List of ethnic slurs
Updated: 12/30/2025, 12:46:22 PM Wikipedia source
The following is a list of ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnic, national, or racial group or to refer to them in a derogatory, pejorative, or otherwise insulting manner. Some of the terms listed below can be used in casual speech without any intention of causing offense. Others are so offensive that people might respond with physical violence. The connotation of a term and prevalence of its use as a pejorative or neutral descriptor varies over time and by geography. For the purposes of this list, an ethnic slur is a term designed to insult others on the basis of race, ethnicity, or nationality. Each term is listed followed by its country or region of usage, a definition, and a reference to that term. Ethnic slurs may also be produced as a racial epithet by combining a general-purpose insult with the name of ethnicity. Common insulting modifiers include "dog", "pig", "dirty" and "filthy"; such terms are not included in this list.
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· A
Abbie, Abe, Abie
Abbie, Abe, Abie
Term
Abbie, Abe, Abie
Location or origin
United States, Canada
Targets
Jewish men
Meaning, origin and notes
Originated before the 1950s. From the proper name Abraham.
ABC
ABC
Term
ABC
Location or origin
East Asia
Targets
American-born Chinese, Han or other Chinese (including Taiwanese) born and raised in the United States.
Meaning, origin and notes
The term implies an otherness or lack of connection to their Chinese identity and (usually) Chinese language; however, it has been reappropriated by many Chinese Americans and used to convey positive connotations.
ABCD
ABCD
Term
ABCD
Location or origin
South Asians in the US
Targets
American-Born Confused Desi, Indian Americans or other South Asian Americans, (desi) who were born in the United States.
Meaning, origin and notes
Used chiefly by South Asian immigrants to imply confusion about cultural identity
Abid / Abeed (plural)
Abid / Abeed (plural)
Term
Abid / Abeed (plural)
Location or origin
Middle East and North Africa
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Arabic word for slave
Abo / Abbo
Abo / Abbo
Term
Abo / Abbo
Location or origin
Australia
Targets
Australian Aboriginal person
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally, this was simply an informal term for Aborigine, and was in fact used by Aboriginal people themselves (such as in the Aboriginal-run newspaper Abo Call) until it started to be considered offensive in the 1950s. Although Abo is still considered quite offensive by many, the pejorative boong is now more commonly used when the intent is deliberately to offend, as that word's status as an insult is unequivocal.
Afro engineering, African engineering or nigger rigging
Afro engineering, African engineering or nigger rigging
Term
Afro engineering, African engineering or nigger rigging
Location or origin
United States
Targets
African Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Shoddy, second-rate or unconventional, makeshift workmanship. Indirectly refers to black American people as worse or lower-valued than white American people when associating anything bad with them.
Ah Chah
Ah Chah
Term
Ah Chah
Location or origin
Hong Kong
Targets
South Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
From 阿差; Cantonese Yale: achā; from "acchā" meaning "good" or "OK" in Hindi.
Ali Baba
Ali Baba
Term
Ali Baba
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Iraqi people
Meaning, origin and notes
An Iraqi suspected of criminal activity.
Alligator bait, 'gator bait
Alligator bait, 'gator bait
Term
Alligator bait, 'gator bait
Location or origin
United States (chiefly southern U.S.)
Targets
Black people, especially black children
Meaning, origin and notes
Dates from early 20th century or before; implies that African Americans are good for nothing except being used to bait alligators
AmaLawu, AmaQheya
AmaLawu, AmaQheya
Term
AmaLawu, AmaQheya
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Khoisans and Cape Coloureds or Coloureds
Meaning, origin and notes
Xhosa words for Hottentot
Ang mo
Ang mo
Term
Ang mo
Location or origin
Malaysia, Singapore
Targets
European people, especially the Dutch
Meaning, origin and notes
Hokkien for "red hair" referring to Dutch people from the 17th century and expanded to encompass other Europeans by the 19th century. It has become a neutral term, though is sometimes seen as derogatory.
Ann
Ann
Term
Ann
Location or origin
United States, Canada
Targets
White women, "white-acting" black women
Meaning, origin and notes
While Miss Ann, also just plain Ann, is a derisive reference to white women, it is also applied to any black woman who is deemed to be acting as though she is white.
Annamite, mites
Annamite, mites
Term
Annamite, mites
Location or origin
French, English
Targets
Vietnamese people
Ape
Ape
Term
Ape
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Referring to outdated theories ascribing cultural differences between racial groups as being linked to their evolutionary distance from chimpanzees, with which humans share common ancestry.
Apple
Apple
Term
Apple
Location or origin
United States, Canada
Targets
Native Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
First used in the 1970s. Someone who is "red on the outside, white on the inside". Used primarily by other Native Americans to indicate someone who has lost touch with their cultural identity.
Arapis (Greek: Αράπης); feminine: arapissa, arapena
Arapis (Greek: Αράπης); feminine: arapissa, arapena
Term
Arapis (Greek: Αράπης); feminine: arapissa, arapena
Targets
Black people and Arabs
Meaning, origin and notes
From Turkish arap for "Arab" or, colloquially, "dark-skinned-person"
Arabush / Araboosh / Aravush (ערבוש)
Arabush / Araboosh / Aravush (ערבוש)
Term
Arabush / Araboosh / Aravush (ערבוש)
Location or origin
Israel
Targets
Arabs
Meaning, origin and notes
Arabs, derived from Hebrew "Aravi" (Arab).
Argie / Argies (plural)
Argie / Argies (plural)
Term
Argie / Argies (plural)
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Argentine people
Meaning, origin and notes
Extensively used by the British soldiers during the Falklands War in 1982.
Armo
Armo
Term
Armo
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Armenian / Armenian American
Meaning, origin and notes
Especially used in Southern California.
Asing, Aseng
Asing, Aseng
Term
Asing, Aseng
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Non-Indonesian people, especially Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Insult to non-Indonesian citizen, from "[orang] asing" (foreigner) that rhymed with "Aseng" (Chinese name). This word is often directed at Chinese people due to Indonesia's relationship with the PRC.
Ashke-Nazi (אשכנאצי)
Ashke-Nazi (אשכנאצי)
Term
Ashke-Nazi (אשכנאצי)
Location or origin
Israel
Targets
Ashkenazi Jews
Meaning, origin and notes
Pronounced like "AshkeNatzi". Used mostly by Mizrachi Jews.
Aunt Jemima / Aunt Jane / Aunt Mary / Aunt Sally
Aunt Jemima / Aunt Jane / Aunt Mary / Aunt Sally
Term
Aunt Jemima / Aunt Jane / Aunt Mary / Aunt Sally
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black women
Meaning, origin and notes
A black woman who "kisses up" to whites, a "sellout", female counterpart of Uncle Tom.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Abbie, Abe, Abie | United States, Canada | Jewish men | Originated before the 1950s. From the proper name Abraham. | |
| ABC | East Asia | American-born Chinese, Han or other Chinese (including Taiwanese) born and raised in the United States. | The term implies an otherness or lack of connection to their Chinese identity and (usually) Chinese language; however, it has been reappropriated by many Chinese Americans and used to convey positive connotations. | |
| ABCD | South Asians in the US | American-Born Confused Desi, Indian Americans or other South Asian Americans, (desi) who were born in the United States. | Used chiefly by South Asian immigrants to imply confusion about cultural identity | |
| Abid / Abeed (plural) | Middle East and North Africa | Black people | Arabic word for slave | |
| Abo / Abbo | Australia | Australian Aboriginal person | Originally, this was simply an informal term for Aborigine, and was in fact used by Aboriginal people themselves (such as in the Aboriginal-run newspaper Abo Call) until it started to be considered offensive in the 1950s. Although Abo is still considered quite offensive by many, the pejorative boong is now more commonly used when the intent is deliberately to offend, as that word's status as an insult is unequivocal. | |
| Afro engineering, African engineering or nigger rigging | United States | African Americans | Shoddy, second-rate or unconventional, makeshift workmanship. Indirectly refers to black American people as worse or lower-valued than white American people when associating anything bad with them. | |
| Ah Chah | Hong Kong | South Asian people | From 阿差; Cantonese Yale: achā; from "acchā" meaning "good" or "OK" in Hindi. | |
| Ali Baba | United States | Iraqi people | An Iraqi suspected of criminal activity. | |
| Alligator bait, 'gator bait | United States (chiefly southern U.S.) | Black people, especially black children | Dates from early 20th century or before; implies that African Americans are good for nothing except being used to bait alligators | |
| AmaLawu, AmaQheya | South Africa | Khoisans and Cape Coloureds or Coloureds | Xhosa words for Hottentot | |
| Ang mo | Malaysia, Singapore | European people, especially the Dutch | Hokkien for "red hair" referring to Dutch people from the 17th century and expanded to encompass other Europeans by the 19th century. It has become a neutral term, though is sometimes seen as derogatory. | |
| Ann | United States, Canada | White women, "white-acting" black women | While Miss Ann, also just plain Ann, is a derisive reference to white women, it is also applied to any black woman who is deemed to be acting as though she is white. | |
| Annamite, mites | French, English | Vietnamese people | ||
| Ape | United States | Black people | Referring to outdated theories ascribing cultural differences between racial groups as being linked to their evolutionary distance from chimpanzees, with which humans share common ancestry. | |
| Apple | United States, Canada | Native Americans | First used in the 1970s. Someone who is "red on the outside, white on the inside". Used primarily by other Native Americans to indicate someone who has lost touch with their cultural identity. | |
| Arapis (Greek: Αράπης); feminine: arapissa, arapena | Black people and Arabs | From Turkish arap for "Arab" or, colloquially, "dark-skinned-person" | ||
| Arabush / Araboosh / Aravush (ערבוש) | Israel | Arabs | Arabs, derived from Hebrew "Aravi" (Arab). | |
| Argie / Argies (plural) | United Kingdom | Argentine people | Extensively used by the British soldiers during the Falklands War in 1982. | |
| Armo | United States | Armenian / Armenian American | Especially used in Southern California. | |
| Asing, Aseng | Indonesia | Non-Indonesian people, especially Chinese people | Insult to non-Indonesian citizen, from "[orang] asing" (foreigner) that rhymed with "Aseng" (Chinese name). This word is often directed at Chinese people due to Indonesia's relationship with the PRC. | |
| Ashke-Nazi (אשכנאצי) | Israel | Ashkenazi Jews | Pronounced like "AshkeNatzi". Used mostly by Mizrachi Jews. | |
| Aunt Jemima / Aunt Jane / Aunt Mary / Aunt Sally | United States | Black women | A black woman who "kisses up" to whites, a "sellout", female counterpart of Uncle Tom. |
· B
Bachicha
Bachicha
Term
Bachicha
Location or origin
Chile
Targets
Italian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Possibly derived from the Italian word Baciccia, a nickname for Giambattista.
Baiano
Baiano
Term
Baiano
Location or origin
Brazil
Targets
Northeastern Brazilian people
Meaning, origin and notes
A person born in Bahia, one of the 9 states in the Northeast Region of Brazil. As a slur, it refers generically to any Northeastern person. Used mainly in São Paulo, the term is related to the Northeastern immigration of the second half of the 20th century.
Balija
Balija
Term
Balija
Location or origin
Turkey, the Balkans
Targets
Bosnian people
Meaning, origin and notes
An ethnic Bosniak or a member of the Bosnian diaspora. Not to be confused with Balija (Indian caste).
Bamboula
Bamboula
Term
Bamboula
Location or origin
France
Targets
Black people
Bambus
Bambus
Term
Bambus
Location or origin
Poland
Targets
Black people, sometimes Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally it means bamboo in Polish but most probably it's derived from a popular children's poem Murzynek Bambo.
Banaan
Banaan
Term
Banaan
Location or origin
Suriname
Targets
Black people, people of African descent
Meaning, origin and notes
Dutch: Banana. A slur that is used to refer to black people, people of African heritage. It derives from the colour of a banana's skin, which is yellow or brown, and is therefore seen as an offensive way to describe black and coloured people's skin colour.
Banana
Banana
Term
Banana
Location or origin
United States, Canada
Targets
East or Southeast Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
"Yellow on the outside, white on the inside". Used primarily by East or Southeast Asians for other East- or Southeast Asians or Asian Americans who are perceived as assimilated into mainstream American culture. Similar to Apple.
Banderite
Banderite
Term
Banderite
Location or origin
Poland
Targets
Ukrainians
Meaning, origin and notes
The term Banderite was originally used to refer to the ultra-nationalist wing of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, in reference to its leader Stepan Bandera. In Poland, the term "banderowiec" is used in connection with the massacres of Poles in Volhynia by the UPA. The term became a crucial element of Soviet propaganda and was used as a pejorative description of Ukrainian nationalists, or sometimes western Ukrainians or Ukrainian-speakers. Today the term is used in Russian propaganda to associate Ukrainian politics with Nazism.
Barbarian
Barbarian
Term
Barbarian
Location or origin
Greece
Targets
Non-Greek people
Meaning, origin and notes
Someone who is perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive. βάρβαρος (barbaros pl. βάρβαροι barbaroi). In Ancient Greece, the Greeks used the term towards those who did not speak Greek and follow classical Greek customs.
Beaner / Beaney
Beaner / Beaney
Term
Beaner / Beaney
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Hispanic or Latino people, especially Mexicans
Meaning, origin and notes
The term originates from the use of frijoles pintos and other beans that can be generally found in Mexican food or other Hispanic and Latino foods.
Bimbo
Bimbo
Term
Bimbo
Location or origin
German
Targets
Africans, people with very dark skin in general
Meaning, origin and notes
The origin of this term is disputed, but experts suggest that it either derives from the Central African town of Bimbo, or from the former state of Bimbia, which was annexed by the German colony of Kamerun.
Bing / Binghi
Bing / Binghi
Term
Bing / Binghi
Location or origin
Australia
Targets
Aboriginal Australians
Meaning, origin and notes
"Binghi" was originally an aboriginal word for "brother". Later generalized to all Aboriginal Australians.
Black Buck, black brute, brown buck or brown brute
Black Buck, black brute, brown buck or brown brute
Term
Black Buck, black brute, brown buck or brown brute
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black men
Meaning, origin and notes
Originating in the post-Reconstruction United States, it was used to describe black men who absolutely refused to bend to the law of white authority and were seen as irredeemably violent, rude, and lecherous.
Blackie
Blackie
Term
Blackie
Location or origin
English
Targets
Black person
Blatte
Blatte
Term
Blatte
Location or origin
Sweden
Targets
Foreigners with dark skin
Bluegum
Bluegum
Term
Bluegum
Location or origin
United States
Targets
African Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
An African American perceived as being lazy and unwilling to work.
Boche / bosche / bosch
Boche / bosche / bosch
Term
Boche / bosche / bosch
Location or origin
France; United States; United Kingdom
Targets
German people
Meaning, origin and notes
Shortened from the French term caboche dure, meaning "hard head" or "cabbage head" with the influence of German surname Bosch.
Boeotian
Boeotian
Term
Boeotian
Location or origin
Athenians
Targets
Boeotian Greek people
Meaning, origin and notes
Referring to the supposed stupidity of the inhabitants of the neighboring Boeotia region of Greece.
Boerehater / Boer-hater / Boer hater
Boerehater / Boer-hater / Boer hater
Term
Boerehater / Boer-hater / Boer hater
Location or origin
South Africa; United Kingdom
Targets
British people
Meaning, origin and notes
Refers to a person who hates, prejudices, or criticizes the Boers, or Afrikaners – historically applied to British people who held anti-Boers sentiments.
Bog / Bogtrotter / Bog-trotter
Bog / Bogtrotter / Bog-trotter
Term
Bog / Bogtrotter / Bog-trotter
Location or origin
United Kingdom, Ireland, United States
Targets
Irish people
Meaning, origin and notes
A person of common or low-class Irish ancestry.
Bogate
Bogate
Term
Bogate
Location or origin
Chile
Targets
Yugoslav people
Meaning, origin and notes
The expression is said to come from the Yugoslav interjection Boga ti!
mw- } }Bohunk
mw- } }Bohunk
Term
mw- } }Bohunk
Location or origin
United States, Canada
Targets
Bohemian people
Meaning, origin and notes
A lower-class immigrant of Central, Eastern, or Southeastern European descent. Originally referred to those of Bohemian (now Czech Republic) descent. It was commonly used toward Central European immigrants during the early 20th century. Probably from Bohemian + a distortion of Hungarian. See also hunky.
Bolita
Bolita
Term
Bolita
Location or origin
Argentina
Targets
Bolivians
Bong
Bong
Term
Bong
Location or origin
India
Targets
Bengali people
Boong / Boang / Bong / Bung
Boong / Boang / Bong / Bung
Term
Boong / Boang / Bong / Bung
Location or origin
Australia
Targets
Aboriginal Australians
Meaning, origin and notes
[First used in 1847 by JD Lang, Cooksland, 430]. Boong, pronounced with ʊ (like the vowel in bull), is related to the Australian English slang word bung, meaning "dead", "infected", or "dysfunctional". From bung, to go bung "Originally to die, then to break down, go bankrupt, cease to function [Ab. bong dead]". The 1988 edition of the Australian National Dictionary gives its origin in the Wemba word for "man" or "human being". However, Frederick Ludowyk of the Australian National Dictionary Centre wrote in 2004 that bong meaning "dead" is not a Wiradjuri word, but may have been picked up or assumed from the word "bung" which was originally a Yagara word which was used in the pidgin widely spoken across Australia in colonial times.
