - Portland, Oregon | News 20 September 2009 11:46 UTC www.katu.com [Source type: News]
• Racial slurs about Obama result in student discipline | KVAL CBS 13 - News, Weather and Sports - Eugene, OR - Eugene, Oregon | News 20 September 2009 11:46 UTC www.kval.com [Source type: News]

^ Are you of Hispanic/Latino ethnicitythat is, of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race?

• CU-Boulder,PBA: 1998 Community Survey Questionnaire 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Original source]

First used in the 1980s.^[10]

Argie 

(UK) a native of .Argentina (also Argie-bargie : any argument, disagreement, or (typically) sporting event involving Argentina or Argentinians), used by the British press during the Falklands War.^ Just because that was a name the British and Parisienne press used, doesn't make it any less offensive.

• So, are racial slurs in usernames OK now? - Straight Dope Message Board 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC boards.straightdope.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Allegedly, the use of this term to refer to Americans originated in Russia during the Kosovo War in 1999 due to "brotherhood of slavonic peoples" media campaign of that time.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Argies a burlesque term used by the British soldiers in the Falklands War ( 1982 ), and after, adopted like so by the English people.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

.First used in this way by Britain's The Sun newspaper in 1982.^[11] This was however merely a topical usage of a long-standing expression for contentious discussion.^ However, some young British Pakistanis have attempted to reclaim the word and use it in a non-offensive way to refer to themselves.

• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Linux Help forum discussing topics including usage, troubleshooting, modules, and distributions.

• ext3 or vfat for linux boot partition - Dev Shed 20 September 2009 11:27 UTC forums.devshed.com [Source type: General]

^ However I just don't see how you thought the author was using it that way.

• Hackers; Victims of media stereotype 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.adequacy.org [Source type: General]

Asian nigger 

An ethnic slur against Filipinos.^[12]

Aunt Jemima / Aunt Jane / Aunt Mary / Aunt Sally / Aunt Thomasina 

(U.S.) a black woman who "kisses up" to whites, a "sellout", female counterpart of Uncle Tom.^[13]

B

Banana

(North America) An .Asian American who is "yellow on the outside, white on the inside."^ Black on the outside, white on the inside.

• I love negro slurs for white people...they acknowledge our superiority - Page 2 - Stormfront 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.stormfront.org [Source type: General]

^ Mint Blacks White on inside, black on outside.

• I love negro slurs for white people...they acknowledge our superiority - Page 2 - Stormfront 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.stormfront.org [Source type: General]

^ The term suggests someone from an ethnic minority has "sold out" their culture, implying they are "brown on the outside, white on the inside".

• BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bristol | Race slur councillor is suspended 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC news.bbc.co.uk [Source type: News]

.Used primarily by Asians and other Asian Americans to indicate someone who has lost touch with their cultural identity.^ But apparently after the Korean War, the term was then used by American soldiers against the Vietnamese, and currently is more generally used against anyone of Asian descent.

• 8Asians.com » Politics 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.8asians.com [Source type: General]

^ We don't need someone in office that is callous or have an attitude of adhorrence towards Blacks, Hispanics, Asians or any other culture, especially American born.

• New 'N Word' Woe For George Allen - CBS News 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.cbsnews.com [Source type: General]

^ As an anglo-American with a disability, I sometimes use the word "gimp" in a self-deprecating manner among friends, or among other folks with disabilities.

• Exploring race: Jesse uses the N-word, so why can't I? 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC newsblogs.chicagotribune.com [Source type: General]
• Exploring race: Jesse uses the N-word, so why can't I? 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC newsblogs.chicagotribune.com [Source type: General]

^[14]

Beaner

(U.S.) term widely regarded as derogatory, that refers to people of .Mexican descent or, more specifically, mestizos of Central American descent.^ Apparently, that's more of a Central American thing than a Mexican thing, but it works for me.

• Probably not worth fighting over | MetaTalk 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC metatalk.metafilter.com [Source type: Original source]

^ But apparently after the Korean War, the term was then used by American soldiers against the Vietnamese, and currently is more generally used against anyone of Asian descent.

• 8Asians.com » The origin of ethnic slurs 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.8asians.com [Source type: General]
• 8Asians.com » Politics 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.8asians.com [Source type: General]

^ Are you of Hispanic/Latino ethnicitythat is, of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race?

• CU-Boulder,PBA: 1998 Community Survey Questionnaire 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Original source]

^[15][16][17] .The term originates from the prevalence of frijoles pintos and other beans in Mexican food.^ Are you of Hispanic/Latino ethnicitythat is, of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race?

• CU-Boulder,PBA: 1998 Community Survey Questionnaire 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ As a teacher of mostly Mexican students, I sometimes hear my students referring each other in derogatory terms — "beaner," "mojado" (translation: "wetback"), etc.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ I'm not offended by being called a "beaner" or any other term because I don't look down Mexicans.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^[17][18]

Boche; bosche; bosch 

(France; U.S.; UK) a German [shortened from French alboche, a combination of French caboche (head) and allemand (German)].^[19]

Bog Irish 

(UK, Ireland) a person of common or low class Irish ancestry.^[20][21]

Bogan 

(Australian) a person who is, or is perceived to be, of a lower-class background. According to the stereotype, the speech and mannerisms of "bogans" indicate poor education, cheap clothing and uncultured upbringing. 'Bogans' usually reside in economically disadvantaged suburbs or rural areas.

Bohunk 

(North America) a person of east-central European descent. Originally referred to those of Bohemian (now Czech Republic) descent. .Was commonly used toward Ukrainian immigrants during the early 20th century.^ First used during the early 1900s to refer to Mexicans who swam across the Rio Grande to avoid border checkpoints, it evolved in the 1950s to be used to disparage not only illegal immigrants but also American citizens of Mexican descent.

• Austin news, sports, weather, Longhorns, business | Statesman.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: News]

^ The earliest known use of the word honky as a slur was directed against Polish immigrants who had come to America in the early 20 th century and were taking jobs away blacks in the industrial North.

• Origins of Infamous Ethnic Slurs - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: General]

^ Shape of head, late 19th/early 20th century American word.

• The Racial Slur Database 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.rsdb.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^[22] See also hunky.

Boong / bong / bung

(Aus) Australian aboriginal.^[23] .Related to the Australian English slang word bung, meaning "dead", "infected", "dysfunctional". From bung, to go bung "Originally to die, then to break down, go bankrupt, cease to function [Ab.^ The OED notes that the word alcatraz was originally applied to the frigatebird; the modification to albatross was perhaps influenced by Latin alba meaning "white", in contrast to frigatebirds which are black.

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Some say it originated from the Oromo word 'gaiaana' meaning river in Oromiffa.

• Ethiopia: ethnic Oromo History 101 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC nazret.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ History The word "monsoon" appears to have originated from the Arabic word "موسم" ( mausem ), which means season .

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

bong dead]".^[24] Highly offensive. [First used in 1847 by JD Lang, Cooksland, 430]^[25]

Boonga / boong / bunga / boonie 

(New Zealand) a Pacific Islander [alteration of boong].^[26]

Bounty Bar 

A .Bounty chocolate bar, being composed of coconut coated with chocolate, is white on the inside and brown on the outside.^ Coconut — refers to brown on the outside and white on the inside.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Coconut , Perjorative term for Aboriginal, implying they are brown on the outside and white inside.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ A roughly equivalent term (for African-Americans) is Oreo, from the chocolate sandwich cookie with white filling (implying that one is black on the outside but white on the inside).

• List of ethnic slurs 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.experiencefestival.com [Source type: General]

.As with "wigger", this is a both a subcultural and ethnic slur.^ Otherwise, sure it's a sign of both respect and maturity to not use ethnic or religious slurs, but where's the fun in that?

• Blog : Difference between racism and using ethnic slurs. 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC personals.theonion.com [Source type: Original source]
• Blog : Difference between racism and using ethnic slurs. 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC personals.techtv.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Wog is both an ethnic slur and a racial epithet.

• The Golliwog Caricature 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.ferris.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• The Golliwog Caricature 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.ferris.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.The immediate target is criticized for having the cultural values of a different ethnic group, with the implication that the ethnic group in question is bad or inferior.^ The solution is not to criticize them for identifying with their ethnic group.

• Canada’s integration problem is racism, not multiculturalism: study « Restructure! 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC restructure.wordpress.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Come back to Ethiopia and listen to the heart beats of the different ethnic group.

• Ethiopia: ethnic Oromo History 101 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC nazret.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ I hate our so called leaders because, for their narrow political interests, they spread hatred anong different ethnic groups so that they can stay in power for a longtime.

• Torturing and ethnic slur on Amhara prisoners | EMF 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC ethioforum.org [Source type: Original source]

."Coconut" and "Oreo" are used in the same way.^ Coo (Connio) a burlesque term used in Chile , due to the frequent use of this word by Spaniards (in the same way as English speakers use "Fuck").

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ This is made even funnier when Toofer later attempts to use the N-Word in the same way and everyone reacts with offence that he has just "dropped the N-bomb"...

• N Word Privileges - Television Tropes & Idioms 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC tvtropes.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ The only way he wouldn't know if he used it is if he at one point didn't think there was much significance to whether he used it, and that raises the same issues.

• George Allen, James Webb, and Race - Parableman 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC parablemania.ektopos.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^[27]

Brownie 

(U.S.) a. a person of mixed white and black ancestry; a mulatto. b. (U.S.) a young, brown-skinned person 1940s-1950s^[28]

Buffie 

a. black person.^[29]

b. (U.S.) a young, brown-skinned person 1940s-1950s^[28]

C

Camel Jockey 

A slur against people of Middle-Eastern descent.^[30]

CBCD 

(.Subcontinentals in Canada) - Canadian-Born Confused Desi - Similar to ABCD, but used for Canadian-born South Asians who are confused about their cultural identity.^ Or can that word only be used by South Asians?

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ We don't need someone in office that is callous or have an attitude of adhorrence towards Blacks, Hispanics, Asians or any other culture, especially American born.

• New 'N Word' Woe For George Allen - CBS News 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.cbsnews.com [Source type: General]

^ However, it was used within the context of army culture, which is similar to some working-class cultures, where people refer to each other using insulting names.

• Liberal Conspiracy » What century do our monarchs live in? 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.liberalconspiracy.org [Source type: Original source]

^[31]

Celestial 

a race-specific term used to describe .Chinese immigrants in the United States, Canada and Australia during the 19th century.^ Five journalists who covered the most tumultuous of 20th century times are being honored by the United States Postal Service.

• K-E-M-I-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S FOCUSES ON Canada and USA Media News and Gossip: October 2007 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.keminications.com [Source type: General]

^ In the United States towns with large French immigrant populations are sometimes called "frog town."

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ It doesn’t matter if its Canada’s province of British Columbia or in the United States.

• Is the BNP Racist? : The British National Party 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.bnp.org.uk [Source type: Original source]

.The term was widely used in the popular mass media of the day.^ Allegedly, the use of this term to refer to Americans originated in Russia during the Kosovo War in 1999 due to "brotherhood of slavonic peoples" media campaign of that time.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ On the other hand, there seems to be no outrage in the media about using the term "Jew".

• CNN.com - Inside the Middle East - Blog 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

^ As an August 16 Post article further noted, Allen subsequently apologized for his use of the term, claiming his remarks "have been greatly misunderstood by members of the media."

• In reporting Allen's use of derogatory North African word "macaca," most major media outlets ignored Allen's familial ties to region | Media Matters for America 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC mediamatters.org [Source type: News]

The term is derived from their status as subjects of the Son of Heaven, the Chinese Emperor.

Charlie 

(North America) a mildly derogatory term used by African Americans, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, to refer to a white person (from James Baldwin's novel, Blues For Mr. Charlie). The same word was also a generally non-pejorative slang term used by American troops during the Vietnam War as a short-hand term for Vietnamese guerrillas: it was shortened from "Victor Charlie", the NATO phonetic alphabet for Viet Cong, or VC.^[32]

Chee-chee 

( or Chi-Chi ) an anglo-indian or Eurasian half-caste [probably from Hindi chi-chi fie!, literally, dirt]^[33]

Chinaman 

(Worldwide English) Chinese person, used in the gold rush and railway-construction eras in western North America, when discrimination against Chinese was common.^.[34] Though widely used historically without offensive intent, the term today generates controversy when still used in geographic places associated or resembling Chinese.^ Add to that, historical intent with which it has been used.

• Pickled Politics » Who still uses the word ‘chinky’? 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.pickledpolitics.com [Source type: Original source]

^ The term China*** was used much in the same way as n*gger widely during the second half of the 19th century, and is still used today, much in the way that the word n*gger is still used today...not as widely, but the same racist connotation still exists.

• CBS Wrong to Allow �Chinaman� Slur - NAM 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC news.ncmonline.com [Source type: General]

^ But apparently after the Korean War, the term was then used by American soldiers against the Vietnamese, and currently is more generally used against anyone of Asian descent.

• 8Asians.com » The origin of ethnic slurs 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.8asians.com [Source type: General]
• 8Asians.com » Politics 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.8asians.com [Source type: General]

.Fowler's Dictionary of English Usage as late as 1956 describes it as the term for a Chinese person, whereas the term Chinese was only used as an adjective for things.^ Battery is for short term use only.

• Google Christmas Present 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.shawnhogan.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ For personal use only.

• The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.rottentomatoes.com.edgesuite.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ The term, so used, is often collective in sense, describing a community of Musims or Middle-Eastern people, rather than directed towards a particular individual.

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.Though it is widely used as an ironic self-reference by many North Americans of Chinese descent, and is still heard in the lyrics to the 70s song "Kung Fu Fighting" and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift movie song "Tokyo Drift" by the Teriyaki Boyz, it tends to generate objections in modern times, especially in the US where Asian-American is the preferred nomenclature.^ Many Americans may not know, but many of us do, and still tend to just shorthand it.

• Probably not worth fighting over | MetaTalk 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC metatalk.metafilter.com [Source type: Original source]

^ First used during the early 1900s to refer to Mexicans who swam across the Rio Grande to avoid border checkpoints, it evolved in the 1950s to be used to disparage not only illegal immigrants but also American citizens of Mexican descent.

• Austin news, sports, weather, Longhorns, business | Statesman.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.statesman.com [Source type: News]

^ The song has also been used in TV commercials for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (with many music critics denouncing the usage of the song to promote peppy cruises) and as the theme music to The Jim Rome Show , a nationally-syndicated American sports talk show .

• Iggy Pop - Bucketheadland 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC buckethead.wikia.com [Source type: General]

.(Note that in cricket, the term "chinaman" is used in a non-ethnic sense to refer to a left-handed bowler who uses a wrist spin action, and that a chinaman was also a type of 18th and 19th C. merchant ship, or a dealer in china ware.^ I am not aware of any derogatory term used to refer to them.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ The term “macaca” refers to a genus of monkey and is used as an ethnic slur.

• "Humiliated and Appalled," Virginia Student Calls for Apology From Sen. Allen for 'Macaca' Slur 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.democracynow.org [Source type: General]

^ This term was widely used in the 18th and 19th centuries.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

)

Cheese-eating surrender monkey 

(.UK, USA, Canada) A Frenchman, from the perceived proclivity of the French to surrender, and the huge variety of French cheeses available^[35].^ Here in Canada we are sensitive to the use of the term "America" to mean the USA, but that usage is extremely common in the UK, in eastern Europe, and in Europe in general.

• 'Just World News' with Helena Cobban: Is "Yank" or "Yankee" a slur? 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC justworldnews.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Polish Cheese-eating Surrender Monkey , referring to the French surrender of WWII. Csiga Hungarian for snail.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ It’s not an offensive term in the USA or Canada, but it’s seen as a racist word in the UK. .

• Golliwogs, Sooty and Pakis… | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.racialicious.com [Source type: Original source]

Ching Chong 

(U.S. and Canada) Mocking the language of or a person of perceived Chinese or East Asian descent. .An offensive term which has raised considerable controversy when used by celebrities such as Rosie O'Donnell.^ I also find the term highly offensive knowing the orginal motivation behind such a word was hatred and bigotry.

• Napo Discussion Forum: Prince Harry's Inappropriae use of "P***" 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.napo.org.uk [Source type: General]

^ The term was particularly used by World War I poets, such as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon.

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ I can understand Mr. Johnson's objection to this letter and why he believes that it is offensive, however he shows a misunderstanding of some terms used in the computer world.

• Hackers; Victims of media stereotype 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.adequacy.org [Source type: General]

^[36]

Chink/Chinky 

(U.S., UK, and India) used to refer to people of perceived .Chinese descent, and by extension for other East Asians.^ This situation simply shows that this country has a long way to go to equate the plights and problems of Chinese-americans and other asian americans with blacks and whites.

• How Much Is Too PC? - Gothamist 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC gothamist.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ East Asian cuisines, like Chinese cuisine uses sesame seeds and oil in some dishes, such as the dim sum dish, sesame seed balls ().

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ You forgot the noses in the Africans and the wider faces and larger jaws in East Asians, to mention some other differences.

• Cosmetic surgery in relation to altering ethnic features 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.femininebeauty.info [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.Considered extremely derogatory, although at least one US school proudly used the term as a sports mascot until the 1980s.^ I am not aware of any derogatory term used to refer to them.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ British Brit slaves Although this is a rarely used term, it is considered extremely derogatory to Australians.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Is the term used as a derogatory term for black people?

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

^[37]

Cholo

(Latin American Spanish, USA) used in Latin America to refer to people of perceived .Amerindian or Mestizo descent; used in the USA to refer to people of perceived Mestizo descent, especially teenagers and young people in the lowrider subculture.^ However, it was used within the context of army culture, which is similar to some working-class cultures, where people refer to each other using insulting names.