Boonga / boong / bunga / boonie
Boonga / boong / bunga / boonie
Term
Boonga / boong / bunga / boonie
Location or origin
New Zealand
Targets
Pacific Islanders
Meaning, origin and notes
Likely derived from the similar Australian slur
Bootlip
Bootlip
Term
Bootlip
Location or origin
United States
Targets
African American people
Bougnoule
Bougnoule
Term
Bougnoule
Location or origin
France, Wolof
Targets
Arabian people, North Africans, Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Analogous to Wog or Raghead, originally was used against Black people but broadened to brown Arabs
Bounty bar
Bounty bar
Term
Bounty bar
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
A black person who is considered to be behaving like a white person (i.e. dark on the outside, white on the inside).
Bozgor
Bozgor
Term
Bozgor
Location or origin
Romania
Targets
Hungarian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used especially on ones born in Romania. Possibly derived from the Moldavian Csángó dialect pronunciation of bocskor meaning Opanak, a type of rustic footwear.
Brillo Pad
Brillo Pad
Term
Brillo Pad
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black People
Meaning, origin and notes
Used to refer to the hair of a black person
Brownie
Brownie
Term
Brownie
Location or origin
United States, New Zealand, and Australia
Targets
Brown-skinned people, an Asian
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in the 1850s–1960s; in Australia it was used for an Aboriginal Australian or someone Japanese; in New Zealand, a Māori
Buckwheat
Buckwheat
Term
Buckwheat
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
The name of a black character that appeared in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short films. Today it is used to refer to the curly hair of a black person.
Buddhahead
Buddhahead
Term
Buddhahead
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Also used by mainland Japanese Americans to refer to Hawaiian Japanese Americans since World War II.
Buckra, Bakra
Buckra, Bakra
Term
Buckra, Bakra
Location or origin
United States, West Indies
Targets
White people from Sub-Saharan African languages
Bulbash
Bulbash
Term
Bulbash
Location or origin
Russia, Ukraine
Targets
Belarusians
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from Belarusian word "bulba" (potatoes), based on the fact that potatoes are a very common ingredient in Belarusian cuisine.
Bule
Bule
Term
Bule
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
White people or foreigner
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from an archaic Indonesian word for albino.
Bumbay
Bumbay
Term
Bumbay
Location or origin
Philippines
Targets
People from India
Meaning, origin and notes
From Bombay
Burrhead / Burr-head / Burr head
Burrhead / Burr-head / Burr head
Term
Burrhead / Burr-head / Burr head
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Referencing Afro-textured hair.
Bushy (s.) / Bushies, Amadushie (p.)
Bushy (s.) / Bushies, Amadushie (p.)
Term
Bushy (s.) / Bushies, Amadushie (p.)
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Khoisans
Meaning, origin and notes
Historically used against the Khoisan people in Southern Africa, referring to their nomadic lifestyle and reliance on the bush for survival.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Bachicha | Chile | Italian people | Possibly derived from the Italian word Baciccia, a nickname for Giambattista. | |
| Baiano | Brazil | Northeastern Brazilian people | A person born in Bahia, one of the 9 states in the Northeast Region of Brazil. As a slur, it refers generically to any Northeastern person. Used mainly in São Paulo, the term is related to the Northeastern immigration of the second half of the 20th century. | |
| Balija | Turkey, the Balkans | Bosnian people | An ethnic Bosniak or a member of the Bosnian diaspora. Not to be confused with Balija (Indian caste). | |
| Bamboula | France | Black people | ||
| Bambus | Poland | Black people, sometimes Asian people | Literally it means bamboo in Polish but most probably it's derived from a popular children's poem Murzynek Bambo. | |
| Banaan | Suriname | Black people, people of African descent | Dutch: Banana. A slur that is used to refer to black people, people of African heritage. It derives from the colour of a banana's skin, which is yellow or brown, and is therefore seen as an offensive way to describe black and coloured people's skin colour. | |
| Banana | United States, Canada | East or Southeast Asian people | "Yellow on the outside, white on the inside". Used primarily by East or Southeast Asians for other East- or Southeast Asians or Asian Americans who are perceived as assimilated into mainstream American culture. Similar to Apple. | |
| Banderite | Poland | Ukrainians | The term Banderite was originally used to refer to the ultra-nationalist wing of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, in reference to its leader Stepan Bandera. In Poland, the term "banderowiec" is used in connection with the massacres of Poles in Volhynia by the UPA. The term became a crucial element of Soviet propaganda and was used as a pejorative description of Ukrainian nationalists, or sometimes western Ukrainians or Ukrainian-speakers. Today the term is used in Russian propaganda to associate Ukrainian politics with Nazism. | |
| Barbarian | Greece | Non-Greek people | Someone who is perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive. βάρβαρος (barbaros pl. βάρβαροι barbaroi). In Ancient Greece, the Greeks used the term towards those who did not speak Greek and follow classical Greek customs. | |
| Beaner / Beaney | United States | Hispanic or Latino people, especially Mexicans | The term originates from the use of frijoles pintos and other beans that can be generally found in Mexican food or other Hispanic and Latino foods. | |
| Bimbo | German | Africans, people with very dark skin in general | The origin of this term is disputed, but experts suggest that it either derives from the Central African town of Bimbo, or from the former state of Bimbia, which was annexed by the German colony of Kamerun. | |
| Bing / Binghi | Australia | Aboriginal Australians | "Binghi" was originally an aboriginal word for "brother". Later generalized to all Aboriginal Australians. | |
| Black Buck, black brute, brown buck or brown brute | United States | Black men | Originating in the post-Reconstruction United States, it was used to describe black men who absolutely refused to bend to the law of white authority and were seen as irredeemably violent, rude, and lecherous. | |
| Blackie | English | Black person | ||
| Blatte | Sweden | Foreigners with dark skin | ||
| Bluegum | United States | African Americans | An African American perceived as being lazy and unwilling to work. | |
| Boche / bosche / bosch | France; United States; United Kingdom | German people | Shortened from the French term caboche dure, meaning "hard head" or "cabbage head" with the influence of German surname Bosch. | |
| Boeotian | Athenians | Boeotian Greek people | Referring to the supposed stupidity of the inhabitants of the neighboring Boeotia region of Greece. | |
| Boerehater / Boer-hater / Boer hater | South Africa; United Kingdom | British people | Refers to a person who hates, prejudices, or criticizes the Boers, or Afrikaners – historically applied to British people who held anti-Boers sentiments. | |
| Bog / Bogtrotter / Bog-trotter | United Kingdom, Ireland, United States | Irish people | A person of common or low-class Irish ancestry. | |
| Bogate | Chile | Yugoslav people | The expression is said to come from the Yugoslav interjection Boga ti! | |
| mw- } }Bohunk | United States, Canada | Bohemian people | A lower-class immigrant of Central, Eastern, or Southeastern European descent. Originally referred to those of Bohemian (now Czech Republic) descent. It was commonly used toward Central European immigrants during the early 20th century. Probably from Bohemian + a distortion of Hungarian. See also hunky. | |
| Bolita | Argentina | Bolivians | ||
| Bong | India | Bengali people | ||
| Boong / Boang / Bong / Bung | Australia | Aboriginal Australians | [First used in 1847 by JD Lang, Cooksland, 430]. Boong, pronounced with ʊ (like the vowel in bull), is related to the Australian English slang word bung, meaning "dead", "infected", or "dysfunctional". From bung, to go bung "Originally to die, then to break down, go bankrupt, cease to function [Ab. bong dead]". The 1988 edition of the Australian National Dictionary gives its origin in the Wemba word for "man" or "human being". However, Frederick Ludowyk of the Australian National Dictionary Centre wrote in 2004 that bong meaning "dead" is not a Wiradjuri word, but may have been picked up or assumed from the word "bung" which was originally a Yagara word which was used in the pidgin widely spoken across Australia in colonial times. | |
| Boonga / boong / bunga / boonie | New Zealand | Pacific Islanders | Likely derived from the similar Australian slur | |
| Bootlip | United States | African American people | ||
| Bougnoule | France, Wolof | Arabian people, North Africans, Black people | Analogous to Wog or Raghead, originally was used against Black people but broadened to brown Arabs | |
| Bounty bar | United Kingdom | Black people | A black person who is considered to be behaving like a white person (i.e. dark on the outside, white on the inside). | |
| Bozgor | Romania | Hungarian people | Used especially on ones born in Romania. Possibly derived from the Moldavian Csángó dialect pronunciation of bocskor meaning Opanak, a type of rustic footwear. | |
| Brillo Pad | United States | Black People | Used to refer to the hair of a black person | |
| Brownie | United States, New Zealand, and Australia | Brown-skinned people, an Asian | Used in the 1850s–1960s; in Australia it was used for an Aboriginal Australian or someone Japanese; in New Zealand, a Māori | |
| Buckwheat | United States | Black people | The name of a black character that appeared in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short films. Today it is used to refer to the curly hair of a black person. | |
| Buddhahead | United States | Asian people | Also used by mainland Japanese Americans to refer to Hawaiian Japanese Americans since World War II. | |
| Buckra, Bakra | United States, West Indies | White people from Sub-Saharan African languages | ||
| Bulbash | Russia, Ukraine | Belarusians | Derived from Belarusian word "bulba" (potatoes), based on the fact that potatoes are a very common ingredient in Belarusian cuisine. | |
| Bule | Indonesia | White people or foreigner | Derived from an archaic Indonesian word for albino. | |
| Bumbay | Philippines | People from India | From Bombay | |
| Burrhead / Burr-head / Burr head | United States | Black people | Referencing Afro-textured hair. | |
| Bushy (s.) / Bushies, Amadushie (p.) | South Africa | Khoisans | Historically used against the Khoisan people in Southern Africa, referring to their nomadic lifestyle and reliance on the bush for survival. |
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Cabbage eater
Cabbage eater
Term
Cabbage eater
Targets
German and Russian people
Canaca
Canaca
Term
Canaca
Location or origin
Chile
Targets
Chinese and Japanese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Canaca is a slur originating in Oceania.
Camel jockey
Camel jockey
Term
Camel jockey
Targets
Middle Eastern people
Camel drivers
Camel drivers
Term
Camel drivers
Location or origin
Germany
Targets
Arabs and Turks
Camel riders
Camel riders
Term
Camel riders
Location or origin
Israel
Targets
Arabs
Carcamano
Carcamano
Term
Carcamano
Location or origin
Brazil
Targets
Italian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used during the early 20th century, during the Second wave of Italian immigration to Brazil.
Chakhchakh / Baboon
Chakhchakh / Baboon
Term
Chakhchakh / Baboon
Location or origin
Israel
Targets
Mizrahi Jews
Meaning, origin and notes
An Israeli derogatory nickname that was common in the 20th century. The term is probably based on the accent immigrants from Islamic countries spoke.
Chakma
Chakma
Term
Chakma
Location or origin
Bangladesh
Targets
Jumma, Chinese and Burmese people
Meaning, origin and notes
The term "Chakma" comes from the name of an ethnic group known as Chakma and is used to refer to people with Mongoloid features in Bangladesh, especially Chinese, Burmese and indigenous groups from the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Chankoro
Chankoro
Term
Chankoro
Location or origin
Japan
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Japanese: チャンコロ, a Japanese reference to a Chinese person. Often given as either derived from Chinese: 清國虜; pinyin: Qīngguólǔ (lit. 'Qing prisoner') or Chinese: 中國人; pinyin: Zhōngguórén (lit. 'Chinese person')
Charlie
Charlie
Term
Charlie
Location or origin
United States
Targets
White Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in the 1960s–1970s. White people as a reified collective oppressor group, similar to The Man or The System.
United States
United States
Term
United States
Location or origin
Vietnamese people
Targets
Vietnam War slang term used by American troops as a shorthand term for Vietnamese guerrillas, derived from the verbal shorthand for "Victor Charlie", the NATO phonetic alphabet for VC, the abbreviation for Viet Cong. The (regular) North Vietnamese Army was referred to as "Mr. Charles".
China Swede
China Swede
Term
China Swede
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Finns
Meaning, origin and notes
Derogatory term for Finnish immigrants to the United States, particularly in Minnesota and Michigan.
Chee-chee, Chi-chi
Chee-chee, Chi-chi
Term
Chee-chee, Chi-chi
Location or origin
South Asia
Targets
Eurasian Mixed-race people, especially Anglo-Indians
Meaning, origin and notes
Probably derived from Hindi chi-chi fie!, literally, dirt.
Cheese-eating surrender monkeys
Cheese-eating surrender monkeys
Term
Cheese-eating surrender monkeys
Location or origin
United States
Targets
French people
Meaning, origin and notes
The term originated with a 1995 episode of The Simpsons.
Chefur (čefur)
Chefur (čefur)
Term
Chefur (čefur)
Location or origin
Slovenia
Targets
Non-Slovenian people of former Yugoslavia (Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, Montenegrins, Macedonians)
Tsekwa / Chekwa
Tsekwa / Chekwa
Term
Tsekwa / Chekwa
Location or origin
Philippines
Targets
Chinese Filipino people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in Filipino/Tagalog and other Philippine languages, which derived it from the late 19th century Cebuano Bisaya street children's limerick, Cebuano: Intsik, wákang, káun, kalibang!, lit. 'Chinese (laborer), I work, eat, and shit!', where "Intsik"/"Insik" is derived from the Philippine Hokkien term, Chinese: 𪜶 叔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: in chek; lit. 'his/her/their uncle', while "wakang"/"gwakang" is derived from the Philippine Hokkien term, Chinese: 我 工; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: góa kang; lit. 'I work', while "kaon"/"kaun" is from the Cebuano Bisaya term, Cebuano: kaon, lit. 'to eat', while "kalibang" is from the Cebuano Bisaya term, Cebuano: kalibang, lit. 'to defecate'.
Chernomazy
Chernomazy
Term
Chernomazy
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Black-skinned people, e.g. Africans or indigenous people from the Caucasus, e.g. from Chechnya or Azerbaijan.
Meaning, origin and notes
черномазый, meaning "smeared in black" in Russian.
Chernozhopy
Chernozhopy
Term
Chernozhopy
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Same as, but more insulting than, "chernomazy"
Meaning, origin and notes
черножопый, or chornaya zhopa, meaning "black-arse" in Russian.
Chilango
Chilango
Term
Chilango
Location or origin
Mexico
Targets
Mexico City inhabitants
Chilote
Chilote
Term
Chilote
Location or origin
Argentina
Targets
Chilean people
Chinaman
Chinaman
Term
Chinaman
Location or origin
United States, Canada
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
A calque of the Chinese 中國人. It was used in the gold rush and railway-construction eras in western United States when discrimination against the Chinese was common.
Ching chong
Ching chong
Term
Ching chong
Location or origin
China, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Mocking a person or language perceived to be of Chinese descent.
Chink
Chink
Term
Chink
Location or origin
China, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia,Philippines
Targets
East and South East Asians
Chinky / Chinky Chonky
Chinky / Chinky Chonky
Term
Chinky / Chinky Chonky
Location or origin
China, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia,Philippines
Targets
East and South East Asians
Chirigüillo / Chiriwillo
Chirigüillo / Chiriwillo
Term
Chirigüillo / Chiriwillo
Location or origin
Mexico
Targets
Non-White Mexican migrants
Meaning, origin and notes
A pejorative term used in the state of Nuevo León to refer to Mexicans from white-minority regions who are singled out for their ethnicity, skin color, or rural origin.
Chonky
Chonky
Term
Chonky
Targets
Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Refers to a person of Asian heritage with "white attributes", in either personality or appearance.
Christ-killer
Christ-killer
Term
Christ-killer
Targets
Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
An allusion to Jewish deicide.
Choc ice
Choc ice
Term
Choc ice
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
A person who is figuratively "black on the outside, white on the inside".
Cholo
Cholo
Term
Cholo
Location or origin
Latin America, Southwestern United States
Targets
Indigenous or Mestizo people
Meaning, origin and notes
It may be derogatory depending on circumstances.
Chile
Chile
Term
Chile
Location or origin
Bolivian people, Peruvian people
Chon / Baka-Chon
Chon / Baka-Chon
Term
Chon / Baka-Chon
Location or origin
Japan
Targets
Korean people
Chow
Chow
Term
Chow
Location or origin
Australia
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used as early as 1864, rare now
Chowmein
Chowmein
Term
Chowmein
Location or origin
India
Targets
Chinese people, Northeast Indians
Chuchmek (Russian: чучмек) / Chechmek (Russian: чечмек)
Chuchmek (Russian: чучмек) / Chechmek (Russian: чечмек)
Term
Chuchmek (Russian: чучмек) / Chechmek (Russian: чечмек)
Location or origin
Russia / Russian-speaking regions
Targets
Middle / Central Asian people (in rare instances people from the Caucasus), in a broader sense Non-Russians, Non-European-looking people
Meaning, origin and notes
From Chichimec, a derogatory term used by the Aztecs and other Mesoamericans to describe the Chichimecs as "uncivilized, aggressive savages", similar to how the ancient Romans called Germanic tribes "barbarians". This name, with its derogatory meaning, was later adopted and brought to Europe by Spanish conquerors.