• Liberal Conspiracy » What century do our monarchs live in? 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.liberalconspiracy.org [Source type: Original source]

^ Japoronga a non derogatory term used in Brazil to refer to Japanese people and Nipo-Brazilians .

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Allegedly, the use of this term to refer to Americans originated in Russia during the Kosovo War in 1999 due to "brotherhood of slavonic peoples" media campaign of that time.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

It may be derogatory depending on circumstances. Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo was nicknamed "el Cholo".^[38]

Chonky 

refers to a person of Chinese heritage with white attributes whether being a personality aspect or physical aspect. ^[39][40]

Christ killer 

a Jew, an allusion to Jewish deicide

Chug

(Canada) refers to an individual of aboriginal descent.^[41]

Coconut

(New Zealand) A Pacific Islander. Named after the coconut, the nut from the coconut palm.^[42]

(UK) A black person who exhibits behavior associated with caucasians; (US) a Hispanic person trying to be 'white'. ^[43]

(South Africa) A black person who acts white^[44]

Coolie

(North America) unskilled Asian labor, usually Chinese (originally used in 19th-century for Chinese railroad labor). Possibly from Hindi kuli, day laborer.^[45] .Also racial epithet for Indo-Caribbean people, especially in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and South African Indians.^ The British seem to be far more racist towards desis, most of whom are from Pakistani Punjab or Indian Punjab, than they are towards people of african ancestry, most of whom I think are from the Caribbean region.

• Shilpa Shames Them All - Sepia Mutiny 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

^ American Indian or Alaska Native: Having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and maintaining tribal affiliation or community attachment.

• CU-Boulder,PBA: 1998 Community Survey Questionnaire 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ British Indo-Caribbean community Indian community of London Punjabi Gujarati Parsi Tamil ( British Tamils ) Related groups .

• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Coon 

(U.S. and U.K) a black person. Possibly from Portuguese barraco, a building constructed to hold slaves for sale (1837).^[46][47] Popularized by the song "Zip Coon", played at Minstrel shows in the 1830s.

Coonass, or Coon-ass

(U.S.) a person of Cajun ethnicity.^[48]

Cracker 

(U.S.) poor Appalachian or poor Southerner, a white person, first used in the 19th century.^[49]

Crow 

a black person,^[50] spec. a black woman.

Cunt-eyed 

(U.S.) adjective: a person with slanted eyes (first used in the 1910s)^[51]

Curry-muncher/Curry-slurper 

(Australia, Africa, New Zealand) a person of East Indian origin.^[52]

D

Dago

(U.S.) an Italian or person of Italian descent. .In the UK it can refer also to Spaniards or Portuguese, possibly derived from the Spanish name "Diego".^[53] It is used in the 2008 feature film Valkyrie by the character of Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel (portrayed by Kenneth Cranham) who says that some officer should "shoot that dago bastard" (meaning Italian dictator Benito Mussolini).^ But some say she should not have called at all.

• 3 amigos get suds; she gets scorn - Roger Simon - POLITICO.com 20 September 2009 11:27 UTC www.politico.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ DAGO -- Originally used to classify any Italian, Spaniard or Portuguese, derived from the name Diego.

• Racial Slurs 20 September 2009 11:46 UTC feastofhateandfear.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ I mean it when I say you should be banned.

• Daily Kos: Ethnic Slurs on DailyKos 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.dailykos.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Darky / darkey / darkie

noun. .Used as a term for a black person, which may cause offence.^ Randall uses the term "porch monkey", to the horror of his coworkers and the (black) customers.

• N Word Privileges - Television Tropes & Idioms 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC tvtropes.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ However, in social groups where whites and blacks are very close, it's not uncommon to see it used as a term of endearment across the racial bounds.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ Also used to describe segregationist laws in the south, but I recently read about a bus driver who was fired for using the term to describe a black person.

• The Racial Slur Database 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC racialslurs.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• I love negro slurs for white people...they acknowledge our superiority - Page 2 - Stormfront 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.stormfront.org [Source type: General]

^[54] Randall Kennedy's Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word notes that some judges have considered "darky" a "term of endearment." See also Minstrel show. In South Africa, however, it is not considered either racist or offensive, but is quite acceptable ^[55]

Dhoti

In .Nepal the word Dhoti is often used as an ethnic slur against the Madhesi community of Nepal and Indians by the majority population of Nepal.^ It's the word diaspora Indians use for each other.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ When have I ever used ethnic slurs.

• Lucky's rants - Page 2 - StatCounter User Forum 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC forum.statcounter.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Used by Indians as a slur for black people.

• The Racial Slur Database 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.rsdb.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• I love negro slurs for white people...they acknowledge our superiority - Page 2 - Stormfront 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.stormfront.org [Source type: General]

.This may be because of the popularity of dhotis in the terai region and the bordering Indian states.^ No matter what it may or may not say about Britain, the British, India, the Indians, or the state of mutual or self perception among these, we can't forget that this moment is profoundly manufactured.

• Shilpa Shames Them All - Sepia Mutiny 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Saurav on May 15, 2005 5:15 AM · Direct link Because desis and Arabs are the same, brown people from that-thar region who need to be killed.

• Huffington Toast (updated) - Sepia Mutiny 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

^[56]

Dink

an Asian, esp. a Vietnamese. .Also used as a disparaging term for a North Vietnamese soldier or guerrilla in the Vietnam War.^ Allegedly, the use of this term to refer to Americans originated in Russia during the Kosovo War in 1999 due to "brotherhood of slavonic peoples" media campaign of that time.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Argies a burlesque term used by the British soldiers in the Falklands War ( 1982 ), and after, adopted like so by the English people.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Plot Summary: During the Vietnam war, a girl is taken from her village by five American soldiers.

• Download PDA & Pocket PC movies in DVD quality. 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC pda-movie.com [Source type: General]

Origin: 1965–70, Americanism^[57]

Dogan, dogun 

(CAN) .Irish Catholic [19th century on; origin uncertain: perhaps from Dugan, an Irish surname].^ Smoked Irish Blacks Irish, especially during the late 19th early 20th century, were thought of as no better than "******s," and conversely, blacks were associated with them.

• I love negro slurs for white people...they acknowledge our superiority - Page 2 - Stormfront 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.stormfront.org [Source type: General]

^[58]

Dune coon 

(US) Derogatory term used for Arabs.^[59]

Dutchman 

noun. .(1) 19th century on, Dutch being corrupted from the Pennsylvania German self-descriptive word Deitsch.^ Shape of head, late 19th/early 20th century American word.

• The Racial Slur Database 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.rsdb.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Gouda cheese variety Grachtenscheier German word which literally describes a person that shits into the typical Dutch canals (gracht).

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ In Southern black speech in the 19th century, the word "baby" referred to both a baby and a child's "doll."

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

Anyone of Germanic heritage (as with Anglo-Celtic Pennsylvanians) a Pennsylvania German; (2) (mid-1800s to 1920s) a foreigner, especially one who does not speak English well; (3) a bar keeper;^[60] (4) anglophone South African whites, used for Afrikaner^[61]

E

Eight ball 

A Negro; slang, usually used disparagingly^[62]

Eskimo 

A native North American from the northernmost inhabitable areas. In some areas it is considered pejorative, in others not, see "Eskimo" for details

Eyetie 

(British) an Italian person; slang, usually used disparagingly. Originated through the mispronunciation of "Italian" as "Eye-talian." ^[63]

F

Fenian 

(.Northern Ireland and west of Scotland Protestants) originally the name of a political movement, the Fenian Brotherhood, but now a derogatory term aimed at Catholics, especially those thought to sympathise with the IRA.^ Allegedly, the use of this term to refer to Americans originated in Russia during the Kosovo War in 1999 due to "brotherhood of slavonic peoples" media campaign of that time.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Also used by some Northern Irish in reference to those from the Republic of Ireland, which is to the South.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ If it did, you could have said of the Nazi Germany that they were a christian movement in politics, because they were backed by the Pope and preached that the superior race must be protestant.

• CNN.com - Inside the Middle East - Blog 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

^[64]

Flip 

(Western World) A derogatory term for Filipinos.^[65]

Free Stater 

(.Northern Ireland) a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, especially to Ulster Protestants.^ Also used by some Northern Irish in reference to those from the Republic of Ireland, which is to the South.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

.Also used by Irish Republicans to refer to Irish people who they believe are less than patriotic.^ This is who they are people.

• CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - GOP officials apologize for Jewish stereotype « - Blogs from CNN.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Who attack people for who they are not for anything.

• Torturing and ethnic slur on Amhara prisoners | EMF 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC ethioforum.org [Source type: Original source]

^ The people who use them most are also the subject of them.

• "Ghettopoly" Outrages Religious Idiots [Archive] - JREF Forum 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC forums.randi.org [Source type: General]

^[66]

Fritz 

(UK, France, Hungary ("fricc"), Poland [Fryc], Russia [фриц] ) a German [from Friedrich (Frederick)].^[67]

Frog 

(Canada, UK and US) A French person. .Prior to 1800s, referred to the Dutch (as they were stereotyped as being marsh-dwellers).^ Transformers sometimes refer to humans as 'insects' (despite humans not being insects ), although obviously not when they transform into insects .

• Fantastic Slurs - Television Tropes & Idioms 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC tvtropes.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Coming from a state that is stereotyped as being full of "rednecks", they should be especially careful to avoid at least the appearance of bigotry.

• CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - GOP officials apologize for Jewish stereotype « - Blogs from CNN.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ They may refer to themselves as being "Jewish", but these extremists have been ostracized by the Jewish community, just as many Muslims and Arabs would like to ostracize the extremists and terrorists in their midst.

• CNN.com - Inside the Middle East - Blog 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

.When France became Britain's main enemy, replacing the Dutch, the epithet transferred to them,^[68][69] due to the French recipe for eating frogs' legs (see comparable French term Rosbif).^ Eat at Joe's, we serve frog legs.

• Wopburger won't be whacked from Blue Parrot menu after all : Rocky Talk Live : Rocky Mountain News 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC blogs.rockymountainnews.com [Source type: General]

^ Les rosbifs , "The roast beefs ", is a mocking term used in France , as they say it is the only thing that British chefs can adequately cook.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Hungarian term, meaning "frog-eater" or "frog-eater French" after the common conception of the French eating things inedible for "normal" people.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

.Also used in Canada to refer to both the French and French Canadians, and occasionally incorrectly as more broadly to people from Quebec who are not, in fact, necessarily French or French speaking.^ Not obscure to someone who speaks French.

• Allen And The “Macaca” Incident (Video) 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.outsidethebeltway.com [Source type: General]

^ The people who use them most are also the subject of them.

• "Ghettopoly" Outrages Religious Idiots [Archive] - JREF Forum 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC forums.randi.org [Source type: General]

^ Used in French-speaking Switzerland .

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^[70]

Fuzzy-Wuzzy 

(UK) Colonialist term used to refer to the Hadendoa warriors in the 19th Century.

G

Gable 

a black person.^[29]

Gin 

(AUS) an Aboriginal woman.^[71]

Ginger 

(U.K.) A white person with red hair and a pale complexion often accompanied by freckles. Its use is considered derogatory in the British Isles. It is sometimes pronounced with two hard Gs. ^[72]

Gin jockey 

(AUS) a white person having casual sex with an Aboriginal woman. Pejorative. See also gin burglar^[73]

Ginzo 

(U.S.) an Italian-American.^[74]

Golliwog 

A predominately UK expression which originally was a children's literature character and type of black doll but which eventually became to be used as a jibe against people with dark skins, most commonly Afro-Caribbeans.^[75]

Gook 

a derogatory term for Asians, used especially for enemy soldiers.^.[76] Its use as an ethnic slur has been traced to U.S. Marines serving in the Philippines in the early 20th century.^ Shape of head, late 19th/early 20th century American word.

• The Racial Slur Database 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.rsdb.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Blog : Difference between racism and using ethnic slurs.

• Blog : Difference between racism and using ethnic slurs. 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC personals.techtv.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Do not use profanity, ethnic or racial slurs, or take shots at anyone's sexual orientation or religion.

• Austin TX music: Music listings, bands, music news, reviews, SXSW and ACL | Austin360.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.austin360.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^[76][77] .The earliest recorded example is dated 1920.^[78] It gained widespread notice as a result of the Korean and Vietnam wars.^ Vietnamese Charlie - shortened from radio code "Victor Charlie", meaning "V.C." ( Vietcong ) used in the Vietnam War Gook - Korean morpheme for "country" that was carried over to the Vietnamese.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ The exceptions were 1982 (the Falklands War led the Conservatives to make small gains) and 1986 (the Conservatives’ worst set of results was 1985).

• politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » How damaging will this be for Harriet? 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC politicalbetting.com [Source type: General]

^[76]

Greaseball, Greaser

(US) a person of Italian descent. Or rarely, a person of Hispanic descent.^[79]

Gringo

a foreigner; especially used disparagingly against North Americans and North Europeans in Latin America. .(from the Spanish word "griego", meaning Greek or possibly as a contraction of "green coat", representing the 19th century uniform of the US Army.^ Spanish word meaning monkey.

• I love negro slurs for white people...they acknowledge our superiority - Page 2 - Stormfront 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.stormfront.org [Source type: General]

^ Shape of head, late 19th/early 20th century American word.

• The Racial Slur Database 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.rsdb.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ In Spanish the opposite is true, with one word able to portray many entirely different meanings.

• Black/white/coloured? - Debates & Discussions - Opera Community 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC my.opera.com [Source type: General]

.In Roman days, foreigners were usually divided into Greeks and Barbarians.^ (The ancient Greeks, incidentally, coined barbarian in the same spirit; the word imitates the incomprehensible babble of foreign tongues.

• List of ethnic slurs 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.experiencefestival.com [Source type: General]

.The use of the term Greek for something foreign or unintelligible can also be seen in the expression "it's Greek to me".)^[80].^ Ferringhee , or feringhi Old Hindustani term, meaning 'foreigner' and still used in India.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ If anything, the word "Paki," to 'us,' is seen as an ethnocentric term used in a "holier than thou" sort of way.

• It's Actually Not That Racist - Sepia Mutiny 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Australians 51st Staters A term sometimes used to highlight Australia's intimate cultural and foreign policy ties with America.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

.The term lends itself to derogatory or paternalistic connotations, but in most of the contexts it may not be meant pejoratively.^ I understand exactly why he took offense; "monkey" is indeed a pejorative term for blacks, and it is in fact used that way, but that is not how I meant it.

• Allen And The “Macaca” Incident (Video) 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.outsidethebeltway.com [Source type: General]

^ While it may be a derogatory term in the context of those rules and that history, it remains to be a word of great value to many Pakistanis who are "proud to be Paki."

• It's Actually Not That Racist - Sepia Mutiny 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

^ It is clear from the context Rice placed the words "leggy Aunt Jemima tar baby pickaninny minstrel mammy" that she found the term to be derogatory or inflammatory.

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

Groid

(US) A black person. Offensive. Derived from "negroid".^[81]

Gub, Gubba 

(AUS) Aboriginal pejorative term for white people^[82]

Gweilo, gwailo, or kwai lo (鬼佬) 

(used in South of Mainland China and Hong Kong) A White man. Loosely translated as "foreign devil;" more literally, might be "ghost dude/bloke/guy/etc." Gwei means "ghost." .The color white is associated with ghosts in China.^ In China it is common for white people to be referred to by the Mandarin word for ghost.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

A lo is a regular guy (i.e. a fellow, a chap, or a bloke).^[83] Once a mark of xenophobia, the word is now in general, informal use^[84] but still considered derogatory.

Guido

(US) An Italian-American male. Most of the times offensive. Derives from the Italian given name, Guido. .Used mostly in the NYC Metro Area as a stereotype to working-class metrosexual Italian-Americans.^ However, it was used within the context of army culture, which is similar to some working-class cultures, where people refer to each other using insulting names.

• Liberal Conspiracy » What century do our monarchs live in? 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.liberalconspiracy.org [Source type: Original source]

^ Guinea Refers to the Guinea Coast of Africa; using this slur is a very offensive way of implying that Italian-Americans are non-whites.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Although the results highlighted may be those affecting Italian-Americans, this is not to deny the stereotyping that occurs with other racial and ethnic groups.

• RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUP DEFAMATION: A SPEECH-FRIENDLY PROPOSAL 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.bc.edu [Source type: Original source]

^[85]

Gypsy, Gyppo, gippo, gypo, gyppie, gyppy, gipp 

a. A Roma person . b. (UK and Australia) Egyptians.^[86]

H

Hajji, Hadji, Haji 

(US) Used by some U.S. servicemembers to describe Iraqis or Arabs.^[87][88]

Half Caste 

(UK) Derogatory term against people who are born of mixed race. ^[89]

Haole 

(US, Hawaiian) A non-native, used by Hawaiians mainly to refer to whites (less commonly to refer to non-Hawaiians). Can be used neutrally, dependent on context. ^[90].

Heeb, Hebe

(U.S.) offensive term for a Jewish person, derived from the word "Hebrew".^[91][92]

Hindoo 

(AUS) 19th century, Hindu. Often not offensive.^[93]

Honky also spelled "honkey" or "honkie" 

(1) (U.S.) An offensive term for a white person. Derived from an African-American pronunciation of "hunky", the disparaging term for a Hungarian laborer. The first record of its use as an insulting term for a white person dates from the 1950s.^[94]

House Nigger 

(U.S.) A derogatory term for affluent or highly-educated African-Americans. Derived from the fact that African slaves who worked in the homes of their masters gained their favor, and were able to advance socially by reporting suspicious slaves and or activity.^[95]

Hun 

(U.S. and U.K.) A derogatory term for Germans, especially German soldiers; popular during World War I.^[96] Also an offensive term for a Protestant in Northern Ireland.^[97][98].