Chug
Chug
Term
Chug
Location or origin
Canada
Targets
Canadian aboriginal people
Meaning, origin and notes
See Chugach for the native people.
Chukhonets (plural chukhoncy), chukhna
Chukhonets (plural chukhoncy), chukhna
Term
Chukhonets (plural chukhoncy), chukhna
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Finnic people
Churka (Russian: чурка)
Churka (Russian: чурка)
Term
Churka (Russian: чурка)
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Western and Central Asians
Meaning, origin and notes
1. Chock of wood2. Ignorant person
Ciapaty, ciapak
Ciapaty, ciapak
Term
Ciapaty, ciapak
Location or origin
Poland
Targets
Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian, and Caucasian people.
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from chapati.
Cigányforma
Cigányforma
Term
Cigányforma
Location or origin
Hungary
Targets
Persons with the combination of black hair with brown eyes, regardless of ethnicity
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in 17th century Hungary; literal meaning is "gypsy form"
Cigány népek
Cigány népek
Term
Cigány népek
Location or origin
Hungary
Targets
Ethnic groups or nations where the combination of black hair with brown eyes is dominant
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in 17th century Hungary; literal meaning is "gypsy folks"
Cioară
Cioară
Term
Cioară
Location or origin
Romania
Targets
Romani people and Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Means crow
Cina / Cokin
Cina / Cokin
Term
Cina / Cokin
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Use in media has been banned since 2014 under Keppres (Keputusan Presiden, lit. Presidential Decree) No. 12 of 2014, replaced by Tiongkok (from Zhongguo 中国) or Tionghoa (from Zhonghua 中华). The Keppres even bans use of "China" in media and formal use.
Coconut
Coconut
Term
Coconut
Location or origin
United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia
Targets
Hispanics/Latinos, South/Southeast Asians
Meaning, origin and notes
Named after the coconut, in the American sense, it derives from the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside. A person of Hispanic/Latino or South/Southeast Asian descent who is seen as being assimilated into white American culture.
South Asians
South Asians
Term
South Asians
Location or origin
A brown person of South Asian descent is perceived as fully assimilated into Western culture.
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Term
Pacific Islander
Colono
Colono
Term
Colono
Location or origin
Brazil (mainly Rio Grande do Sul)
Targets
Italian Brazilians and German Brazilians
Meaning, origin and notes
Although it is not generally considered an insult in other parts of Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul it is considered pejorative because it is considered an offensive nickname similar to Caipira and is given to those who are native to the Rio Grande do Sul countryside (mainly Caxias do Sul and Bento Gonçalves), who are descendants of Italians or Germans and who have a strong accent compared to those who are native to the state's capital, Porto Alegre.
Coño
Coño
Term
Coño
Location or origin
Chile
Targets
Spanish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in to refer to Spanish people given the perception that they recurrently use the vulgar interjection coño (lit. 'cunt').
Coolie
Coolie
Term
Coolie
Location or origin
United States, Canada
Targets
Asian people, usually Chinese, and Indo-Caribbean people
Meaning, origin and notes
Unskilled Asian laborer (originally used in the 19th century for Chinese railroad laborers). Possibly from Mandarin "苦力" ku li or Hindi kuli, "day laborer." Also racial epithet for Indo-Caribbean people, especially in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and South African Indians.
Coon, cooney
Coon, cooney
Term
Coon, cooney
Location or origin
United States, Commonwealth
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Slur popularized by Coon songs played at Minstrel show. Originally associated in the 1830s with the U.S. Whig Party who used a raccoon as their emblem. The Whigs were more tolerant towards blacks than other main parties. After the party folded the term "coon" evolved from political slang into a racial slur. Within African American communities, the word has been used to refer to a black person who is allegedly a "sellout".
Australia
Australia
Term
Australia
Location or origin
Aboriginal Australian
New Zealand
New Zealand
Term
New Zealand
Location or origin
Pacific Islander
Coonass, Coon-ass
Coonass, Coon-ass
Term
Coonass, Coon-ass
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Cajun people
Meaning, origin and notes
Not to be confused with the French connasse, meaning cunt.
Coreano
Coreano
Term
Coreano
Location or origin
Chile
Targets
Chinese and Japanese people
Cotton picker
Cotton picker
Term
Cotton picker
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Individuals of African descent, including African-Americans and Cape Coloureds or Coloureds
Meaning, origin and notes
Historically referred to someone who harvested cotton by hand, often used in the context of American slavery when enslaved black people were forced to pick cotton on plantations. The phrase originally referred to the actual occupation of picking cotton on plantations in the American South, but that it later became a racial slur used to denigrate people of African descent, including African-Americans and Cape Coloureds or Coloureds.
Cracker
Cracker
Term
Cracker
Location or origin
United States
Targets
White people, especially poor Appalachian and Southern people
Meaning, origin and notes
Entered general use in the United States as a pejorative for white people, though may be used neutrally in context. Can specifically refer to white settlers, as with Florida or Georgia crackers.
Crow
Crow
Term
Crow
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Crucco (m.), crucca (f.)
Crucco (m.), crucca (f.)
Term
Crucco (m.), crucca (f.)
Location or origin
Italy
Targets
German people
Meaning, origin and notes
The name was firstly given during the First World War to the troops of the Austro-Hungarian Army of Croatian and Slovenian ethnicity. Later the term was used to indicate the Germans.
Culchie
Culchie
Term
Culchie
Location or origin
Ireland
Targets
Rural Irish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Applied by townspeople or city folk as a condescending or pejorative reference to people from rural areas.
Curepí
Curepí
Term
Curepí
Location or origin
Paraguay
Targets
Argentines
Meaning, origin and notes
A common term used by people from Paraguay for people from Argentina, it means "pig's skin".
Curry-muncher
Curry-muncher
Term
Curry-muncher
Location or origin
Australia, Africa, New Zealand, United States, Canada
Targets
South Asian People
Cushi, Kushi (כושי)
Cushi, Kushi (כושי)
Term
Cushi, Kushi (כושי)
Location or origin
Israel
Targets
Dark-skinned people
Meaning, origin and notes
Term originated from Kushite, referring to an individual from the Ancient Kingdom of Kush. This was also mentioned in the Hebrew Bible generally used to refer to people usually of African descent. Originally merely descriptive, in present-day Israel it increasingly assumed a pejorative connotation and is regarded as insulting by Ethiopian Israelis; and by non-Jewish, Sub-Saharan African migrant workers and asylum seekers in Israel.
Czarnuch (m.), czarnucha (f.)
Czarnuch (m.), czarnucha (f.)
Term
Czarnuch (m.), czarnucha (f.)
Location or origin
Poland
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
From "czarny" (black). Equivalent of nigger.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Cabbage eater | German and Russian people | |||
| Canaca | Chile | Chinese and Japanese people | Canaca is a slur originating in Oceania. | |
| Camel jockey | Middle Eastern people | |||
| Camel drivers | Germany | Arabs and Turks | ||
| Camel riders | Israel | Arabs | ||
| Carcamano | Brazil | Italian people | Used during the early 20th century, during the Second wave of Italian immigration to Brazil. | |
| Chakhchakh / Baboon | Israel | Mizrahi Jews | An Israeli derogatory nickname that was common in the 20th century. The term is probably based on the accent immigrants from Islamic countries spoke. | |
| Chakma | Bangladesh | Jumma, Chinese and Burmese people | The term "Chakma" comes from the name of an ethnic group known as Chakma and is used to refer to people with Mongoloid features in Bangladesh, especially Chinese, Burmese and indigenous groups from the Chittagong Hill Tracts. | |
| Chankoro | Japan | Chinese people | Japanese: チャンコロ, a Japanese reference to a Chinese person. Often given as either derived from Chinese: 清國虜; pinyin: Qīngguólǔ (lit. 'Qing prisoner') or Chinese: 中國人; pinyin: Zhōngguórén (lit. 'Chinese person') | |
| Charlie | United States | White Americans | Used in the 1960s–1970s. White people as a reified collective oppressor group, similar to The Man or The System. | |
| United States | Vietnamese people | Vietnam War slang term used by American troops as a shorthand term for Vietnamese guerrillas, derived from the verbal shorthand for "Victor Charlie", the NATO phonetic alphabet for VC, the abbreviation for Viet Cong. The (regular) North Vietnamese Army was referred to as "Mr. Charles". | ||
| China Swede | United States | Finns | Derogatory term for Finnish immigrants to the United States, particularly in Minnesota and Michigan. | |
| Chee-chee, Chi-chi | South Asia | Eurasian Mixed-race people, especially Anglo-Indians | Probably derived from Hindi chi-chi fie!, literally, dirt. | |
| Cheese-eating surrender monkeys | United States | French people | The term originated with a 1995 episode of The Simpsons. | |
| Chefur (čefur) | Slovenia | Non-Slovenian people of former Yugoslavia (Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, Montenegrins, Macedonians) | ||
| Tsekwa / Chekwa | Philippines | Chinese Filipino people | Used in Filipino/Tagalog and other Philippine languages, which derived it from the late 19th century Cebuano Bisaya street children's limerick, Cebuano: Intsik, wákang, káun, kalibang!, lit. 'Chinese (laborer), I work, eat, and shit!', where "Intsik"/"Insik" is derived from the Philippine Hokkien term, Chinese: 𪜶 叔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: in chek; lit. 'his/her/their uncle', while "wakang"/"gwakang" is derived from the Philippine Hokkien term, Chinese: 我 工; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: góa kang; lit. 'I work', while "kaon"/"kaun" is from the Cebuano Bisaya term, Cebuano: kaon, lit. 'to eat', while "kalibang" is from the Cebuano Bisaya term, Cebuano: kalibang, lit. 'to defecate'. | |
| Chernomazy | Russia | Black-skinned people, e.g. Africans or indigenous people from the Caucasus, e.g. from Chechnya or Azerbaijan. | черномазый, meaning "smeared in black" in Russian. | |
| Chernozhopy | Russia | Same as, but more insulting than, "chernomazy" | черножопый, or chornaya zhopa, meaning "black-arse" in Russian. | |
| Chilango | Mexico | Mexico City inhabitants | ||
| Chilote | Argentina | Chilean people | ||
| Chinaman | United States, Canada | Chinese people | A calque of the Chinese 中國人. It was used in the gold rush and railway-construction eras in western United States when discrimination against the Chinese was common. | |
| Ching chong | China, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines | Chinese people | Mocking a person or language perceived to be of Chinese descent. | |
| Chink | China, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia,Philippines | East and South East Asians | ||
| Chinky / Chinky Chonky | China, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia,Philippines | East and South East Asians | ||
| Chirigüillo / Chiriwillo | Mexico | Non-White Mexican migrants | A pejorative term used in the state of Nuevo León to refer to Mexicans from white-minority regions who are singled out for their ethnicity, skin color, or rural origin. | |
| Chonky | Asian people | Refers to a person of Asian heritage with "white attributes", in either personality or appearance. | ||
| Christ-killer | Jewish people | An allusion to Jewish deicide. | ||
| Choc ice | Black people | A person who is figuratively "black on the outside, white on the inside". | ||
| Cholo | Latin America, Southwestern United States | Indigenous or Mestizo people | It may be derogatory depending on circumstances. | |
| Chile | Bolivian people, Peruvian people | |||
| Chon / Baka-Chon | Japan | Korean people | ||
| Chow | Australia | Chinese people | Used as early as 1864, rare now | |
| Chowmein | India | Chinese people, Northeast Indians | ||
| Chuchmek (Russian: чучмек) / Chechmek (Russian: чечмек) | Russia / Russian-speaking regions | Middle / Central Asian people (in rare instances people from the Caucasus), in a broader sense Non-Russians, Non-European-looking people | From Chichimec, a derogatory term used by the Aztecs and other Mesoamericans to describe the Chichimecs as "uncivilized, aggressive savages", similar to how the ancient Romans called Germanic tribes "barbarians". This name, with its derogatory meaning, was later adopted and brought to Europe by Spanish conquerors. | |
| Chug | Canada | Canadian aboriginal people | See Chugach for the native people. | |
| Chukhonets (plural chukhoncy), chukhna | Russia | Finnic people | ||
| Churka (Russian: чурка) | Russia | Western and Central Asians | 1. Chock of wood2. Ignorant person | |
| Ciapaty, ciapak | Poland | Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian, and Caucasian people. | Derived from chapati. | |
| Cigányforma | Hungary | Persons with the combination of black hair with brown eyes, regardless of ethnicity | Used in 17th century Hungary; literal meaning is "gypsy form" | |
| Cigány népek | Hungary | Ethnic groups or nations where the combination of black hair with brown eyes is dominant | Used in 17th century Hungary; literal meaning is "gypsy folks" | |
| Cioară | Romania | Romani people and Black people | Means crow | |
| Cina / Cokin | Indonesia | Chinese people | Use in media has been banned since 2014 under Keppres (Keputusan Presiden, lit. Presidential Decree) No. 12 of 2014, replaced by Tiongkok (from Zhongguo 中国) or Tionghoa (from Zhonghua 中华). The Keppres even bans use of "China" in media and formal use. | |
| Coconut | United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia | Hispanics/Latinos, South/Southeast Asians | Named after the coconut, in the American sense, it derives from the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside. A person of Hispanic/Latino or South/Southeast Asian descent who is seen as being assimilated into white American culture. | |
| South Asians | A brown person of South Asian descent is perceived as fully assimilated into Western culture. | |||
| Pacific Islander | ||||
| Colono | Brazil (mainly Rio Grande do Sul) | Italian Brazilians and German Brazilians | Although it is not generally considered an insult in other parts of Brazil, in Rio Grande do Sul it is considered pejorative because it is considered an offensive nickname similar to Caipira and is given to those who are native to the Rio Grande do Sul countryside (mainly Caxias do Sul and Bento Gonçalves), who are descendants of Italians or Germans and who have a strong accent compared to those who are native to the state's capital, Porto Alegre. | |
| Coño | Chile | Spanish people | Used in to refer to Spanish people given the perception that they recurrently use the vulgar interjection coño (lit. 'cunt'). | |
| Coolie | United States, Canada | Asian people, usually Chinese, and Indo-Caribbean people | Unskilled Asian laborer (originally used in the 19th century for Chinese railroad laborers). Possibly from Mandarin "苦力" ku li or Hindi kuli, "day laborer." Also racial epithet for Indo-Caribbean people, especially in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and South African Indians. | |
| Coon, cooney | United States, Commonwealth | Black people | Slur popularized by Coon songs played at Minstrel show. Originally associated in the 1830s with the U.S. Whig Party who used a raccoon as their emblem. The Whigs were more tolerant towards blacks than other main parties. After the party folded the term "coon" evolved from political slang into a racial slur. Within African American communities, the word has been used to refer to a black person who is allegedly a "sellout". |
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Dago, Dego
Dago, Dego
Term
Dago, Dego
Location or origin
United States, Commonwealth
Targets
Italians, Spaniards, Greeks, Portuguese or Maltese people; in the United States, primarily used for Italians and people of Italian descent
Meaning, origin and notes
Possibly derived from the Spanish name "Diego"
Dal Khor
Dal Khor
Term
Dal Khor
Location or origin
Pakistan
Targets
Indians and Pakistanis (specifically Punjabis)
Meaning, origin and notes
The term literally translates to "dal eater", connoting the supposedly higher emphasis on pulses and vegetables in the diet of countryside Punjabis.
Dalle, Batak Dalle
Dalle, Batak Dalle
Term
Dalle, Batak Dalle
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Batak people
Meaning, origin and notes
Bataks who cannot speak their language or reject Batak culture.
Darky / Darkey / Darkie
Darky / Darkey / Darkie
Term
Darky / Darkey / Darkie
Location or origin
Worldwide
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
According to lexicographer Richard A. Spears, the word "darkie" used to be considered mild and polite, before it took on a derogatory and provocative meaning.
DEI / DEI hire / Diversity hire
DEI / DEI hire / Diversity hire
Term
DEI / DEI hire / Diversity hire
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Women and people of color (especially Black people)
Meaning, origin and notes
The term is sometimes used to imply that women, non-white people, and members of the LGBTQ community are inherently unqualified for positions of power, and that they can only get jobs through tokenism.
Dhoti
Dhoti
Term
Dhoti
Location or origin
Nepal
Targets
Indian or Madheshi people
Meaning, origin and notes
As reference to their indigenous clothing Dhoti worn by people of Indian subcontinent.
Dink
Dink
Term
Dink
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Southeast Asian, particularly Vietnamese people.
Meaning, origin and notes
Originated during 1965–70 Americanism. Also used as a disparaging term for a North Vietnamese soldier or guerrilla in the Vietnam War. (Note: If rendered in ALL CAPS, then DINK may be the benign lifestyle acronym for dual-income, no kids [a couple with two incomes and no child-raising expenses])
Dogan, dogun
Dogan, dogun
Term
Dogan, dogun
Location or origin
Canada
Targets
Irish Catholics
Meaning, origin and notes
19th century on; origin uncertain: perhaps from Dugan, an Irish surname.
Dothead, Dot
Dothead, Dot
Term
Dothead, Dot
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Hindu women
Meaning, origin and notes
In reference to the bindi.