Hymie 

(U.S.) offensive term for a .Jewish person, derived from the personal name Hyman (from the Hebrew name Chayyim).^ Hymie (North America, esp among Blacks) from the supposedly typical Jewish first names "Hyman" or "Chaim", which comes from the Hebrew word for "life".

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ LJ "I'm also wondering why a Korean person is trying to get a Jewish establishment to change its name because it's derogatory towards Chinese people?"

• How Much Is Too PC? - Gothamist 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC gothamist.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ I'm also wondering why a Korean person is trying to get a Jewish establishment to change its name because it's derogatory towards Chinese people?

• How Much Is Too PC? - Gothamist 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC gothamist.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Jesse Jackson provoked controversy by referring to New York City as "Hymietown" in 1984.^[99]

I

Ikey / ike / iky 

a Jew [from Isaac]^[100]

Ikey-mo / ikeymo 

a Jew [from Isaac and Moses]^[101]

Indon 

(Malaysia, Singapore) derogatory term for an Indonesian person.^[102]

Injun 

an offensive term for a Native American.^[103]

J

Jap 

(US, especially during World War II) a Japanese soldier or national, or anyone of Japanese descent.

Jerry 

(Commonwealth, especially during World War II) a. a German national. b. a German soldier [Probably an alteration of German].^[104] Origin of Jerry can.

Jigaboo, jiggabo, jigarooni, jijjiboo, zigabo, jig, jigg, jigga, jigger 

(U.S. and UK) a black person (JB) with stereotypical Black features (e.g. dark skin, wide nose, and big lips).^[105] Jiggaboo or jigabo is from a Bantu verb tshikabo, meaning meek or servile.^[106] .There might also be a historical connotation with peek-a-boo, boo boo, boogie and boogie man.^ The use of the term 'Brit' or 'Aussie' is not the same, simply because there are no negative connotations historically or socially attached to those words.

• Napo Discussion Forum: Prince Harry's Inappropriae use of "P***" 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.napo.org.uk [Source type: General]

Jock, jocky, jockie 

(UK) A Scottish person, dialect form of personal name John. Occasionally used by the English as an insult.^[107] but also in respectful reference to elite Scottish, particularly Highland troops, e.g. the 9th (Scottish) Division. .Same vein as the English insult for the French, as Frogs.^ Rosbifs In France and Wallonia , comes from the french perception that the English eat a lot of Roast beef, which is similar in that respect to the English calling the French 'Frogs'.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

Jungle bunny 

(U.S. and UK) a Black person.^[108]

K

Kaffir, kaffer, kaffir, kafir, kaffre, kuffar 

(South Africa) a. a black person. Very offensive. .Usage: Kaffir Boy was a famous autobiographical book by Mark Mathabane about his childhood in South Africa.^ This usage is popular in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia—as well as expatriate communities from these areas.

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Kaffir Blacks In apartheit South Africa, it meant much the same as '******' does in the United States.

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.(The South African Consul General in Lethal Weapon 2 calls Danny Glover a kaffir and Mel Gibson a 'kaffir lover'.) b. also caffer or caffre: a non-Muslim.^ So I guess then you never call yourself "South African" in reference to just the Republic of South Africa?

• 'Just World News' with Helena Cobban: Is "Yank" or "Yankee" a slur? 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC justworldnews.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ In non-Arabic-speaking countries it is known by other names, such as Indian millet , African millet , pearl millet , Guinea corn and Kaffir corn .

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.c. a member of a people inhabiting the Hindu Kush mountains of north-east Afghanistan.^ Swahili is the mother tongue of the Swahili people who inhabit a 1500 km stretch of the East African coast from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique.

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^ Also, in everyday speech in the UK, the word "Asian" is often understood to refer to people of South Asian ancestry, whereas in North America that word would be understood to refer to people of East Asian ancestry.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ Wog from Golliwog, Primarily British use for inhabitants of the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and the Subcontinent.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

.Origin is from the Arab word kafir meaning infidel used in the early Arab trading posts in Africa.^ Depending on how it is spelled, the word macaca could mean either a monkey that inhabits the Eastern Hemisphere or a town in South Africa.

• TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.prospect.org [Source type: General]

^ Beeing Arabic is not easy everyday and some people even use the word 'arab' as an insult.

• CNN.com - Inside the Middle East - Blog 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Originally Posted by Maastricht Oh, your objection was to the word Hottentot ?

• So, are racial slurs in usernames OK now? - Straight Dope Message Board 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC boards.straightdope.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.The term is still used as a pejorative by Islamists in such a context.^ Using it as a pejorative is still a slur .

• xkcd • View topic - Slurs 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC forums.xkcd.com [Source type: General]

^ I understand exactly why he took offense; "monkey" is indeed a pejorative term for blacks, and it is in fact used that way, but that is not how I meant it.

• Allen And The “Macaca” Incident (Video) 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.outsidethebeltway.com [Source type: General]

^ The term was particularly used by World War I poets, such as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon.

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.The term passed into modern usage through the British, who used the term to refer to the mixed groupings of people displaced by Shaka when he organized the Zulu nation.^ I am not aware of any derogatory term used to refer to them.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ Is the term used as a derogatory term for black people?

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

^ The term "Sidamo" is used to one of the ethnic groups of those peoples.

• Ethiopia: ethnic Oromo History 101 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC nazret.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

These groups (consisting of Mzilikaze, Matiwani, Mantatisi, Flingoe, Hottentot, and Xhosa peoples inhabited the region from the Cape of Good Hope to the Limpopo river) fought the British in the Kaffir Wars 1846–1848, 1850–1852, and 1877–1878.)^[109][110] See also Kaffir (Historical usage in southern Africa)

Kike or kyke 

(U.S.) a Jew. From kikel, Yiddish for "circle". Immigrant Jews signed legal documents with an "O" (similar to an "X").^[111]

Kraut (from Sauerkraut) 

(North America and Commonwealth) Derogatory U.S. and British term for a .German,^[112] most specifically during World War II.^ Nips - used primarily in World War II , abbreviation for Nippon-koku , which is a Japanese word for "Japan".

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Japs/Jappers - used primarily in World War II due to the Japanese attack on the United States military bases in Pearl Harbor in [1941].

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Crucco , used in Italy , derives from kruh ( bread in Croatian ), and was used at first referring to southern Slavs , then to Austro-Hungarians and finally to Germans (since the World War II ).

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

L

Limey 

(US) A British person. Comes from the historical British naval practice of giving sailors limes to stave off scurvy.^[113]

Lace Curtain Irish

(U.S.) were poor immigrants who had designs on becoming more upwardly mobile. In other words, they were considered social climbers by the other Irish immigrants. The term is usually far from being a compliment.^[114][115]

M

Mack, Mick, Mickey, Mickey Finn 

a. (Britain, Commonwealth and U.S.) an Irish person or a person of Irish descent. Mick is considered more offensive in the U.K. and U.S.. From the prefix "Mc"/"Mac" meaning "son of" that is commonly found in Irish surnames. .b. (Australia) a Roman Catholic [19th century on, from Michael].^ There is, however, a substantial feral population estimated at 700,000 in central parts of Australia, descended from individuals that escaped from captivity in the late 19th century.

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^[116]

Mammy 

(U.S.) a black woman, depicted as rotund, homely, and matronly^[117]

Mock / moch 

(U.S.) a Jew [first used in the 1960s as an abbreviated form of mocky (qv)]^[118]

Mocky / moky / moxy / mockey / mockie / mocky 

(U.S.) a Jew [first used in the 1930s]^[119]

Monkey 

(UK) a black person.^[120]

Munt / Munter 

(among whites in .South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia) a black person.^ Also used to describe segregationist laws in the south, but I recently read about a bus driver who was fired for using the term to describe a black person.

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^ Kooshi Blacks Hebrew word for Africa or a black person Kunta (Kinte) Blacks From Kunta Kinte in the book/movie "Roots."

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^ FILA Blacks Finally I Left Africa, popular clothing brand Floppy Blacks In Zimbabwe, the blacks are referred to as floppies because of the floppy hats they wear on their heads.

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Derives from muntu, the singular Bantu word for "person"^[121] In the UK, the word means "ugly person", especially "ugly woman".^[122]

Muzzie / Mussie 

(Europe and US) A mildly offensive slang term for a Muslim. ^[123]

N

Nigel 

(AUS) Used during Vietnam War as derogatory slang for any Vietnamese. Also nigel nog^[124] See nig nog below.