Dune coon
Dune coon
Term
Dune coon
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Arabian people
Meaning, origin and notes
equivalent of sand nigger (below). See also Islamophobic trope.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Dago, Dego | United States, Commonwealth | Italians, Spaniards, Greeks, Portuguese or Maltese people; in the United States, primarily used for Italians and people of Italian descent | Possibly derived from the Spanish name "Diego" | |
| Dal Khor | Pakistan | Indians and Pakistanis (specifically Punjabis) | The term literally translates to "dal eater", connoting the supposedly higher emphasis on pulses and vegetables in the diet of countryside Punjabis. | |
| Dalle, Batak Dalle | Indonesia | Batak people | Bataks who cannot speak their language or reject Batak culture. | |
| Darky / Darkey / Darkie | Worldwide | Black people | According to lexicographer Richard A. Spears, the word "darkie" used to be considered mild and polite, before it took on a derogatory and provocative meaning. | |
| DEI / DEI hire / Diversity hire | United States | Women and people of color (especially Black people) | The term is sometimes used to imply that women, non-white people, and members of the LGBTQ community are inherently unqualified for positions of power, and that they can only get jobs through tokenism. | |
| Dhoti | Nepal | Indian or Madheshi people | As reference to their indigenous clothing Dhoti worn by people of Indian subcontinent. | |
| Dink | United States | Southeast Asian, particularly Vietnamese people. | Originated during 1965–70 Americanism. Also used as a disparaging term for a North Vietnamese soldier or guerrilla in the Vietnam War. (Note: If rendered in ALL CAPS, then DINK may be the benign lifestyle acronym for dual-income, no kids [a couple with two incomes and no child-raising expenses]) | |
| Dogan, dogun | Canada | Irish Catholics | 19th century on; origin uncertain: perhaps from Dugan, an Irish surname. | |
| Dothead, Dot | United States | Hindu women | In reference to the bindi. | |
| Dune coon | United States | Arabian people | equivalent of sand nigger (below). See also Islamophobic trope. |
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Eight ball, 8ball
Eight ball, 8ball
Term
Eight ball, 8ball
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Referring to the black ball in pool. Slang, usually used disparagingly.
Engelsman
Engelsman
Term
Engelsman
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
White South Africans of British descent whose first language is English
Meaning, origin and notes
Afrikaans: Englishman. A derogatory term used to refer to white South Africans of British descent whose first language is English. This is due to historical and cultural tensions between English-speaking and Afrikaans-speaking white South Africans, which were fueled by British colonialism and apartheid policies. Some Afrikaans-speaking people view the English-speaking minority as elitist and condescending, and the use of the term "Engelsman" reflects these attitudes.
Eyetie
Eyetie
Term
Eyetie
Location or origin
United States, United Kingdom
Targets
Italian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Originated through the mispronunciation of "Italian" as "Eye-talian". Slang usually used disparagingly (especially during World War II).
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Eight ball, 8ball | Black people | Referring to the black ball in pool. Slang, usually used disparagingly. | ||
| Engelsman | South Africa | White South Africans of British descent whose first language is English | Afrikaans: Englishman. A derogatory term used to refer to white South Africans of British descent whose first language is English. This is due to historical and cultural tensions between English-speaking and Afrikaans-speaking white South Africans, which were fueled by British colonialism and apartheid policies. Some Afrikaans-speaking people view the English-speaking minority as elitist and condescending, and the use of the term "Engelsman" reflects these attitudes. | |
| Eyetie | United States, United Kingdom | Italian people | Originated through the mispronunciation of "Italian" as "Eye-talian". Slang usually used disparagingly (especially during World War II). |
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Fankui, fan-kui, fangui, gui-zi, guizi, gui
Fankui, fan-kui, fangui, gui-zi, guizi, gui
Term
Fankui, fan-kui, fangui, gui-zi, guizi, gui
Location or origin
Chiefly Southeast Asia
Targets
Non-Chinese native people of Southeast Asia
Meaning, origin and notes
These words (and any variations of them) are considered extremely derogatory, since they allege that anyone other than the Chinese have terrible attitudes and are uncivilised idiots (Gui or Guizi itself means demon).
Fresh off the boat, off the boat
Fresh off the boat, off the boat
Term
Fresh off the boat, off the boat
Targets
Asian Americans or immigrants in general
Meaning, origin and notes
Referring to immigrants who have traveled to another foreign country and have yet acculturated into the nation's ethnicity or language, but still perpetuate their cultures. The slur also was the name for a sitcom named 'Fresh Off The Boat'.
Farang khi nok
Farang khi nok
Term
Farang khi nok
Location or origin
Thailand
Targets
Poor white people
Meaning, origin and notes
Is slang commonly used to insult white people, equivalent to white trash, as khi means feces and nok means bird, referring to the white color of bird-droppings.
Fenian
Fenian
Term
Fenian
Location or origin
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Targets
Irish Catholics
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from the Fenian Brotherhood.
Festival children (Russian: Дети фестиваля)
Festival children (Russian: Дети фестиваля)
Term
Festival children (Russian: Дети фестиваля)
Location or origin
USSR (from late 1950s)
Targets
Children of mixed ancestry, usually with a father who is black or (more rarely) other non-European origins
Meaning, origin and notes
It is believed that the first noticeable appearance of black and mixed-ancestry children in the USSR and Russia appeared after the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students of 1957. The term was often used ironically and sometimes in a mildly derogatory fashion.
This term is currently not used.
Feuj (verlan for juif)
Feuj (verlan for juif)
Term
Feuj (verlan for juif)
Location or origin
France
Targets
Jewish people
Fidschi(de)
Fidschi(de)
Term
Fidschi(de)
Location or origin
East Germany
Targets
East or Southeast Asian people, particularly Vietnamese people
Meaning, origin and notes
German for Fiji, used to refer to anyone who looks East or Southeast Asian, particularly those of Vietnamese origin.
Fjellabe
Fjellabe
Term
Fjellabe
Location or origin
Denmark
Targets
Norwegian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Means mountain ape. Jocularly used by Danes mostly in sports. From the 1950s. Norway is mountainous while Denmark is flat without mountains.
Flip
Flip
Term
Flip
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Filipino people
Fodechincho
Fodechincho
Term
Fodechincho
Location or origin
Spain
Targets
Non-Galician Spaniards
Meaning, origin and notes
A derogatory term used in Galicia to refer to tourists from Spain, especially those from Madrid, although also those from other locations, but above all to those who do not respect or adapt to local customs. It comes from Galician fode (to steal) and chincho (a small Atlantic horse mackerel).
Franchute
Franchute
Term
Franchute
Location or origin
Chile, Argentina
Targets
French people
Frenk
Frenk
Term
Frenk
Location or origin
Ashkenazi Jews
Targets
Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from Franks (as a reference to Western Europeans), due to the fact Sephardi Jews are Judaeo-Spanish speakers.
Fritz, fricc, fryc, фриц, fricis
Fritz, fricc, fryc, фриц, fricis
Term
Fritz, fricc, fryc, фриц, fricis
Location or origin
United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Latvia
Targets
German people
Meaning, origin and notes
from Friedrich (Frederick).
Frog, Froggy, Frogeater, Froschfresser
Frog, Froggy, Frogeater, Froschfresser
Term
Frog, Froggy, Frogeater, Froschfresser
Location or origin
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Targets
Dutch people (formerly)French and French Canadian people (currently)
Meaning, origin and notes
Before the 19th century, referred to the Dutch (as they were stereotyped as being marsh-dwellers). When France became Britain's main enemy, replacing the Dutch, the epithet was transferred to them, because of the French penchant for eating frogs' legs (see comparable French term Rosbif). Also known in Slavic countries, but only towards the (mainland) French, see Polish żabojad, Ukrainian zhaboyid (жабоїд), Russian lyagushatnik (лягушатник); as well as in Basque frantximant.
Fuzzy-Wuzzy
Fuzzy-Wuzzy
Term
Fuzzy-Wuzzy
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Hadendoa people
Meaning, origin and notes
Term used to refer to the Hadendoa warriors in the 19th century, in reference to their elaborate hairstyles. Not applicable in Australia, see Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Fankui, fan-kui, fangui, gui-zi, guizi, gui | Chiefly Southeast Asia | Non-Chinese native people of Southeast Asia | These words (and any variations of them) are considered extremely derogatory, since they allege that anyone other than the Chinese have terrible attitudes and are uncivilised idiots (Gui or Guizi itself means demon). | |
| Fresh off the boat, off the boat | Asian Americans or immigrants in general | Referring to immigrants who have traveled to another foreign country and have yet acculturated into the nation's ethnicity or language, but still perpetuate their cultures. The slur also was the name for a sitcom named 'Fresh Off The Boat'. | ||
| Farang khi nok | Thailand | Poor white people | Is slang commonly used to insult white people, equivalent to white trash, as khi means feces and nok means bird, referring to the white color of bird-droppings. | |
| Fenian | Northern Ireland, Scotland | Irish Catholics | Derived from the Fenian Brotherhood. | |
| Festival children (Russian: Дети фестиваля) | USSR (from late 1950s) | Children of mixed ancestry, usually with a father who is black or (more rarely) other non-European origins | It is believed that the first noticeable appearance of black and mixed-ancestry children in the USSR and Russia appeared after the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students of 1957. The term was often used ironically and sometimes in a mildly derogatory fashion. This term is currently not used. | |
| Feuj (verlan for juif) | France | Jewish people | ||
| Fidschi(de) | East Germany | East or Southeast Asian people, particularly Vietnamese people | German for Fiji, used to refer to anyone who looks East or Southeast Asian, particularly those of Vietnamese origin. | |
| Fjellabe | Denmark | Norwegian people | Means mountain ape. Jocularly used by Danes mostly in sports. From the 1950s. Norway is mountainous while Denmark is flat without mountains. | |
| Flip | United States | Filipino people | ||
| Fodechincho | Spain | Non-Galician Spaniards | A derogatory term used in Galicia to refer to tourists from Spain, especially those from Madrid, although also those from other locations, but above all to those who do not respect or adapt to local customs. It comes from Galician fode (to steal) and chincho (a small Atlantic horse mackerel). | |
| Franchute | Chile, Argentina | French people | ||
| Frenk | Ashkenazi Jews | Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews | Derived from Franks (as a reference to Western Europeans), due to the fact Sephardi Jews are Judaeo-Spanish speakers. | |
| Fritz, fricc, fryc, фриц, fricis | United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Latvia | German people | from Friedrich (Frederick). | |
| Frog, Froggy, Frogeater, Froschfresser | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Dutch people (formerly)French and French Canadian people (currently) | Before the 19th century, referred to the Dutch (as they were stereotyped as being marsh-dwellers). When France became Britain's main enemy, replacing the Dutch, the epithet was transferred to them, because of the French penchant for eating frogs' legs (see comparable French term Rosbif). Also known in Slavic countries, but only towards the (mainland) French, see Polish żabojad, Ukrainian zhaboyid (жабоїд), Russian lyagushatnik (лягушатник); as well as in Basque frantximant. | |
| Fuzzy-Wuzzy | United Kingdom | Hadendoa people | Term used to refer to the Hadendoa warriors in the 19th century, in reference to their elaborate hairstyles. Not applicable in Australia, see Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels. |
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Gabacho
Gabacho
Term
Gabacho
Location or origin
Spain, Chile
Targets
French people
Meaning, origin and notes
From Occitan gavach meaning "one who speaks wrong."
Mexico
Mexico
Term
Mexico
Location or origin
American people, French people
Targets
Neutral or pejorative depending on context.
Gabel
Gabel
Term
Gabel
Location or origin
Albania, Kosovo
Targets
Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
Expression of disdain for someone, with the setting "Maxhup"
Gadjo
Gadjo
Term
Gadjo
Targets
Non-Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
Technically a term for a person who does not possess Romanipen, it usually refers to non-Romanis and Romanis who do not live within Romani culture.
Gaijin (外人)
Gaijin (外人)
Term
Gaijin (外人)
Location or origin
Japan
Targets
Foreigners, especially those of non-East Asian origin
Galla
Galla
Term
Galla
Location or origin
Ethiopia
Targets
Oromo people or others in Ethiopia and Somalia
Meaning, origin and notes
Used since 1670
Gam, Gammat
Gam, Gammat
Term
Gam, Gammat
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Cape Coloured or Coloured people
Meaning, origin and notes
It means "a person who is low or of inferior status" in Afrikaans.
Gans (Ганс)
Gans (Ганс)
Term
Gans (Ганс)
Location or origin
USSR
Targets
German people, or more uncommonly Latvian people
Meaning, origin and notes
The term originated among the Soviet troops in World War II, coming from Russified form of the German first name Hans.
Garoi
Garoi
Term
Garoi
Location or origin
Romania
Targets
Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
It means crow.
Geomdung-i (검둥이)
Geomdung-i (검둥이)
Term
Geomdung-i (검둥이)
Location or origin
South Korea
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Korean for coon
Gexhë
Gexhë
Term
Gexhë
Location or origin
Kosovo
Targets
Serbs of Šumadija
Meaning, origin and notes
Derogatory expression for the Serbs of southern Serbia, of Šumadija.
Ghati
Ghati
Term
Ghati
Location or origin
India
Targets
Maharashtrians
Meaning, origin and notes
Ethnic slur for Maharashtrians living in Ghats
Gin
Gin
Term
Gin
Location or origin
Australia
Targets
Aboriginal woman
References
Moore (2004), "gin"
Gin jockey
Gin jockey
Term
Gin jockey
Location or origin
Australia
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
A white person having casual sex with an Aboriginal woman.
Godo
Godo
Term
Godo
Location or origin
Spain
Targets
Non-Canarian Spaniards
Meaning, origin and notes
A word used in the Canary Islands to refer disparagingly to Spaniards, provided they are non-Canary Islanders. The word godo literally means “Gothic,” originally referring to the Visigoths, which is a historical reference of the Visigothic Kingdom.
Godon
Godon
Term
Godon
Location or origin
France
Targets
English people
Meaning, origin and notes
An antiquated pejorative expression. Possibly a corruption of "God-damn".
Golliwog
Golliwog
Term
Golliwog
Location or origin
United States, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand
Targets
Darkskinned people, especially African-Caribbeans
Meaning, origin and notes
An expression which originally was a children's literature character and type of black doll but which eventually came to be used as a jibe against people with dark skin.
Gook, Gook-eye, Gooky
Gook, Gook-eye, Gooky
Term
Gook, Gook-eye, Gooky
Location or origin
United States
Targets
East and Southeast Asians, but particularly Koreans
Meaning, origin and notes
The earliest recorded example is dated 1920. Used especially for enemy soldiers. Its use has been traced to United States Marines serving in the Philippines in the early 20th century. It gained widespread notice as a result of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Goombah
Goombah
Term
Goombah
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Italian people, Italian-Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Initially applied to Italian or Italian-American men in general, it now also specifically carries connotations of stereotypical vulgar machismo and Italian Mafia or Italian-American Mafia involvement among ethnic Italians and Italian-Americans. However, "goombah" is also used among Italian-Americans themselves to refer to a friend or comrade; the word becomes pejorative mostly when used by a non-Italian to refer to an ethnic Italian or Italian-American in a derogatory or patronizing way rather than as a friendly term of address among Italian-Americans. Originates from the Southern Italian word cumpa or cumpari and the Standard Italian equivalent, compare, meaning "godfather" or "partner-in-crime".
Gora
Gora
Term
Gora
Location or origin
South Asia
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
From the Hindi gorā, meaning "fair, white".
Goy, Goyim, Goyum
Goy, Goyim, Goyum
Term
Goy, Goyim, Goyum
Location or origin
Hebrew
Targets
Non-Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
A Hebrew biblical term for "Nation" or "People". By Roman times it had also acquired the meaning of "non-Jew". In English, use may be benign, to refer to anyone who isn't Jewish, or controversial, as it can have pejorative connotations.
Grago, Gragok (shrimp)
Grago, Gragok (shrimp)
Term
Grago, Gragok (shrimp)
Targets
Eurasians, Kristang people
Meaning, origin and notes
A term for Eurasians, and specifically for the Kristang people of Malaysia, many of whom were traditionally engaged in shrimp fishing. It often has pejorative connotations, especially when used by outsiders, though in recent generations members of the community have to some degree tried to reclaim the term.
Greaseball, Greaser
Greaseball, Greaser
Term
Greaseball, Greaser
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Mediterranean / Southern European and Hispanic people, and especially Italian people.
Meaning, origin and notes
Greaseball often generally refers to Italians or a person of Italian descent. Meanwhile, though it may be used as a shortening of greaseball to refer to Italians, greaser has been more often applied to Hispanic Americans or Mexican Americans. However, greaseball (and to a lesser extent, greaser) can also refer to any person of Mediterranean/Southern European descent or Hispanic descent, including Greeks, Spaniards, and the Portuguese, as well as Latin Americans. Greaser also refer to members of a 1950-1960s subculture which Italian Americans and Hispanic Americans were stereotyped to be a part of. "Greaser" in reference to the subculture has taken on a less derogatory connotation since the 1950s.
Greenhorn
Greenhorn
Term
Greenhorn
Location or origin
United States, New England region, especially Massachusetts.
Targets
Portuguese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Can also be used in a non-derogatory context when not referring to the Portuguese to mean anyone inexperienced at something.
Gringo
Gringo
Term
Gringo
Location or origin
Spanish speakers, mostly Latin America
Targets
English speakers
Meaning, origin and notes
Sometimes used by Latino Americans. In Mexico, the term means an American. Likely from the Spanish word "griego", meaning Greek (similar to the English expression "It's all Greek to me").
Brazil
Brazil
Term
Brazil
Location or origin
Foreigners
Targets
A colloquial neutral term for any foreigner, regardless of race, ethnicity or origin (including Portuguese people), or for a person whose native language is not Portuguese (including people whose native language is Spanish).
Southern Brazil
Southern Brazil
Term
Southern Brazil
Location or origin
Italian descendants
Targets
A colloquial neutral term for Italian descendants of southern Brazil, specially in Rio Grande do Sul
Groid
Groid
Term
Groid
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from "negroid".
Gub, Gubba
Gub, Gubba
Term
Gub, Gubba
Location or origin
Australia
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
Aboriginal term for white people
Guiri
Guiri
Term
Guiri
Location or origin
Spain
Targets
Foreigners
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally described the supporters of Queen Maria Christina. Now describes White Northern Europeans.
Guizi (鬼子)
Guizi (鬼子)
Term
Guizi (鬼子)
Location or origin
Mainland China
Targets
Non-Chinese
Meaning, origin and notes
Basically the same meaning as the term gweilo used in Hong Kong. More often used when referring foreigners as military enemies, such as riben guizi (日本鬼子, Japanese devils, because of the Second Sino-Japanese War), and meiguo guizi (美国鬼子, American devils, because of the Korean War).
References
[citation needed]
Guido, Guidette
Guido, Guidette
Term
Guido, Guidette
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Italian Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Derives from the Italian given name, Guido. Guidette is the female counterpart. Used mostly in the Northeastern United States as a stereotype for working-class urban Italian Americans.
Guinea, Ginzo
Guinea, Ginzo
Term
Guinea, Ginzo
Targets
Italian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Most likely derived from "Guinea Negro", implying that Italians are dark or swarthy-skinned like the natives of Guinea. The diminutive "Ginzo" probably dates back to World War II and is derived from Australian slang picked up by United States servicemen in the Pacific Theater.
Gummihals
Gummihals
Term
Gummihals
Location or origin
Switzerland
Targets
German people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally "rubber neck"
Gusano
Gusano
Term
Gusano
Location or origin
Cuba
Targets
Cuban exiles after the revolution
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally "worm"
Gweilo, gwailo, kwai lo (鬼佬)
Gweilo, gwailo, kwai lo (鬼佬)
Term
Gweilo, gwailo, kwai lo (鬼佬)
Location or origin
Southern Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau
Targets
White men
Meaning, origin and notes
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. A lo is a regular guy (i.e. a fellow, a chap, or a bloke). Once a mark of xenophobia, the word is now in general, informal use.
Gyp / Gip
Gyp / Gip
Term
Gyp / Gip
Targets
Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
Shortened version of "gypsy"
Gypsy, Gyppo, gippo, gypo, gyppie, gyppy, gipp
Gypsy, Gyppo, gippo, gypo, gyppie, gyppy, gipp
Term
Gypsy, Gyppo, gippo, gypo, gyppie, gyppy, gipp
Location or origin
United Kingdom, Australia
Targets
Egyptian people and Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from "Egyptian", Egypt being mistakenly considered these people's origin.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Gabacho | Spain, Chile | French people | From Occitan gavach meaning "one who speaks wrong." | |
| Mexico | American people, French people | Neutral or pejorative depending on context. | ||
| Gabel | Albania, Kosovo | Romani people | Expression of disdain for someone, with the setting "Maxhup" | |
| Gadjo | Non-Romani people | Technically a term for a person who does not possess Romanipen, it usually refers to non-Romanis and Romanis who do not live within Romani culture. | ||
| Gaijin (外人) | Japan | Foreigners, especially those of non-East Asian origin | ||
| Galla | Ethiopia | Oromo people or others in Ethiopia and Somalia | Used since 1670 | |
| Gam, Gammat | South Africa | Cape Coloured or Coloured people | It means "a person who is low or of inferior status" in Afrikaans. | |
| Gans (Ганс) | USSR | German people, or more uncommonly Latvian people | The term originated among the Soviet troops in World War II, coming from Russified form of the German first name Hans. | |
| Garoi | Romania | Romani people | It means crow. | |
| Geomdung-i (검둥이) | South Korea | Black people | Korean for coon | |
| Gexhë | Kosovo | Serbs of Šumadija | Derogatory expression for the Serbs of southern Serbia, of Šumadija. | |
| Ghati | India | Maharashtrians | Ethnic slur for Maharashtrians living in Ghats | |
| Gin | Australia | Aboriginal woman | Moore (2004), "gin" | |
| Gin jockey | Australia | White people | A white person having casual sex with an Aboriginal woman. | |
| Godo | Spain | Non-Canarian Spaniards | A word used in the Canary Islands to refer disparagingly to Spaniards, provided they are non-Canary Islanders. The word godo literally means “Gothic,” originally referring to the Visigoths, which is a historical reference of the Visigothic Kingdom. | |
| Godon | France | English people | An antiquated pejorative expression. Possibly a corruption of "God-damn". | |
| Golliwog | United States, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand | Darkskinned people, especially African-Caribbeans | An expression which originally was a children's literature character and type of black doll but which eventually came to be used as a jibe against people with dark skin. | |
| Gook, Gook-eye, Gooky | United States | East and Southeast Asians, but particularly Koreans | The earliest recorded example is dated 1920. Used especially for enemy soldiers. Its use has been traced to United States Marines serving in the Philippines in the early 20th century. It gained widespread notice as a result of the Korean and Vietnam wars. | |
| Goombah | United States | Italian people, Italian-Americans | Initially applied to Italian or Italian-American men in general, it now also specifically carries connotations of stereotypical vulgar machismo and Italian Mafia or Italian-American Mafia involvement among ethnic Italians and Italian-Americans. However, "goombah" is also used among Italian-Americans themselves to refer to a friend or comrade; the word becomes pejorative mostly when used by a non-Italian to refer to an ethnic Italian or Italian-American in a derogatory or patronizing way rather than as a friendly term of address among Italian-Americans. Originates from the Southern Italian word cumpa or cumpari and the Standard Italian equivalent, compare, meaning "godfather" or "partner-in-crime". | |
| Gora | South Asia | White people | From the Hindi gorā, meaning "fair, white". | |
| Goy, Goyim, Goyum | Hebrew | Non-Jewish people | A Hebrew biblical term for "Nation" or "People". By Roman times it had also acquired the meaning of "non-Jew". In English, use may be benign, to refer to anyone who isn't Jewish, or controversial, as it can have pejorative connotations. | |
| Grago, Gragok (shrimp) | Eurasians, Kristang people | A term for Eurasians, and specifically for the Kristang people of Malaysia, many of whom were traditionally engaged in shrimp fishing. It often has pejorative connotations, especially when used by outsiders, though in recent generations members of the community have to some degree tried to reclaim the term. | ||
| Greaseball, Greaser | United States | Mediterranean / Southern European and Hispanic people, and especially Italian people. | Greaseball often generally refers to Italians or a person of Italian descent. Meanwhile, though it may be used as a shortening of greaseball to refer to Italians, greaser has been more often applied to Hispanic Americans or Mexican Americans. However, greaseball (and to a lesser extent, greaser) can also refer to any person of Mediterranean/Southern European descent or Hispanic descent, including Greeks, Spaniards, and the Portuguese, as well as Latin Americans. Greaser also refer to members of a 1950-1960s subculture which Italian Americans and Hispanic Americans were stereotyped to be a part of. "Greaser" in reference to the subculture has taken on a less derogatory connotation since the 1950s. | |
| Greenhorn | United States, New England region, especially Massachusetts. | Portuguese people | Can also be used in a non-derogatory context when not referring to the Portuguese to mean anyone inexperienced at something. | |
| Gringo | Spanish speakers, mostly Latin America | English speakers | Sometimes used by Latino Americans. In Mexico, the term means an American. Likely from the Spanish word "griego", meaning Greek (similar to the English expression "It's all Greek to me"). | |
| Brazil | Foreigners | A colloquial neutral term for any foreigner, regardless of race, ethnicity or origin (including Portuguese people), or for a person whose native language is not Portuguese (including people whose native language is Spanish). | ||
| Southern Brazil | Italian descendants | A colloquial neutral term for Italian descendants of southern Brazil, specially in Rio Grande do Sul | ||
| Groid | United States | Black people | Derived from "negroid". | |
| Gub, Gubba | Australia | White people | Aboriginal term for white people | |
| Guiri | Spain | Foreigners | Originally described the supporters of Queen Maria Christina. Now describes White Northern Europeans. | |
| Guizi (鬼子) | Mainland China | Non-Chinese | Basically the same meaning as the term gweilo used in Hong Kong. More often used when referring foreigners as military enemies, such as riben guizi (日本鬼子, Japanese devils, because of the Second Sino-Japanese War), and meiguo guizi (美国鬼子, American devils, because of the Korean War). | [citation needed] |
| Guido, Guidette | United States | Italian Americans | Derives from the Italian given name, Guido. Guidette is the female counterpart. Used mostly in the Northeastern United States as a stereotype for working-class urban Italian Americans. | |
| Guinea, Ginzo | Italian people | Most likely derived from "Guinea Negro", implying that Italians are dark or swarthy-skinned like the natives of Guinea. The diminutive "Ginzo" probably dates back to World War II and is derived from Australian slang picked up by United States servicemen in the Pacific Theater. | ||
| Gummihals | Switzerland | German people | Literally "rubber neck" | |
| Gusano | Cuba | Cuban exiles after the revolution | Literally "worm" | |
| Gweilo, gwailo, kwai lo (鬼佬) | Southern Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau | White men | 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. A lo is a regular guy (i.e. a fellow, a chap, or a bloke). Once a mark of xenophobia, the word is now in general, informal use. | |
| Gyp / Gip | Romani people | Shortened version of "gypsy" | ||
| Gypsy, Gyppo, gippo, gypo, gyppie, gyppy, gipp | United Kingdom, Australia | Egyptian people and Romani people | Derived from "Egyptian", Egypt being mistakenly considered these people's origin. |
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Hairyback
Hairyback
Term
Hairyback
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Afrikaners
Hajji, Hadji, Haji
Hajji, Hadji, Haji
Term
Hajji, Hadji, Haji
Location or origin
United States Military
Targets
Iraqi people
Meaning, origin and notes
May also be used to describe anyone from a predominantly Muslim country. Derived from the honorific Al-Hajji, the title given to a Muslim who has completed the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca).
Half-breed
Half-breed
Term
Half-breed
Location or origin
Worldwide
Targets
Multi-ethnic people
Meaning, origin and notes
Métis is a French term, also used in Canadian English, for a half-breed, and mestizo is the equivalent in Spanish, although these are not offensive per se.
References
[citation needed]
Half-caste
Half-caste
Term
Half-caste
Location or origin
England, Australia
Targets
Mixed race (usually between Australian Aboriginal and white people in Australian parlance)
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally used as a legal and social term.
Hambaya, hamba (Sinhala: හම්බයා, හම්බ)
Hambaya, hamba (Sinhala: හම්බයා, හම්බ)
Term
Hambaya, hamba (Sinhala: හම්බයා, හම්බ)
Location or origin
Sri Lanka
Targets
Muslims in Sri Lanka
Meaning, origin and notes
From හම්බන්කාරයා (hambankārayā); derived from the Sinhala word for the sampan boats (Sinhala: හම්බන්, hamban) used by seafarers from the Malay Archipelago, from whom Sri Lankan Malays trace partial descent. Its use as an epithet for Muslims (Moors) traces back to the late 19th century colonial period.
Haole
Haole
Term
Haole
Location or origin
United States, Hawaiian
Targets
Non-Hawaiian people, almost always white people.
Meaning, origin and notes
Can be used neutrally, dependent on context.
Heeb, Hebe
Heeb, Hebe
Term
Heeb, Hebe
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from the word "Hebrew."
Heigui (黑鬼)
Heigui (黑鬼)
Term
Heigui (黑鬼)
Location or origin
China, Taiwan
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally means "black ghost" or "black devil", used similarly to English phrases such as nigga or nigger.
Heukhyeong (흑형)
Heukhyeong (흑형)
Term
Heukhyeong (흑형)
Location or origin
South Korea
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Korean: Black brother. A Korean ethnic slur sometimes for black people.
Hevosmies
Hevosmies
Term
Hevosmies
Location or origin
Finland
Targets
Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
From hevos- + mies, referring to Gypsy horsemanship.
Hike
Hike
Term
Hike
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Italian immigrants
Meaning, origin and notes
Sometimes used with or to distinguish from "Hunk" ("Hunky").
Hillbilly
Hillbilly
Term
Hillbilly
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Appalachian or Ozark Americans
Honky, honkey, honkie
Honky, honkey, honkie
Term
Honky, honkey, honkie
Location or origin
United States
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
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.
References
[unreliable source?]
New Zealand
New Zealand
Term
New Zealand
Location or origin
European New Zealanders
Targets
Used by Māori to refer to New Zealanders of European descent.
Hori
Hori
Term
Hori
Location or origin
New Zealand
Targets
Māori
Meaning, origin and notes
From the formerly common Maorified version of the English name George.
Hottentot, Hotnot
Hottentot, Hotnot
Term
Hottentot, Hotnot
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Khoisans and Cape Coloureds or Coloureds
Meaning, origin and notes
A derogatory term historically used to refer to the Khoisan people of Southern Africa and their descendants, coloureds. It originated from the Dutch settlers who arrived in the region in the 17th century.
Houtkop
Houtkop
Term
Houtkop
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally "wooden head"
Huan-a, Huana
Huan-a, Huana
Term
Huan-a, Huana
Location or origin
Taiwan and Southeast Asia
Targets
Non-Chinese native people
Meaning, origin and notes
This word is derogatory because huan-a means "foreigner" which portrays non-Chinese natives as not human.[citation needed] In Taiwan, it carries the connotation of "aborigine". In Indonesia, it refers to non-Chinese native people descended from the many ethnolinguistic groups native to Indonesia commonly known by the term pribumi (e.g., Javanese, Sundanese, Batak, and Buginese).
Huinca
Huinca
Term
Huinca
Location or origin
Argentina, Chile
Targets
Non-Mapuche Chileans, non-Mapuche Argentines
Meaning, origin and notes
Mapuche term dating back at least to the Conquest of Chile.
Hujaa (хужаа)
Hujaa (хужаа)
Term
Hujaa (хужаа)
Location or origin
Mongolia
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Equivalent to the word chink.
Hun
Hun
Term
Hun
Location or origin
United States, United Kingdom
Targets
German people
Meaning, origin and notes
(United States, United Kingdom) Germans, especially German soldiers; popular during World War I. Derived from a speech given by Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany to the German contingent sent to China during the Boxer Rebellion in which he exhorted them to "be like Huns" (i.e., savage and ruthless) to their Chinese enemy.
Ireland
Ireland
Term
Ireland
Location or origin
Protestants and British soldiers
Targets
A Protestant in Northern Ireland or historically, a member of the British military in Ireland ("Britannia's huns").
Hunky, Hunk
Hunky, Hunk
Term
Hunky, Hunk
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Central European laborers
Meaning, origin and notes
It originated in the coal regions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where Poles and other immigrants from Central Europe (Hungarians (Magyar), Rusyns, Slovaks) came to perform hard manual labor in the mines.