Niglet 

A term used to describe a young black person.^[125]

Nig-nog 

(UK) a black person.^[126] - note alternative original mildly derogatory meaning in the UK: "a novice; a foolish or naive person"^[127]

Nigger / Niger / nig / nigor / nigra / nigre (Caribbean) / nigar / niggor / niggur / nigga / niggah / niggar / nigguh / niggress 

(International) An American-English slur originally used to refer to black-skinned people, but developed a dual meaning in the late 20th century.

Nip 

(U.S. and UK) A derogatory term for someone of Japanese descent (shortened version of Nipponese, from Japanese name for Japan, Nippon)^[128]

Nitchie, neche, neechee, neejee, nichi, nichiwa, nidge, nitchee, nitchy 

(CAN) a North American Indian [From the Algonquian word for "friend"].^[129]

Northern Monkey 

(UK) (See also .Southern Fairy) Used as a pejorative in the South of England, relating to a perceived stupidity and lack of sophistication of those in the North of the country.^ The country to the south is never called America (though its inhabitants are called Americans and American is used as an adjective).

• Probably not worth fighting over | MetaTalk 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC metatalk.metafilter.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Also used by some Northern Irish in reference to those from the Republic of Ireland, which is to the South.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Its just a stupid reality TV show, with a very stupid Indian who would be the last person I would choose to represent my country, culture, heritage, (and all those glossy words used by her manager).

• Shilpa Shames Them All - Sepia Mutiny 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

^[130] In some cases this has been adopted in the North of England, with a pub in Leeds even taking the name 'The Northern Monkey'.^[131]

O

Ocker 

(AUS and NZ) Uncultivated Australian.^[132] Also considered authentic and unaffected^{[citation needed]}.

Oreo 

(US) A racial slur for being black on the outside and white on the inside, hinted by the appearance of an Oreo cookie.^[133]

P

Paddy

(Primarily UK) an Irishman.^[134] Often derogatory; however, Lord Edward FitzGerald, a major leader of the United Irishmen of 1798, proclaimed himself proudly "a Paddy and no more" and stated that "he desired no other title than this".

Paki / Pakki

(Primarily UK and Canada, sometimes the United States, New Zealand and India) a .Pakistani or South Asian (or sometimes a Middle Eastern person).^ See also: Stereotypes of South Asians and Racism in the United Kingdom Discrimination against persons of Indian origin in the United Kingdom is not completely widespread, but has been known to happen in certain instances.

• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ For example, it seems like South Asians are often attacked in the US with Arab / Middle Eastern stereotypes and terms like "raghead"; I imagine that such cultural conflation is less common in the UK? .

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ When ever a non-South Asian British person calls a person of South Asian origin "Paki" it is a an example of racism.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

.Within the UK, the term originated in Northern England, where a large number of South Asians arrived in the 1950s and 1960s.^ See also: Stereotypes of South Asians and Racism in the United Kingdom Discrimination against persons of Indian origin in the United Kingdom is not completely widespread, but has been known to happen in certain instances.

• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Geechee Blacks Specifically a derogatory term referring to the Gullah culture of African ex-slaves on the Atlantic coast of South Carolina/Georgia/Northern Florida.

• I love negro slurs for white people...they acknowledge our superiority - Page 2 - Stormfront 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.stormfront.org [Source type: General]

^ Workers mainly from the Punjab region arrived in the late 1950s and 1960s.

• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.Used as a derogatory term directed towards South Asians (and sometimes Middle Eastern people), it is usually considered offensive when used by a non-Asian in the UK.^[135][136] In India, on the other hand, the term is used as a derogatory term directed specifically towards Pakistanis.^ It has always been used by racist people as derogatory term in my life.

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

^ This is used as a highly offensive term for white people in general.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Native people sometimes use the slang term "skins" for themselves.

• Blue Corn Comics -- Red�skin n.  Dated, Offensive, Taboo 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.bluecorncomics.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Pancake Face, Pancake 

An Asian person^[137]

Pepper or Pepsi

(Canada) a French Canadian or French-speaking Québécois^{[138] [139]}

Pickaninny 

a term – generally considered derogatory – that in English usage refers to black children, or a caricature of them which is widely considered racist.

Pikey / piky / piker 

(Britain) a. Irish Traveller, b. Gypsy, c. a lower-class person. .Sometimes used to refer to an Irish person [19th century on].^ Also used by some Northern Irish in reference to those from the Republic of Ireland, which is to the South.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ In the 19th century, Jean-Victor Poncelet worked on improving the efficiency of the undershot design using modern hydraulic physics for the first time.

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Brits , used offensively by Irish People Con Kikirik , pronounced "John Kikirik", used in Turkey English can be used as an insult, particularly when spoken by a Scottish , Welsh , or Irish person.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^[140]

Pocho / pocha 

(Southwest U.S., Mexico) adjective: term for a person of .Mexican heritage who is partially or fully assimilated into American culture (literally, "over-ripe").^ Another version has the team being named for the white men who dressed up as Indians to stage the Boston Tea Party at the start of the American Revolution.

• Blue Corn Comics -- Red�skin n.  Dated, Offensive, Taboo 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.bluecorncomics.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Pine Tree Ornament Blacks Pine trees were the tree of choice to hang blacks Pineapple (1) Blacks Blacks who act like Asians, or is very into Asian culture.

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^ The most significant aspect of Afro-American cultural identity is the heritage of having been a slave brought to America against his/her will.

• On Racism, Its Costs and Its Causes | Cross-Currents 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.cross-currents.com [Source type: Original source]

^[141] (See also "Chicano")

Polack 

a .Pole or a person of Polish origin,^[142] from the Polish endonym, Polak (see Name of Poland).^ See also: Stereotypes of South Asians and Racism in the United Kingdom Discrimination against persons of Indian origin in the United Kingdom is not completely widespread, but has been known to happen in certain instances.

• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Poles Bohunk - See 'bohunk' under Czechs Polack American English referring to the Polish word Polak meaning a Pole in Polish .

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Szkop or Szwab (region), Hitlerowiec , Gestapowiec , Gebels , Faszysta (WW II originated), fryc (see Fritz) and Helga (for women only), Helmut (for men only) — popular names — are used in Poland .

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

.Unlike in English, in Swedish and Norwegian polack is the polite term for a person from Poland.^ Norrbagge (Swedish) Blue eyed arabs (British English) - Referring to the fact that they have large oil deposits, yet unlike their Arab counter-parts, they have blue eyes.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^[143]

Pom, Pohm, Pommy, Pommie 

(AUS/NZ/SA) a British (usually English) immigrant. Some claim it derives from ".Prisoner of Mother England" or "Prisoner of Her Majesty", but it probably derives from pomegranate, rhyming slang for "immigrant,^[144] jimmygrant, pommygrant". It is often used irreverently and is usually considered offensive.^ The use of the slur “wetback” has a long history in the United States, particularly in Texas, and many Mexican Americans consider it hurtful and offensive.

• Austin TX music: Music listings, bands, music news, reviews, SXSW and ACL | Austin360.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.austin360.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Yank – short for Yankees ; Yanqui in Spanish, jenki in Hungarian, jenkki in Finnish; usually would not be considered offensive by an American (unless a Southerner), nor is it always intended offensively.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ The analysis and study of algorithms is one discipline of computer science, and is often practiced abstractly (without the use of a specific programming language or other implementation).

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.Many such migrants to Australia call themselves "ten pound poms", because they paid ten pounds for their passage to Australia between 1945 and 1972 under an assisted migration scheme.^ They are black and that's what they call themselves.

• It's Actually Not That Racist - Sepia Mutiny 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Take a look at this #19 posted by Anonymous , November 18, 2008 8:18 AM I call them "beep stores" because they beep when you enter and exit.

• What do you call the shop on the corner? - Boing Boing 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.boingboing.net [Source type: General]

^ You are acting like some of the uneducated extremists, believe what is read to them, because they cannot read or think for themselves.

• Augusta man sues retailer over alleged ethnic slurs - Bangor Daily News 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.bangordailynews.com [Source type: General]

.Often combined with an adjective, particularly whingeing pom, a reference to migrants who complained about their adopted country.^ If Tony White as Snow who supports Intelligent Design had made a reference to a certain pond [see below] then we'd have somthin to bicker about.

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

^ Pryor used the word “wetback” during a discussion on the July 14 show about labels for people who are in the country illegally.

• Austin TX music: Music listings, bands, music news, reviews, SXSW and ACL | Austin360.com 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.austin360.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ A viewer complained about a racist remark, referring to “the local Chinky”.

• Pickled Politics » Who still uses the word ‘chinky’? 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.pickledpolitics.com [Source type: Original source]

.Often used in a sporting (especially cricket and rugby) context, with liberal use of 'pom' and 'Aussie' being used by the media; the term is often seen as unoffensive in this context, and instead as light-hearted banter by those who use it, but still possibly as offensive by those whom it is directed at^{[citation needed]}.^ It is still considered offensive in some contexts.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ So those terms should me used instead!

• It's Actually Not That Racist - Sepia Mutiny 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

^ In the last century maybe, but who still uses those stupid terms anymore?