Hurri
Hurri
Term
Hurri
Location or origin
Finland
Targets
Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Initially used as a derogatory term for the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland, sometimes used as a slur for any Swedish speaker
Hymie
Hymie
Term
Hymie
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from the personal name Hyman (from the Hebrew name Chayyim). Jesse Jackson provoked controversy when he referred to New York City as "Hymietown" in 1984. Has also been spelled "Heimie", as a reflection of popular Jewish last names ending in -heim.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Hairyback | South Africa | Afrikaners | ||
| Hajji, Hadji, Haji | United States Military | Iraqi people | May also be used to describe anyone from a predominantly Muslim country. Derived from the honorific Al-Hajji, the title given to a Muslim who has completed the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). | |
| Half-breed | Worldwide | Multi-ethnic people | Métis is a French term, also used in Canadian English, for a half-breed, and mestizo is the equivalent in Spanish, although these are not offensive per se. | [citation needed] |
| Half-caste | England, Australia | Mixed race (usually between Australian Aboriginal and white people in Australian parlance) | Originally used as a legal and social term. | |
| Hambaya, hamba (Sinhala: හම්බයා, හම්බ) | Sri Lanka | Muslims in Sri Lanka | From හම්බන්කාරයා (hambankārayā); derived from the Sinhala word for the sampan boats (Sinhala: හම්බන්, hamban) used by seafarers from the Malay Archipelago, from whom Sri Lankan Malays trace partial descent. Its use as an epithet for Muslims (Moors) traces back to the late 19th century colonial period. | |
| Haole | United States, Hawaiian | Non-Hawaiian people, almost always white people. | Can be used neutrally, dependent on context. | |
| Heeb, Hebe | United States | Jewish people | Derived from the word "Hebrew." | |
| Heigui (黑鬼) | China, Taiwan | Black people | Literally means "black ghost" or "black devil", used similarly to English phrases such as nigga or nigger. | |
| Heukhyeong (흑형) | South Korea | Black people | Korean: Black brother. A Korean ethnic slur sometimes for black people. | |
| Hevosmies | Finland | Romani people | From hevos- + mies, referring to Gypsy horsemanship. | |
| Hike | United States | Italian immigrants | Sometimes used with or to distinguish from "Hunk" ("Hunky"). | |
| Hillbilly | United States | Appalachian or Ozark Americans | ||
| Honky, honkey, honkie | United States | White people | 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. | [unreliable source?] |
| New Zealand | European New Zealanders | Used by Māori to refer to New Zealanders of European descent. | ||
| Hori | New Zealand | Māori | From the formerly common Maorified version of the English name George. | |
| Hottentot, Hotnot | South Africa | Khoisans and Cape Coloureds or Coloureds | A derogatory term historically used to refer to the Khoisan people of Southern Africa and their descendants, coloureds. It originated from the Dutch settlers who arrived in the region in the 17th century. | |
| Houtkop | South Africa | Black people | Literally "wooden head" | |
| Huan-a, Huana | Taiwan and Southeast Asia | Non-Chinese native people | This word is derogatory because huan-a means "foreigner" which portrays non-Chinese natives as not human.[citation needed] In Taiwan, it carries the connotation of "aborigine". In Indonesia, it refers to non-Chinese native people descended from the many ethnolinguistic groups native to Indonesia commonly known by the term pribumi (e.g., Javanese, Sundanese, Batak, and Buginese). | |
| Huinca | Argentina, Chile | Non-Mapuche Chileans, non-Mapuche Argentines | Mapuche term dating back at least to the Conquest of Chile. | |
| Hujaa (хужаа) | Mongolia | Chinese people | Equivalent to the word chink. | |
| Hun | United States, United Kingdom | German people | (United States, United Kingdom) Germans, especially German soldiers; popular during World War I. Derived from a speech given by Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany to the German contingent sent to China during the Boxer Rebellion in which he exhorted them to "be like Huns" (i.e., savage and ruthless) to their Chinese enemy. | |
| Ireland | Protestants and British soldiers | A Protestant in Northern Ireland or historically, a member of the British military in Ireland ("Britannia's huns"). | ||
| Hunky, Hunk | United States | Central European laborers | It originated in the coal regions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where Poles and other immigrants from Central Europe (Hungarians (Magyar), Rusyns, Slovaks) came to perform hard manual labor in the mines. | |
| Hurri | Finland | Swedish-speaking population of Finland, Swedish people | Initially used as a derogatory term for the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland, sometimes used as a slur for any Swedish speaker | |
| Hymie | United States | Jewish people | Derived from the personal name Hyman (from the Hebrew name Chayyim). Jesse Jackson provoked controversy when he referred to New York City as "Hymietown" in 1984. Has also been spelled "Heimie", as a reflection of popular Jewish last names ending in -heim. |
· I
Ikey / Ike / Iky: a Jew [from Isaac]
Ikey / Ike / Iky: a Jew [from Isaac]
Term
Ikey / Ike / Iky: a Jew [from Isaac]
Targets
Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from the name Isaac, an important figure in Hebrew culture.
Ikey-mo / Ikeymo
Ikey-mo / Ikeymo
Term
Ikey-mo / Ikeymo
Targets
Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from the names Isaac and Moses, two important figures in Hebrew culture.
Indio / Indito
Indio / Indito
Term
Indio / Indito
Targets
Indigenous people
Meaning, origin and notes
Although the term indio is a demonym for the aboriginal populations of the American continent, in some countries it has acquired a derogatory connotation.
Indon
Indon
Term
Indon
Location or origin
Malaysia, Singapore
Targets
Indonesian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Clipping of Indonesia.
Indognesial / Indonesial
Indognesial / Indonesial
Term
Indognesial / Indonesial
Location or origin
Malaysia
Targets
Indonesian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Which similar to "Indon" term mixed with "Dog" and "Sial" (Malay word for "Damn").
Intsik
Intsik
Term
Intsik
Location or origin
Philippines
Targets
Chinese Filipino people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in Filipino/Tagalog and other Philippine languages. Based on the Philippine Hokkien term, Chinese: 𪜶 叔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: in chek; lit. 'his/her/their uncle'.
Inyenzi
Inyenzi
Term
Inyenzi
Location or origin
Rwanda
Targets
Tutsi people
Meaning, origin and notes
A person of the Tutsi ethnic group in Africa. Literally means "Cockroach" and reportedly derives from how Tutsi rebels would attack at night and retreat, being hard to kill, like a cockroach. Most notably came to worldwide prominence around the time of the Rwanda genocide, as it was used by the RTLM in order to incite genocide.
Indian Giver
Indian Giver
Term
Indian Giver
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Native Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Presumes that when Native Americans give gifts they intend to take them back. It is applied to anyone who does this to paint them as performing an action akin to an "Indian".
Injun
Injun
Term
Injun
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Native Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Corruption of "Indian"
Inselaffe
Inselaffe
Term
Inselaffe
Location or origin
Germany
Targets
English people, British people in general
Meaning, origin and notes
Translates to "Island monkey"
Inu
Inu
Term
Inu
Location or origin
Japan
Targets
Ainu people
Meaning, origin and notes
Word literally meaning dog in Japanese. Pun of unknown origin, but used to compare the hirsute genetics of Ainu people with the fur coat of dogs. Possibly also has to do with Matagi hunters, who have Ainu ancestry, working with Akita Inu. Usually used pejoratively like bitch, another term comparing people to dogs.
Itor
Itor
Term
Itor
Location or origin
Bangladesh
Targets
People from the Greater Cumilla region (Cumilla, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur)
Meaning, origin and notes
The term "ITOR" borrowed from the English acronym for "Information Technology Organiser" was a title given by the British to people from the Tipperah district (now the districts of Cumilla, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur) in the Bengal province due to their quick thinking, cleverness and consistent success. It is now used as slang by Bangladeshis to refer to people from these three districts.
Itaker
Itaker
Term
Itaker
Location or origin
Germany
Targets
Italian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Formerly used as a nickname for Italian soldiers and the since the 1960s as a slur for Italian immigrants.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Ikey / Ike / Iky: a Jew [from Isaac] | Jewish people | Derived from the name Isaac, an important figure in Hebrew culture. | ||
| Ikey-mo / Ikeymo | Jewish people | Derived from the names Isaac and Moses, two important figures in Hebrew culture. | ||
| Indio / Indito | Indigenous people | Although the term indio is a demonym for the aboriginal populations of the American continent, in some countries it has acquired a derogatory connotation. | ||
| Indon | Malaysia, Singapore | Indonesian people | Clipping of Indonesia. | |
| Indognesial / Indonesial | Malaysia | Indonesian people | Which similar to "Indon" term mixed with "Dog" and "Sial" (Malay word for "Damn"). | |
| Intsik | Philippines | Chinese Filipino people | Used in Filipino/Tagalog and other Philippine languages. Based on the Philippine Hokkien term, Chinese: 𪜶 叔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: in chek; lit. 'his/her/their uncle'. | |
| Inyenzi | Rwanda | Tutsi people | A person of the Tutsi ethnic group in Africa. Literally means "Cockroach" and reportedly derives from how Tutsi rebels would attack at night and retreat, being hard to kill, like a cockroach. Most notably came to worldwide prominence around the time of the Rwanda genocide, as it was used by the RTLM in order to incite genocide. | |
| Indian Giver | United States | Native Americans | Presumes that when Native Americans give gifts they intend to take them back. It is applied to anyone who does this to paint them as performing an action akin to an "Indian". | |
| Injun | United States | Native Americans | Corruption of "Indian" | |
| Inselaffe | Germany | English people, British people in general | Translates to "Island monkey" | |
| Inu | Japan | Ainu people | Word literally meaning dog in Japanese. Pun of unknown origin, but used to compare the hirsute genetics of Ainu people with the fur coat of dogs. Possibly also has to do with Matagi hunters, who have Ainu ancestry, working with Akita Inu. Usually used pejoratively like bitch, another term comparing people to dogs. | |
| Itor | Bangladesh | People from the Greater Cumilla region (Cumilla, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur) | The term "ITOR" borrowed from the English acronym for "Information Technology Organiser" was a title given by the British to people from the Tipperah district (now the districts of Cumilla, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur) in the Bengal province due to their quick thinking, cleverness and consistent success. It is now used as slang by Bangladeshis to refer to people from these three districts. | |
| Itaker | Germany | Italian people | Formerly used as a nickname for Italian soldiers and the since the 1960s as a slur for Italian immigrants. |
· J
Jackeen
Jackeen
Term
Jackeen
Location or origin
Ireland
Targets
Dublin people
Meaning, origin and notes
Believed to be in reference to the Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom. By adding the Irish diminutive suffix -een meaning little to Jack thereby ¨meaning "Little Jack" and implying "little Englishmen". It was more commonly used to separate those of Anglo-Irish heritage from those of Gaelic heritage. While the term is applied to Dublin people alone today, it was applied in the past as a pejorative term against all city dwellers and not just those in Dublin.
Jakun
Jakun
Term
Jakun
Location or origin
Malaysia
Targets
Unsophisticated people, from the Malay name of an indigenous ethnic group.
Jamet, Jamet kuproy
Jamet, Jamet kuproy
Term
Jamet, Jamet kuproy
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Javanese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Jamet stands for Jawa metal (a metalhead Javanese), while kuproy stands for kuli proyek (construction workers).
Japa
Japa
Term
Japa
Location or origin
Brazil
Targets
Japanese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Usually an affectionate way of referring to Japanese people (or, more generally, East Asian people), although it may be considered a slur. This term is never censored (as a slur typically would be) when it appears in mass media.
Jap
Jap
Term
Jap
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Japanese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Mostly found use during World War II, post-WWII.
Jewish women
Jewish women
Term
Jewish women
Location or origin
Usually written in all capital letters as an acronym for "Jewish-American princess," a stereotype of Jewish American women as materialistic or pampered.
Japie, yarpie
Japie, yarpie
Term
Japie, yarpie
Targets
White, rural South Africans
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from plaasjapie, "farm boy".
Jawir
Jawir
Term
Jawir
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Javanese people, especially Javanese people with darker skin
Meaning, origin and notes
Comes from the words "Jawa" and "Ireng" from a Javanese word means black
Jeet
Jeet
Term
Jeet
Location or origin
Worldwide
Targets
Indians, particularly Hindus and Sikhs
Meaning, origin and notes
An invented term for Indian people, particularly adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, allegedly originating on 4chan.
Jerry
Jerry
Term
Jerry
Location or origin
Commonwealth
Targets
German people, especially soldiers
Meaning, origin and notes
Probably an alteration of "German". Origin of Jerry can. Used especially during World War I and World War II.
Jewboy
Jewboy
Term
Jewboy
Location or origin
United States, United Kingdom
Targets
Jewish boys
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally directed at young Jewish boys who sold counterfeit coins in 18th century London.
Jidan / Jidov / Jidovin(ă)
Jidan / Jidov / Jidovin(ă)
Term
Jidan / Jidov / Jidovin(ă)
Location or origin
Romania
Targets
Jewish person.
Jiggaboo, jiggerboo, niggerboo, jiggabo, jigarooni, jijjiboo, zigabo, jig, jigg, jigger
Jiggaboo, jiggerboo, niggerboo, jiggabo, jigarooni, jijjiboo, zigabo, jig, jigg, jigger
Term
Jiggaboo, jiggerboo, niggerboo, jiggabo, jigarooni, jijjiboo, zigabo, jig, jigg, jigger
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people with stereotypical black features (e.g., dark skin, wide nose, and big lips).
Meaning, origin and notes
From a Bantu verb tshikabo, meaning "they bow the head docilely," indicating meek or servile individuals.
Jim Crow
Jim Crow
Term
Jim Crow
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Jjangkkae
Jjangkkae
Term
Jjangkkae
Location or origin
Korea
Targets
Chinese people
Jjokbari
Jjokbari
Term
Jjokbari
Location or origin
Korea
Targets
Japanese people
Jock, jocky, jockie
Jock, jocky, jockie
Term
Jock, jocky, jockie
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Scottish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Scots language nickname for the personal name John, cognate to the English, Jack. Occasionally used as an insult, but also in a respectful reference when discussing Scottish troops, particularly those from Highland regiments. For example, see the 9th (Scottish) Division. Same vein as the English insult for the French, as Frogs. In Ian Rankin's detective novel Tooth and Nail the protagonist – a Scottish detective loaned to the London police – suffers from prejudice by English colleagues who frequently use "Jock" and "Jockland" (Scotland) as terms of insult; the book was based on the author's own experience as a Scot living in London.
Jovenlandés
Jovenlandés
Term
Jovenlandés
Location or origin
Spain
Targets
Alleged criminal non-European migrants
Meaning, origin and notes
A term used to refer to young people of foreign origin who appear in news reports, generally as (alleged) perpetrators of crimes, and whose nationality is omitted.
Jungle bunny
Jungle bunny
Term
Jungle bunny
Location or origin
United States, Commonwealth
Targets
Black people
Jutku, jutsku
Jutku, jutsku
Term
Jutku, jutsku
Location or origin
Finland
Targets
Jewish people
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Jackeen | Ireland | Dublin people | Believed to be in reference to the Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom. By adding the Irish diminutive suffix -een meaning little to Jack thereby ¨meaning "Little Jack" and implying "little Englishmen". It was more commonly used to separate those of Anglo-Irish heritage from those of Gaelic heritage. While the term is applied to Dublin people alone today, it was applied in the past as a pejorative term against all city dwellers and not just those in Dublin. | |
| Jakun | Malaysia | Unsophisticated people, from the Malay name of an indigenous ethnic group. | ||
| Jamet, Jamet kuproy | Indonesia | Javanese people | Jamet stands for Jawa metal (a metalhead Javanese), while kuproy stands for kuli proyek (construction workers). | |
| Japa | Brazil | Japanese people | Usually an affectionate way of referring to Japanese people (or, more generally, East Asian people), although it may be considered a slur. This term is never censored (as a slur typically would be) when it appears in mass media. | |
| Jap | United States | Japanese people | Mostly found use during World War II, post-WWII. | |
| Jewish women | Usually written in all capital letters as an acronym for "Jewish-American princess," a stereotype of Jewish American women as materialistic or pampered. | |||
| Japie, yarpie | White, rural South Africans | Derived from plaasjapie, "farm boy". | ||
| Jawir | Indonesia | Javanese people, especially Javanese people with darker skin | Comes from the words "Jawa" and "Ireng" from a Javanese word means black | |
| Jeet | Worldwide | Indians, particularly Hindus and Sikhs | An invented term for Indian people, particularly adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, allegedly originating on 4chan. | |
| Jerry | Commonwealth | German people, especially soldiers | Probably an alteration of "German". Origin of Jerry can. Used especially during World War I and World War II. | |
| Jewboy | United States, United Kingdom | Jewish boys | Originally directed at young Jewish boys who sold counterfeit coins in 18th century London. | |
| Jidan / Jidov / Jidovin(ă) | Romania | Jewish person. | ||
| Jiggaboo, jiggerboo, niggerboo, jiggabo, jigarooni, jijjiboo, zigabo, jig, jigg, jigger | United States | Black people with stereotypical black features (e.g., dark skin, wide nose, and big lips). | From a Bantu verb tshikabo, meaning "they bow the head docilely," indicating meek or servile individuals. | |
| Jim Crow | United States | Black people | ||
| Jjangkkae | Korea | Chinese people | ||
| Jjokbari | Korea | Japanese people | ||
| Jock, jocky, jockie | United Kingdom | Scottish people | Scots language nickname for the personal name John, cognate to the English, Jack. Occasionally used as an insult, but also in a respectful reference when discussing Scottish troops, particularly those from Highland regiments. For example, see the 9th (Scottish) Division. Same vein as the English insult for the French, as Frogs. In Ian Rankin's detective novel Tooth and Nail the protagonist – a Scottish detective loaned to the London police – suffers from prejudice by English colleagues who frequently use "Jock" and "Jockland" (Scotland) as terms of insult; the book was based on the author's own experience as a Scot living in London. | |
| Jovenlandés | Spain | Alleged criminal non-European migrants | A term used to refer to young people of foreign origin who appear in news reports, generally as (alleged) perpetrators of crimes, and whose nationality is omitted. | |
| Jungle bunny | United States, Commonwealth | Black people | ||
| Jutku, jutsku | Finland | Jewish people |
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Kaew (แกว)
Kaew (แกว)
Term
Kaew (แกว)
Location or origin
Northeastern Thailand
Targets
Vietnamese people
Kaffir, kaffer, kaffir, kafir, kaffre, kuffar
Kaffir, kaffer, kaffir, kafir, kaffre, kuffar
Term
Kaffir, kaffer, kaffir, kafir, kaffre, kuffar
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Black and Cape Coloured or Coloured people
Meaning, origin and notes
Also caffer or caffre. from Arabic kafir meaning "disbeliever".
Kaffir boetie
Kaffir boetie
Term
Kaffir boetie
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Black and Cape Coloured sympathizers during apartheid
Meaning, origin and notes
Meaning "Kaffir brothers", it is analogous to "negro lover" in English. The term is outdated and no longer used.
Kanglu, Kangladeshi
Kanglu, Kangladeshi
Term
Kanglu, Kangladeshi
Location or origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan
Targets
Bangladeshis
Meaning, origin and notes
A portmanteu of the words kaṅgāl (meaning poor, broke, pauper) and Bangladeshi. It is used to refer to Bangladeshis, associating them with poverty or immigration issues.
Kalar
Kalar
Term
Kalar
Location or origin
Myanmar
Targets
Muslim citizens who are "black-skinned", Bengali, Rohingya or any South Asian Muslim or Hindus or "undesirable aliens."
Meaning, origin and notes
The word "Kalar" is derived from the Burmese word "ကုလား" (ku.la:). It is a word often used in Myanmar, usually in a negative way to refer to people with darker skin, especially those of South Asian descent (especially Bengalis or Rohingyas) or dark-skinned Muslims and Hindus.
Kalbit
Kalbit
Term
Kalbit
Location or origin
Russian
Targets
Central Asians
Kalia, Kalu, Kallu
Kalia, Kalu, Kallu
Term
Kalia, Kalu, Kallu
Location or origin
Indian
Targets
Darkskinned people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally means "blackie", generally used for black-skinned people in India. Can also have a racist overtone when referring to Africans.
Katwa, Katwe
Katwa, Katwe
Term
Katwa, Katwe
Location or origin
Indian
Targets
Muslim males
Meaning, origin and notes
Word used to describe Muslim males for having a circumcised penis as mentioned in the Khitan of Islam.
Kanaka
Kanaka
Term
Kanaka
Location or origin
Australia
Targets
Pacific Islanders
Kanake
Kanake
Term
Kanake
Location or origin
German
Targets
Turkish people, foreigners in general
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally used to refer to Native Polynesians. To some extent re-appropriated.
Kano
Kano
Term
Kano
Location or origin
Philippines
Targets
White Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Usually used in Filipino (Tagalog) or other Philippine languages. Shortened from the Filipino word "Amerikano". It usually refers to Americans, especially a stereotypical male white American, which may extend to western foreigners that may fit the stereotype which the speaker is not familiar with, especially those from Europe, Australia, New Zealand, etc.
Kaouiche, Kawish
Kaouiche, Kawish
Term
Kaouiche, Kawish
Location or origin
Canadian French
Targets
Native Americans
Käskopp
Käskopp
Term
Käskopp
Location or origin
Germany
Targets
Dutch people
Meaning, origin and notes
Middle German slur that translates to "cheese head".
Katsap, kacap, kacapas
Katsap, kacap, kacapas
Term
Katsap, kacap, kacapas
Location or origin
Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Russia
Targets
Russian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Ukrainian: кацап, Lithuanian: kacapas; self-deprecating usage by Russians.
References
[citation needed]
Kebab
Kebab
Term
Kebab
Targets
Muslims, usually of Arabian,Turkic or Iranian descent.
Meaning, origin and notes
Its origin is a Serbian music video that was recorded in 1993 during the Yugoslav Wars but the phrase has spread globally amongst far-right groups and the alt-right as a meme between 2006 and 2008. Famously Turkish internet users parodied the sentiment of Serbian nationalists online, with a satirical incoherent rant that ended with the phrase "remove kebab" being repeated. Although the meme initially intended to parody racism, this meaning behind the meme was lost once it became common in alt-right discourse.
Keling, kling
Keling, kling
Term
Keling, kling
Location or origin
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Targets
Indian people
Meaning, origin and notes
In Indonesian, the term can be applied to any person with dark complexion, not only of Indian descent, but also to native Indonesians with darker complexion and Africans. The term is derived from the ancient Indian region of Kalinga, where many immigrants to countries further east originated.
Kemosabe / Kemosahbee
Kemosabe / Kemosahbee
Term
Kemosabe / Kemosahbee
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Native Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
The term used by the fictional Native American sidekick Tonto as the "Native American" name for the Lone Ranger in the American television and radio programs The Lone Ranger.
Kettō (毛唐)
Kettō (毛唐)
Term
Kettō (毛唐)
Location or origin
Japan
Targets
Westerners
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally means "foreigners full of body hair". Alternative form: ketōjin (毛唐人)
Khach (Russian: Хач), Khachik (Russian: Хачик)
Khach (Russian: Хач), Khachik (Russian: Хачик)
Term
Khach (Russian: Хач), Khachik (Russian: Хачик)
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Peoples of the Caucasus, particularly North Caucasus and Armenians
Meaning, origin and notes
From Armenian խաչ khach, meaning cross (cf. khachkar). Khatchik is also an Armenian given name coming from the same root.
Kharadim
Kharadim
Term
Kharadim
Location or origin
Israel
Targets
Haredi Jews
Meaning, origin and notes
Blend word of khara (shit in Hebrew) + Haredi
Kharkhuwa
Kharkhuwa
Term
Kharkhuwa
Location or origin
India
Targets
Assamese people
References
[citation needed]
Khawal
Khawal
Term
Khawal
Location or origin
Egypt
Targets
Gay people
Khokhol (Russian: Хохол)
Khokhol (Russian: Хохол)
Term
Khokhol (Russian: Хохол)
Location or origin
Russia, Poland
Targets
Ukrainian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from a term for a traditional Cossack-style haircut.
Khom (Thai: ขอม)
Khom (Thai: ขอม)
Term
Khom (Thai: ขอม)
Location or origin
Thailand
Targets
Khmer people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from Khmer Krom, popularized in the 20th century by Thai pan-nationalists to historically negate the fact that modern Khmer population is descended from the Angkorian Empire.
Khựa
Khựa
Term
Khựa
Location or origin
Vietnam
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Variant form of "Tàu khựa"
Ikula (s.) / Amakula (p.)
Ikula (s.) / Amakula (p.)
Term
Ikula (s.) / Amakula (p.)
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
A person or people Indian heritage.
Kike
Kike
Term
Kike
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Jews
Meaning, origin and notes
Possibly from קײַקל kikel, Yiddish for "circle". Immigrant Jews who could not read English often signed legal documents with an "O" (similar to an "X", to which Jews objected because "X" also symbolizes a cross). Also known by the euphemism "K-word".
Kimchi
Kimchi
Term
Kimchi
Targets
Korean people
Kıro
Kıro
Term
Kıro
Location or origin
Turkey
Targets
Kurdish men
Meaning, origin and notes
A word used to describe rude and hairy men, pejoratively refers to the Kurds.
Kitayoza китаёза
Kitayoza китаёза
Term
Kitayoza китаёза
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
East Asian people, especially the Chinese.
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from "kitayets". (Cyrillic: китаец)
Kkamdungi (깜둥이)
Kkamdungi (깜둥이)
Term
Kkamdungi (깜둥이)
Location or origin
South Korea
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Korean for nigga or nigger.
Knacker
Knacker
Term
Knacker
Location or origin
Ireland
Targets
Irish Travelers
Kojaengi (코쟁이)
Kojaengi (코쟁이)
Term
Kojaengi (코쟁이)
Location or origin
South Korea
Targets
Westerners
Meaning, origin and notes
From 코 ("nose") and -쟁이 (derogatory suffix), prevalently used during the 19th and 20th centuries to refer to White foreigners
Kolorad
Kolorad
Term
Kolorad
Location or origin
Ukraine
Targets
Pro-Russian separatists and Russian invaders
Meaning, origin and notes
In reference to Russian St. George ribbon whose coloration resembles the stripes of the Colorado beetle.
Koyotl
Koyotl
Term
Koyotl
Location or origin
Mexico
Targets
Non-indigenous Mexicans and foreigners
Meaning, origin and notes
A Nahuatl term for non-indigenous/Mestizo/White Mexicans, foreigners, or those whose lifestyle is considered urban. The word koyotl literally means “coyote,” symbolically associated with cunning, adaptability, and, in some contexts, with a predatory nature. In the modern context of Nahua communities, the term has acquired the meaning of “a person who does not belong to the indigenous community” or “who lives according to non-traditional customs,” especially in contrast to those who preserve the Nahuatl language and local cultural practices.
Kozojeb
Kozojeb
Term
Kozojeb
Location or origin
Serbia
Targets
Albanians, Bosnians
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from local translations of "goat fucker"
Krankie
Krankie
Term
Krankie
Location or origin
England
Targets
Scottish people
Krakkemut
Krakkemut
Term
Krakkemut
Location or origin
Denmark
Targets
Arabs, Middle Easterns
Meaning, origin and notes
While originally being used against greenlanders, it is now mostly used against Middle Easterns and Arabs. The word comes from the greenlandic word "Qaqqamut" meaning "to the mountain, up the mountain", however, the danish people began to pick up the word as an aggressive slur, and used it against the greenlanders, and slowly, it became a slur against the more frequent Arab and Middle Eastern immigrants in Denmark.
Kraut
Kraut
Term
Kraut
Location or origin
United States, Canada, Commonwealth
Targets
German people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from sauerkraut, used most specifically during World War II.
Kūpapa Māori
Kūpapa Māori
Term
Kūpapa Māori
Location or origin
New Zealand
Targets
Māori people
Meaning, origin and notes
Term used to describe Māori people who cooperate with or who are subservient to white authority figures (similar to "Uncle Tom" qv). From historical Māori troops who sided with the colonial government in the 19th century.
Kurepi
Kurepi
Term
Kurepi
Location or origin
Paraguay
Targets
Argentine people
Meaning, origin and notes
A Guarani term used in Paraguay to refer to people from Argentina, derived from kure pire, which means "pigskin."
Kuronbō (黒ん坊)
Kuronbō (黒ん坊)
Term
Kuronbō (黒ん坊)
Location or origin
Japan
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
A derogatory that literally means "darkie" or "nigga" in Japanese. The term has been used as a racial slur against black people, particularly during Japan's colonial era.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Kaew (แกว) | Northeastern Thailand | Vietnamese people | ||
| Kaffir, kaffer, kaffir, kafir, kaffre, kuffar | South Africa | Black and Cape Coloured or Coloured people | Also caffer or caffre. from Arabic kafir meaning "disbeliever". | |
| Kaffir boetie | South Africa | Black and Cape Coloured sympathizers during apartheid | Meaning "Kaffir brothers", it is analogous to "negro lover" in English. The term is outdated and no longer used. | |
| Kanglu, Kangladeshi | Bangladesh, India, Pakistan | Bangladeshis | A portmanteu of the words kaṅgāl (meaning poor, broke, pauper) and Bangladeshi. It is used to refer to Bangladeshis, associating them with poverty or immigration issues. | |
| Kalar | Myanmar | Muslim citizens who are "black-skinned", Bengali, Rohingya or any South Asian Muslim or Hindus or "undesirable aliens." | The word "Kalar" is derived from the Burmese word "ကုလား" (ku.la:). It is a word often used in Myanmar, usually in a negative way to refer to people with darker skin, especially those of South Asian descent (especially Bengalis or Rohingyas) or dark-skinned Muslims and Hindus. | |
| Kalbit | Russian | Central Asians | ||
| Kalia, Kalu, Kallu | Indian | Darkskinned people | Literally means "blackie", generally used for black-skinned people in India. Can also have a racist overtone when referring to Africans. | |
| Katwa, Katwe | Indian | Muslim males | Word used to describe Muslim males for having a circumcised penis as mentioned in the Khitan of Islam. | |
| Kanaka | Australia | Pacific Islanders | ||
| Kanake | German | Turkish people, foreigners in general | Originally used to refer to Native Polynesians. To some extent re-appropriated. | |
| Kano | Philippines | White Americans | Usually used in Filipino (Tagalog) or other Philippine languages. Shortened from the Filipino word "Amerikano". It usually refers to Americans, especially a stereotypical male white American, which may extend to western foreigners that may fit the stereotype which the speaker is not familiar with, especially those from Europe, Australia, New Zealand, etc. | |
| Kaouiche, Kawish | Canadian French | Native Americans | ||
| Käskopp | Germany | Dutch people | Middle German slur that translates to "cheese head". | |
| Katsap, kacap, kacapas | Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Russia | Russian people | Ukrainian: кацап, Lithuanian: kacapas; self-deprecating usage by Russians. | [citation needed] |
| Kebab | Muslims, usually of Arabian,Turkic or Iranian descent. | Its origin is a Serbian music video that was recorded in 1993 during the Yugoslav Wars but the phrase has spread globally amongst far-right groups and the alt-right as a meme between 2006 and 2008. Famously Turkish internet users parodied the sentiment of Serbian nationalists online, with a satirical incoherent rant that ended with the phrase "remove kebab" being repeated. Although the meme initially intended to parody racism, this meaning behind the meme was lost once it became common in alt-right discourse. | ||
| Keling, kling | Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore | Indian people | In Indonesian, the term can be applied to any person with dark complexion, not only of Indian descent, but also to native Indonesians with darker complexion and Africans. The term is derived from the ancient Indian region of Kalinga, where many immigrants to countries further east originated. | |
| Kemosabe / Kemosahbee | United States | Native Americans | The term used by the fictional Native American sidekick Tonto as the "Native American" name for the Lone Ranger in the American television and radio programs The Lone Ranger. | |
| Kettō (毛唐) | Japan | Westerners | Literally means "foreigners full of body hair". Alternative form: ketōjin (毛唐人) | |
| Khach (Russian: Хач), Khachik (Russian: Хачик) | Russia | Peoples of the Caucasus, particularly North Caucasus and Armenians | From Armenian խաչ khach, meaning cross (cf. khachkar). Khatchik is also an Armenian given name coming from the same root. | |
| Kharadim | Israel | Haredi Jews | Blend word of khara (shit in Hebrew) + Haredi | |
| Kharkhuwa | India | Assamese people | [citation needed] | |
| Khawal | Egypt | Gay people | ||
| Khokhol (Russian: Хохол) | Russia, Poland | Ukrainian people | Derived from a term for a traditional Cossack-style haircut. | |
| Khom (Thai: ขอม) | Thailand | Khmer people | Derived from Khmer Krom, popularized in the 20th century by Thai pan-nationalists to historically negate the fact that modern Khmer population is descended from the Angkorian Empire. | |
| Khựa | Vietnam | Chinese people | Variant form of "Tàu khựa" | |
| Ikula (s.) / Amakula (p.) | South Africa | A person or people Indian heritage. | ||
| Kike | United States | Jews | Possibly from קײַקל kikel, Yiddish for "circle". Immigrant Jews who could not read English often signed legal documents with an "O" (similar to an "X", to which Jews objected because "X" also symbolizes a cross). Also known by the euphemism "K-word". | |
| Kimchi | Korean people | |||
| Kıro | Turkey | Kurdish men | A word used to describe rude and hairy men, pejoratively refers to the Kurds. | |
| Kitayoza китаёза | Russia | East Asian people, especially the Chinese. | Derived from "kitayets". (Cyrillic: китаец) | |
| Kkamdungi (깜둥이) | South Korea | Black people | Korean for nigga or nigger. | |
| Knacker | Ireland | Irish Travelers | ||
| Kojaengi (코쟁이) | South Korea | Westerners | From 코 ("nose") and -쟁이 (derogatory suffix), prevalently used during the 19th and 20th centuries to refer to White foreigners | |
| Kolorad | Ukraine | Pro-Russian separatists and Russian invaders | In reference to Russian St. George ribbon whose coloration resembles the stripes of the Colorado beetle. | |
| Koyotl | Mexico | Non-indigenous Mexicans and foreigners | A Nahuatl term for non-indigenous/Mestizo/White Mexicans, foreigners, or those whose lifestyle is considered urban. The word koyotl literally means “coyote,” symbolically associated with cunning, adaptability, and, in some contexts, with a predatory nature. In the modern context of Nahua communities, the term has acquired the meaning of “a person who does not belong to the indigenous community” or “who lives according to non-traditional customs,” especially in contrast to those who preserve the Nahuatl language and local cultural practices. | |
| Kozojeb | Serbia | Albanians, Bosnians | Derived from local translations of "goat fucker" | |
| Krankie | England | Scottish people | ||
| Krakkemut | Denmark | Arabs, Middle Easterns | While originally being used against greenlanders, it is now mostly used against Middle Easterns and Arabs. The word comes from the greenlandic word "Qaqqamut" meaning "to the mountain, up the mountain", however, the danish people began to pick up the word as an aggressive slur, and used it against the greenlanders, and slowly, it became a slur against the more frequent Arab and Middle Eastern immigrants in Denmark. | |
| Kraut | United States, Canada, Commonwealth | German people | Derived from sauerkraut, used most specifically during World War II. | |
| Kūpapa Māori | New Zealand | Māori people | Term used to describe Māori people who cooperate with or who are subservient to white authority figures (similar to "Uncle Tom" qv). From historical Māori troops who sided with the colonial government in the 19th century. | |
| Kurepi | Paraguay | Argentine people | A Guarani term used in Paraguay to refer to people from Argentina, derived from kure pire, which means "pigskin." | |
| Kuronbō (黒ん坊) | Japan | Black people | A derogatory that literally means "darkie" or "nigga" in Japanese. The term has been used as a racial slur against black people, particularly during Japan's colonial era. |
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Labas
Labas
Term
Labas
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Lithuanian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from greetings: Latvian labrīt/labdien/labvakar and Lithuanian labas rytas/laba diena/labas vakaras, meaning "good morning/day/evening".