• Liberal Conspiracy » What century do our monarchs live in? 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.liberalconspiracy.org [Source type: Original source]

Porch monkey 

a black person^[145]

Portagee

a person of Portuguese ancestry, especially those from the Azores. Used in the U.S. and Hawaii. ^[146][147]

Prairie nigger 

A Native American^[148]

Q

Quashie 

a black person.^[29] From the West African name Kwazi, often given to a child born on a Sunday^[149]

R

Raghead 

an ethnic slur used against Arabs, Indian Sikhs and some other peoples, denigrating them for wearing traditional headdress such as turbans or keffiyehs.^[150] .Sometimes used generically for all Islamic nations.^ Bint from the Arabic word for "girl" or "daughter," a derogatory term for an Arab woman, sometimes used in the UK as a derogatory term for women of any nationality.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ For example a store run by Turks is called "Türkelädeli", but that one's also used generically for all "Lädeli" where you don't know the nationality of the owner.

• What do you call the shop on the corner? - Boing Boing 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.boingboing.net [Source type: General]

^ It is my impression that "Paki" is often used for generic "brown" people regardless of actual national origin, and thus functions more like a racial term.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

See Towel head.

Redneck 

In the US, the term is offensive to many, and refers to Southern laborer-class whites.^[151]

Redskin 

a controversial term referring to .Native Americans, used in the names of multiple sports teams.^ Used as a disparaging term for a Native American.

• Blue Corn Comics -- Red�skin n.  Dated, Offensive, Taboo 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.bluecorncomics.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ If any reference to Native Americans in sports derogatory, why is 'The Fighting Irish' OK? Where are the PC police on that one?

• Wopburger won't be whacked from Blue Parrot menu after all : Rocky Talk Live : Rocky Mountain News 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC blogs.rockymountainnews.com [Source type: General]

^ Note the mention of the "voluminous evidence about the meaning and use of the R-word and how most Native Americans despise it."

• Blue Corn Comics -- Red�skin n.  Dated, Offensive, Taboo 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.bluecorncomics.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^[152]

Roundeye 

(English-speaking Asians) a white or non-Asian person.^[153]

Russki, Russkie 

disparaging when used by foreigners for ".Russian"^[154] (actually, these are transliterations of the Russian "Русский" (in Russian pronounced: Rooskiy) for "Russian" and the spelling Russkiy is almost always in a literary context.^ The Russians used to frequently refer to Finns (and Estonians ) as Chukhna (the actual name of these nations in Imperial Russia , now considered derogatory).

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

."Russki" in Russian simply means someone who is an ethnic Russian as opposed to a minority nationality within the Russian Federation.^ And as a nation we have grown and learned from each other's boundaries of respect through dialog(meaning someone tells the other "that hurts my feeling could you try not to say or do that").

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

^ I mean, that could get awfully confusing if you're discussing Christmas with someone who isn't very good at English.

• Probably not worth fighting over | MetaTalk 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC metatalk.metafilter.com [Source type: Original source]

^ Other Spanish speakers use Macaca colloquially and jokingly to mean someone who is acting like a monkey .

• TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.prospect.org [Source type: General]

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S

Sais/Saesnes 

(Wales) Occasionally derogatory words used by the Welsh to refer to an English man/woman. They are the singular forms of the Welsh word for the English: Saeson, i.e. Saxon. (See Sassenach for Scottish derivative)^{[citation needed]}

Sambo 

(U.S.) a derogatory term for an African American, Black, or sometimes a South Asian person^[155].

Sand nigger 

An ethnic slur against Arabs.^[156]

Sassenach 

(Scotland) - An English person, Gaelic for "Saxon", or a Lowland Scot when used by a Highlander. ^[157]

Sawney 

(England, archaic) - A Scottish person, local variant of Sandy, short for "Alexander".^[158]

Schvartse 

A Yiddish derogatory term for someone of African descent.^[159]

Seppo, Septic 

(Australian/British) An American. (Cockney rhyming slang: Septic tank — Yank)^[160]

Shiksa (Yiddish) 

a pejorative term, mostly in North America, for a non-Jewish woman.

Slanteyed 

pejorative term for being of Far Eastern origin, a Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese etc. Derived from the term for those who have epicanthic folds^[161]

Skip /Skippy

(Aus) a person of Anglo-Australian decent.^[162]

Slope, slopehead, slopy, slopey 

(U.S. and Aus) a person of Asian (in Australia, especially Vietnamese; in America, especially Chinese) descent.^[163]

Smoked Irish / smoked Irishman 

(U.S.) 19th century term for Blacks (intended to insult both Blacks and Irish).^[29]

Sooty 

A black person [originated in the U.S. in the 1950s]^[164]

Southern Fairy 

(UK) (See also .Northern Monkey) A term used in the North of England referring to a perceived pretension and 'softness' of those in the South of the country.^ Also used by some Northern Irish in reference to those from the Republic of Ireland, which is to the South.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ I am not aware of any derogatory term used to refer to them.

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

^ So those terms should me used instead!

• It's Actually Not That Racist - Sepia Mutiny 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

.The North of England has traditionally been more industrial, where as the South has traditionally been based around the service industries, meaning that occupation, lifestyle, interests and mannerisms fueled this perception.^ Nobody who's spend much time around francophone North Africans has any doubts about what "macaca" means.

• Riehl World View: Washington Post Distorts Alleged Allen Slur 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.riehlworldview.com [Source type: General]

^ And I do go to India every year to visit my grandparents and family and have travelled North and South, so it is much more than what you read in your books.

• Shilpa Shames Them All - Sepia Mutiny 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

^ In more modern usage, the term "adobe" has come to mean a style of architecture that is popular in the desert climates of North America, especially in New Mexico.

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.In some cases the term has been adopted by those in the South of England and has been mercandised to some extent.^ Also used by some Northern Irish in reference to those from the Republic of Ireland, which is to the South.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Historians use the term ‘Sidama’ to refer to peoples that lived South of and including some part of Shewa.

• Ethiopia: ethnic Oromo History 101 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC nazret.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ (I accept some would find those terms offensive) .

• politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Are these Indy on Sunday “betting odds” an invention? 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC politicalbetting.com [Source type: General]

Spade 

A black person.^[165] recorded since 1928 (OED), from the playing cards suit.

Spearchucker

A term used for an African American, or other person of African descent. ^[166]

Spic, spick, spik, spig, or spigotty 

(U.S) a. a person of Hispanic descent, or a person of actual or presumed Puerto Rican origin whether or not of Hispanic descent. .Use of the word is often perceived as extremely offensive if used by a person not of Latino descent in any context.^ I referred to 'your use of the word' in that context.

• Black/white/coloured? - Debates & Discussions - Opera Community 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC my.opera.com [Source type: General]

^ The point is, in what contexts are these words used?

• It's Actually Not That Racist - Sepia Mutiny 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.sepiamutiny.com [Source type: Original source]

^ And in what context do they use the word?

• Black/white/coloured? - Debates & Discussions - Opera Community 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC my.opera.com [Source type: General]

Origin uncertain. .First recorded use in 1915. Theories include from "no spik English" (and spiggoty from the Chicano no speak-o t'e English), but common belief is that it is an abbreviation of "Hispanic" b. the Spanish language.^ Theories include (1) from "no spik English" (2) Abbreviation of "Hispanic" Xarnego , pejorative Catalan term for immigrants from poorer regions of Spain and their descendants.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ Spic — or "spig" derived from the phrase "no spiga de English", or possibly a corruption of "Hispanic".

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ The most common woods used for electric guitar body construction include maple, basswood, ash, poplar, alder, and mahogany.

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^[167] .In the UK this term is more commonly used towards people of Italian/Mediterranean descent rather than Hispanics.^ Is more commonly used otherwise?

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

^ Is the term used as a derogatory term for black people?

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

^ I just hope there are more people using it properly than not.

• Ethnic Dining - General Chowhounding Topics - Chowhound 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC chowhound.chow.com [Source type: General]

Squaw 

(U.S. and CAN) Often offensive term for female Native American. ^.[168] Derived from lower East Coast Algonquian (Massachuset: ussqua)^[169], which originally meant "young woman", but which took on strong negative connotations in the late twentieth century (see article).^ Baptism records in East Greenwich suggest that young Indians from the Malabar Coast were being recruited as servants at the end of the seventeenth century, and records of the EIC also suggest that Indo-Portuguese cooks from Goa were retained by captains from voyage to voyage.

• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
• Boston University School of Theology 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC sthweb.bu.edu [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Nigger - A highly offensive term for a black or dark-skinned person derived from the late 17th century alteration of the word negro.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ I didn’t see any suggestion in the original article, y’know that thing at the top of the thread that you are ranting about, that suggested that Sid concluded anything of the sort.

• Pickled Politics » Phil Woolas: Populist agent provocateur 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.pickledpolitics.com [Source type: Original source]

(The equivalent derisive for a male is "buck", and for a child, "papoose".)

T

Taffy or Taff 

(UK) a Welsh person. First used ca. 17th century. From the River Taff or the Welsh pronunciation of the name David (in Welsh, Dafydd).^[170] .Children's rhyme: "Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief". Generally considered offensive^{[citation needed]} when used by an English person, although it has appeared in such family-friendly series as Dad's Army, where it was used as a lighthearted nickname.^ Personally I tend to use personalized nicknames for shops...

• What do you call the shop on the corner? - Boing Boing 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.boingboing.net [Source type: General]

^ And, generally, “Paki” is definitely an offensive term, but I have also come across some white people (generally poor whites) who use it because they don’t know any better.

• Golliwogs, Sooty and Pakis… | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.racialicious.com [Source type: Original source]

^ I seriously doubt it, unless they were direting the comment at a black person and the context clearly demonstrated that they used the phrase OUTSIDE OF ITS IDOMATIC MEANING .

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

Taig (also Teague, Teg and Teig)

a vitriolic slur used by loyalists in Northern Ireland for members of the nationalist/Catholic/Gaelic community.^{[171][172][173]}

Tar baby 

(UK; U.S.; and N.Z.) a black child.^[174]

Teapot 

(British) A black person. [1800s]^[175]

Thicklips 

(UK) a black person.^[29]

Timber nigger 

An ethnic slur against Native Americans.^[156]

Tinker / tynekere / tinkere / tynkere, -are / tynker / tenker / tinkar / tyncar / tinkard / tynkard / tincker

a. (Britain and Ireland) an inconsequential person (typically lower class); (note that in Britain, the term "Irish Tinker" may be used, giving it the same meaning as example b.)

b. (Scotland and Ireland) a Gypsy [origin unknown - possibly relating to one of the 'traditional' occupations of Gypsies as travelling 'tinkerers' or repairers of common household objects]^[176]

c. .(Scotland) a member of the native community previously itinerant (but mainly now settled) who were reputed for their production of domestic implements from basic materials and for repair of the same items, being also known in the past as "travelling tinsmiths". The slur is possibly derived from a reputation for rowdy and alcoholic recreation.^ We will find means to ensure that such acts have important consequences....Those who believe they can, with impunity, damage important members of our community have no place .

• Chapter 1: The Water Buffalo Affair 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC www.shadowuniv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Known among water users simply as the Acequia'', various legal entities embody the community associations, or acequia associations, that govern members' water usage, depending on local precedents.

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ He was anchoring about Madison the 3 year old now 7 that was being raped on video allegedly by a Charles Arthur Stiles who's now on the run!

• K-E-M-I-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S FOCUSES ON Canada and USA Media News and Gossip: October 2007 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.keminications.com [Source type: General]

.Often wrongly confused with Gypsy/Romany people.^ There is a vast difference between uttering the word "nigger" while discussing its usage and uttering the word "Gypsy" while discussing persecution of the Romani people.

• xkcd • View topic - Slurs 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC forums.xkcd.com [Source type: General]

^ It has been part of the > > language for a long time and the Romany people don't _think_ of > > themseles as "Gypsies" anyway.

• K9's ethnic slur in his signature line - rec.gambling.poker | Google Groups 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC groups.google.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ It has been part of the > language for a long time and the Romany people don't _think_ of > themseles as "Gypsies" anyway.

• K9's ethnic slur in his signature line - rec.gambling.poker | Google Groups 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC groups.google.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Touch of the tar brush 

(British) derogatory descriptive phrase for a person of predominantly Caucasian ancestry with real or suspected African or Asian distant ancestry.^[177]

Towel Head 

A slur intended to be used against Arabs. See Raghead.

U

Ugly American

An epithet common internationally as an insult directed at a citizen of the .United States, common usage is against tourists and travellers along with US corporate businesses in the particular area.^ It has, in recent years, reached fairly common usage in the United States.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

^ BNP are NOT against immigration if it is controlled, and immigrants that come to Britain regardless of colour will have to muddle along with the rest of us and abide by British law.

• Is the BNP Racist? : The British National Party 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.bnp.org.uk [Source type: Original source]

^ Reasons for this were, that Brazil's coffee plantations were expanded and that Vietnam entered the market in 1994 as the United States trade embargo against was lifted.

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

Uncle Tom

A pejorative for an American black person who is perceived as behaving in a subservient manner to white authority figures.

W

West Briton / Westbrit 

(Ireland) is for an Irish person who has sympathies toward .Britain, or who imitates the British.^ Well its obvious, they are Puppets, they would never allow someone In no 10 of real intellect, someone who might care for Britain and the British People.

• Is the BNP Racist? : The British National Party 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC www.bnp.org.uk [Source type: Original source]

Possibly comes from Sinn Féin ideal of Arthur Griffith for dual monarchy, Ireland was to be a West Britain.^[178]

White Nigger / Wigger / Whigger / Wigga

(US) Used in 19th-century United States to describe the Irish. Sometimes used today in reference to white people in a manner similar to white trash or redneck.^[179] .Also used to describe white youth that imitate urban black youth by means of clothing style, mannerisms, and slang speech.^ Used for blacks who pretend to be white.

• I love negro slurs for white people...they acknowledge our superiority - Page 2 - Stormfront 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC www.stormfront.org [Source type: General]

^ The OED notes that the word alcatraz was originally applied to the frigatebird; the modification to albatross was perhaps influenced by Latin alba meaning "white", in contrast to frigatebirds which are black.

• Arabic words in English: live usage examples 9 October 2009 6:16 UTC www.1001inventions.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ Live Action TV Donald Trump once fired a guy in the reality show The Apprentice for using the term "White Trash" to describe himself .

• N Word Privileges - Television Tropes & Idioms 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC tvtropes.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

.The 'w' at the start of wigger refers to the white person and the 'igger' refers to nigger, which is a racial slur for black people.^ Do you refer to black people as niggers?

• Black/white/coloured? - Debates & Discussions - Opera Community 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC my.opera.com [Source type: General]

^ There are no people, be them black or white.

• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's Tar-Baby (Wizbang) 9 October 2009 20:31 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

^ I'm glad to hear you don't refer to black people as niggers.

• Black/white/coloured? - Debates & Discussions - Opera Community 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC my.opera.com [Source type: General]

.Also used by radical Québécois in self-reference, as in the seminal 1968 book White Niggers of America.^ Racial Slurs Re-examining the Use of N-word and B-word The piece rebutts the claim that one who uses the word "nigger" is engaging in self hatred.

• Racial Slurs - Associated Content - Topic 20 September 2009 11:46 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: General]

^ The white hooligans in Football Factory refer to black people as niggers, including the ones that are on their own Firm.

• N Word Privileges - Television Tropes & Idioms 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC tvtropes.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

^ HeyTeach It has always interested me that White Americans don't really have an insider slur to use with each other in the vein of "nigger" or "beaner."

• Language Log » Pakigate, Sootygate, Gollygate 25 September 2009 7:13 UTC languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu [Source type: Original source]

Whitey 

A term for a white person, commonly used in a derogatory manner.^[180]

Wog 

In Australia, the term "wog" is usually used to refer to Mediterranean, New Zealanders (Pacific Islanders),Southern/Eastern European and Middle Eastern people, such as Italians, Greeks, Macedonians, Serbians, Croatians, or Albanians. However, it can also refer to any swarthy people. In Britain, it usually refers to dark skinned people from Asia or Africa. Possibly derived from "golliwogg"^[181]

Wop 

(North America and UK) A racial term for anyone of Italian descent, derived from the Italian dialectism "guappo", close to "dude" and other informal appellations. ^[182]

Y

Yellow 

Designating or pertaining to an Asian person, in reference to those who have a yellowish skin color.^[183]

Yid 

Disparaging term for a Jew, although it is an endonym among Yiddish-speaking Jews. ^[184]

Z

Zipperhead

Coined by American soldiers as a term for North Koreans during the Korean War.^{.February 2010" style="white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]} Used in the films Full Metal Jacket and Gran Torino.^ Bird Shit El Blanco Cracker From the "crackerbox" style of houses used by white farmers in Florida.

• List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity - FileSharing Talk 26 January 2010 7:07 UTC filesharingtalk.com [Source type: Reference]

See also

• Other lists
  • List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity
  • List of ethnic group names used as insults
  • List of regional nicknames
  • List of religious slurs
• Hate speech
• Term of disparagement

Immigration slurs

• Fresh off the boat (sometimes shortened to "F.O.B." or "FOB"), a derogatory term for people of foreign nationality, who have arrived in a host nation as tourists, immigrants, students, or most commonly, as work permit applicants.
• Wetback, an illegal immigrant to the United States, usually a Mexican
• Anchor baby, a slur for a child born in the United States to immigrants or other non-citizens, regardless of the immigration status of the parents.[4] The term refers to the supposed role of the child, as a U.S. citizen, in facilitating immigration through family reunification under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

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