Land thief
Land thief
Term
Land thief
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
White South Africans
Meaning, origin and notes
The term implies that white people stole land from black people during the Apartheid era, and are therefore responsible for the current economic and social inequalities in the country.
Landya
Landya
Term
Landya
Location or origin
India (Maharashtra in specific)
Targets
Muslims
Meaning, origin and notes
Used primarily by Marathi people; the term translates to "small penis", referring to circumcision.
Laomaozi (老毛子)
Laomaozi (老毛子)
Term
Laomaozi (老毛子)
Location or origin
China
Targets
Russian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Popularized from Northeastern China
Lapp
Lapp
Term
Lapp
Location or origin
Scandinavia
Targets
Sámi people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used mainly by Norwegians and Swedes. The word itself means "patch." "Lapland", considered non-offensive, refers to Sámi territory known as "Sápmi", Finland's northernmost county, or the province in northernmost Sweden.
Lebo, Leb
Lebo, Leb
Term
Lebo, Leb
Location or origin
Australia
Targets
A Lebanese person, usually a Lebanese Australian.
Leupe lonko
Leupe lonko
Term
Leupe lonko
Location or origin
Chile
Targets
German people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used by some Huilliche people of southern Chile. Means "toasted heads" in reference to the fair hair of many Germans. Originated during the German colonization of Valdivia, Osorno and Llanquihue in the mid-19th century.
Limey
Limey
Term
Limey
Location or origin
United States
Targets
British people
Meaning, origin and notes
Comes from the historical British naval practice of giving sailors limes to stave off scurvy.
Locust (蝗蟲)
Locust (蝗蟲)
Term
Locust (蝗蟲)
Location or origin
Hong Kong
Targets
Mainland Chinese people
Londo
Londo
Term
Londo
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
Commonly used by Javanese people. Derived from "Belanda" (Netherlands).
Lubra
Lubra
Term
Lubra
Location or origin
Likely derived from a Tasmanian Aboriginal language.
Targets
Australian Aboriginal Women
Lundy
Lundy
Term
Lundy
Location or origin
Northern Ireland
Targets
Irish People
Meaning, origin and notes
A unionist that sympathises the Nationalists in Northern Ireland. The name emanates from Robert Lundy, a former Governor of Londonderry during the Siege of Derry in 1688, who is reviled as being a traitor to Protestants and as such, an effigy of him is burned each year.
Lugan
Lugan
Term
Lugan
Targets
Lithuanian people
Lach / Lyakh (Ukrainian: лях)
Lach / Lyakh (Ukrainian: лях)
Term
Lach / Lyakh (Ukrainian: лях)
Location or origin
Ukraine, Russia
Targets
Polish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Lach is a term that originally referred to a representative of Slav tribes living roughly in what is today eastern Poland and western Ukraine, more commonly known today as Lendians, but later became associated with all Polish tribes. In other languages, Lach and derived expressions are neutral.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Labas | Russia | Lithuanian people | Derived from greetings: Latvian labrīt/labdien/labvakar and Lithuanian labas rytas/laba diena/labas vakaras, meaning "good morning/day/evening". | |
| Land thief | South Africa | White South Africans | The term implies that white people stole land from black people during the Apartheid era, and are therefore responsible for the current economic and social inequalities in the country. | |
| Landya | India (Maharashtra in specific) | Muslims | Used primarily by Marathi people; the term translates to "small penis", referring to circumcision. | |
| Laomaozi (老毛子) | China | Russian people | Popularized from Northeastern China | |
| Lapp | Scandinavia | Sámi people | Used mainly by Norwegians and Swedes. The word itself means "patch. Lapland", considered non-offensive, refers to Sámi territory known as "Sápmi", Finland's northernmost county, or the province in northernmost Sweden. | |
| Lebo, Leb | Australia | A Lebanese person, usually a Lebanese Australian. | ||
| Leupe lonko | Chile | German people | Used by some Huilliche people of southern Chile. Means "toasted heads" in reference to the fair hair of many Germans. Originated during the German colonization of Valdivia, Osorno and Llanquihue in the mid-19th century. | |
| Limey | United States | British people | Comes from the historical British naval practice of giving sailors limes to stave off scurvy. | |
| Locust (蝗蟲) | Hong Kong | Mainland Chinese people | ||
| Londo | Indonesia | White people | Commonly used by Javanese people. Derived from "Belanda" (Netherlands). | |
| Lubra | Likely derived from a Tasmanian Aboriginal language. | Australian Aboriginal Women | ||
| Lundy | Northern Ireland | Irish People | A unionist that sympathises the Nationalists in Northern Ireland. The name emanates from Robert Lundy, a former Governor of Londonderry during the Siege of Derry in 1688, who is reviled as being a traitor to Protestants and as such, an effigy of him is burned each year. | |
| Lugan | Lithuanian people | |||
| Lach / Lyakh (Ukrainian: лях) | Ukraine, Russia | Polish people | Lach is a term that originally referred to a representative of Slav tribes living roughly in what is today eastern Poland and western Ukraine, more commonly known today as Lendians, but later became associated with all Polish tribes. In other languages, Lach and derived expressions are neutral. |
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Mabuno / Mahbuno
Mabuno / Mahbuno
Term
Mabuno / Mahbuno
Location or origin
Zimbabwe
Targets
Local European people held in contempt, commonly white Africans of European ancestry.
Macaca
Macaca
Term
Macaca
Location or origin
Europe
Targets
African people
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally used by francophone colonists in North Africa, also used in Europe against Immigrants from Africa.
Macaronar
Macaronar
Term
Macaronar
Location or origin
Romania
Targets
Italian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Roughly means "macaroni eater/maker".
Madrasi
Madrasi
Term
Madrasi
Location or origin
Northern India
Targets
South Indian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally used as a demonym to refer to the people of the Madras Presidency, which included most of South India. Nowadays, the term is used mainly as a slur by some North Indian people against South Indians, and refers to a harmful stereotype of all South Indian people.
Majus (مجوس)
Majus (مجوس)
Term
Majus (مجوس)
Location or origin
Arab world
Targets
Persian people
Meaning, origin and notes
A term meaning Zoroastrian, Magi, fire worshipper.
Maketo
Maketo
Term
Maketo
Location or origin
Spain
Targets
Non-Basque Spaniards
Meaning, origin and notes
A Basque word used to describe non-Basque migrants from other parts of Spain who have migrated into the Basque Country, especially those who cannot speak the Basque language.
Malakh-khor (ملخ خور)
Malakh-khor (ملخ خور)
Term
Malakh-khor (ملخ خور)
Location or origin
Iran
Targets
Arab people
Meaning, origin and notes
Meaning "locust eater," referring to the eating of locusts in Arab cuisine.
Malau
Malau
Term
Malau
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Khoisans and Cape Coloureds or Coloureds
Meaning, origin and notes
A derogatory Afrikaans slang word derived from Xhosa, used to insult coloured people and Khoisans by suggesting they lack cultural and racial roots and are therefore uncivilized. Its origin can be traced back to the Xhosa word "amalawu" or "ilawu", meaning "Hottentot".
Malaun
Malaun
Term
Malaun
Location or origin
Bangladesh
Targets
Hindus
Meaning, origin and notes
"Malaun" is derived from Bengali মালাউন (maalaaun), which in turn was derived from Arabic "ملعون" (mal'un), which means "cursed" or deprived of God's mercy.
Malingsia / Malingsial / Malingsialan
Malingsia / Malingsial / Malingsialan
Term
Malingsia / Malingsial / Malingsialan
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Malaysian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in Indonesia, derived from "maling" (Javanese for "thief") and "Malaysia". It often arises due to perceived instances of Malaysia claiming aspects of Indonesian culture
Malon
Malon
Term
Malon
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Malaysian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used as the reply to Indon word. Malon is (mostly) a short for "Malaysia Bloon" (dumb Malaysians).
Mangal / Mango / Mangasar / Mangusta
Mangal / Mango / Mangasar / Mangusta
Term
Mangal / Mango / Mangasar / Mangusta
Location or origin
Bulgaria
Targets
Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
From Bulgarian "мангал" (mangal) – a type of pot. Some variants are derived from the similar-sounding loanwords "манго" (mango) – mango and "мангуста" (mangusta) – mongoose.
Manne
Manne
Term
Manne
Location or origin
Finland
Targets
Romani men
Meaning, origin and notes
Possibly from Swedish man or from the name Herman. It refers to Romani men, however can also refer to Romani people generally.
Marokaki (מרוקקי)
Marokaki (מרוקקי)
Term
Marokaki (מרוקקי)
Location or origin
Israel
Targets
Moroccan Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from "Maroko" (Hebrew pronunciation for "Morocco") + "Kaki" (which means "shit", "crap" in Hebrew slang).
Maruta (丸太/マルタ)
Maruta (丸太/マルタ)
Term
Maruta (丸太/マルタ)
Location or origin
Japan
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally a term used by Unit 731 referring to its human test subjects, Nowadays used by Netto-uyoku sometimes.
Mau-Mau
Mau-Mau
Term
Mau-Mau
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
derived from Kenyans of the Kikuyu tribe involved in the Mau Mau Rebellion in the 1950s.
Mayate / Mayatero
Mayate / Mayatero
Term
Mayate / Mayatero
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally the Spanish colloquial name of the Figeater beetle.
Mayonnaise Monkey
Mayonnaise Monkey
Term
Mayonnaise Monkey
Location or origin
United States
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
A term commonly used by black people. A person with a "mayonnaise"-like complexion.
Mick
Mick
Term
Mick
Targets
Irish people
Milogorac
Milogorac
Term
Milogorac
Location or origin
Serbia
Targets
Montenegrins
Meaning, origin and notes
Deriving from Milo Đukanović (former president of Montenegro), used to refer to Montenegrin nationalists/Montenegrins who don't identify as Serbs.
Mocro
Mocro
Term
Mocro
Location or origin
Dutch
Targets
Dutch-Moroccan people
Mohamedaner
Mohamedaner
Term
Mohamedaner
Location or origin
Denmark
Targets
Person adherent to Islam
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from Muhammad.
Mof (singular)Moffen (plural)
Mof (singular)Moffen (plural)
Term
Mof (singular)Moffen (plural)
Location or origin
Dutch
Targets
German people
Momo / Momos
Momo / Momos
Term
Momo / Momos
Location or origin
India
Targets
Northeast Indians and Nepalese
Meaning, origin and notes
Based on momos, a dumpling made by northeast Indians, Nepalese and Tibetans.
Monkey
Monkey
Term
Monkey
Location or origin
Europe
Targets
Usually people of African, Melanesian, or Indigenous Australian descent.
Meaning, origin and notes
A universal slur, meaning it has the same meaning in different languages.
Moskal, Ukrainian: москаль, Polish: moskal, Russian: москаль, German: moskowiter
Moskal, Ukrainian: москаль, Polish: moskal, Russian: москаль, German: moskowiter
Term
Moskal, Ukrainian: москаль, Polish: moskal, Russian: москаль, German: moskowiter
Location or origin
Ukraine, Belarus, Poland
Targets
Russians
Meaning, origin and notes
Historically a neutral designation for a person from Muscovy, currently refers to Russians.
Moon Cricket
Moon Cricket
Term
Moon Cricket
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
The origin is obscure. May refer to slaves singing at night as crickets chirp at dusk.
Mountain Turk
Mountain Turk
Term
Mountain Turk
Location or origin
Turkey
Targets
Kurdish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Former Turkish governments denied the Kurds their own ethnicity, calling them Mountain Turks (dağ Türkleri).
MTN
MTN
Term
MTN
Location or origin
South Sudan
Targets
Dinka people
Meaning, origin and notes
This is derived from MTN's slogan, “everywhere you go". It was repurposed to suggest that the Dinka were encroaching on other groups’ territory to graze their animals everywhere.
Muklo
Muklo
Term
Muklo
Location or origin
Philippines
Targets
Filipino Muslims, notably among Bangsamoro ethnic groups
Meaning, origin and notes
First used by soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines stationed in Mindanao as an ethnic slur towards the Muslim Moro insurgents.
Mulignan / Mulignon / Moolinyan
Mulignan / Mulignon / Moolinyan
Term
Mulignan / Mulignon / Moolinyan
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used by Italian-Americans. Deriving from "mulignana" the word for eggplant in some South Italian linguistic variants. Also called a mouli.
Munt
Munt
Term
Munt
Location or origin
Rhodesia, originally military
Targets
Black people, usually men
Mustalainen
Mustalainen
Term
Mustalainen
Location or origin
Finland
Targets
Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally "blackling," "blackie," "the black people", when "romani" is the neutral term.
Maxhup
Maxhup
Term
Maxhup
Location or origin
Kosovo
Targets
Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
Expression of contempt for someone, usually Romani people.
Mzungu
Mzungu
Term
Mzungu
Location or origin
Eastern and Southern Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
May be both pejorative and affectionate, depending on usage.
References
[citation needed]
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Mabuno / Mahbuno | Zimbabwe | Local European people held in contempt, commonly white Africans of European ancestry. | ||
| Macaca | Europe | African people | Originally used by francophone colonists in North Africa, also used in Europe against Immigrants from Africa. | |
| Macaronar | Romania | Italian people | Roughly means "macaroni eater/maker". | |
| Madrasi | Northern India | South Indian people | Originally used as a demonym to refer to the people of the Madras Presidency, which included most of South India. Nowadays, the term is used mainly as a slur by some North Indian people against South Indians, and refers to a harmful stereotype of all South Indian people. | |
| Majus (مجوس) | Arab world | Persian people | A term meaning Zoroastrian, Magi, fire worshipper. | |
| Maketo | Spain | Non-Basque Spaniards | A Basque word used to describe non-Basque migrants from other parts of Spain who have migrated into the Basque Country, especially those who cannot speak the Basque language. | |
| Malakh-khor (ملخ خور) | Iran | Arab people | Meaning "locust eater," referring to the eating of locusts in Arab cuisine. | |
| Malau | South Africa | Khoisans and Cape Coloureds or Coloureds | A derogatory Afrikaans slang word derived from Xhosa, used to insult coloured people and Khoisans by suggesting they lack cultural and racial roots and are therefore uncivilized. Its origin can be traced back to the Xhosa word "amalawu" or "ilawu", meaning "Hottentot". | |
| Malaun | Bangladesh | Hindus | "Malaun" is derived from Bengali মালাউন (maalaaun), which in turn was derived from Arabic "ملعون" (mal'un), which means "cursed" or deprived of God's mercy. | |
| Malingsia / Malingsial / Malingsialan | Indonesia | Malaysian people | Used in Indonesia, derived from "maling" (Javanese for "thief") and "Malaysia". It often arises due to perceived instances of Malaysia claiming aspects of Indonesian culture | |
| Malon | Indonesia | Malaysian people | Used as the reply to Indon word. Malon is (mostly) a short for "Malaysia Bloon" (dumb Malaysians). | |
| Mangal / Mango / Mangasar / Mangusta | Bulgaria | Romani people | From Bulgarian "мангал" (mangal) – a type of pot. Some variants are derived from the similar-sounding loanwords "манго" (mango) – mango and "мангуста" (mangusta) – mongoose. | |
| Manne | Finland | Romani men | Possibly from Swedish man or from the name Herman. It refers to Romani men, however can also refer to Romani people generally. | |
| Marokaki (מרוקקי) | Israel | Moroccan Jewish people | Derived from "Maroko" (Hebrew pronunciation for "Morocco") + "Kaki" (which means "shit", "crap" in Hebrew slang). | |
| Maruta (丸太/マルタ) | Japan | Chinese people | Originally a term used by Unit 731 referring to its human test subjects, Nowadays used by Netto-uyoku sometimes. | |
| Mau-Mau | United States | Black people | derived from Kenyans of the Kikuyu tribe involved in the Mau Mau Rebellion in the 1950s. | |
| Mayate / Mayatero | Black people | Literally the Spanish colloquial name of the Figeater beetle. | ||
| Mayonnaise Monkey | United States | White people | A term commonly used by black people. A person with a "mayonnaise"-like complexion. | |
| Mick | Irish people | |||
| Milogorac | Serbia | Montenegrins | Deriving from Milo Đukanović (former president of Montenegro), used to refer to Montenegrin nationalists/Montenegrins who don't identify as Serbs. | |
| Mocro | Dutch | Dutch-Moroccan people | ||
| Mohamedaner | Denmark | Person adherent to Islam | Derived from Muhammad. | |
| Mof (singular)Moffen (plural) | Dutch | German people | ||
| Momo / Momos | India | Northeast Indians and Nepalese | Based on momos, a dumpling made by northeast Indians, Nepalese and Tibetans. | |
| Monkey | Europe | Usually people of African, Melanesian, or Indigenous Australian descent. | A universal slur, meaning it has the same meaning in different languages. | |
| Moskal, Ukrainian: москаль, Polish: moskal, Russian: москаль, German: moskowiter | Ukraine, Belarus, Poland | Russians | Historically a neutral designation for a person from Muscovy, currently refers to Russians. | |
| Moon Cricket | United States | Black people | The origin is obscure. May refer to slaves singing at night as crickets chirp at dusk. | |
| Mountain Turk | Turkey | Kurdish people | Former Turkish governments denied the Kurds their own ethnicity, calling them Mountain Turks (dağ Türkleri). | |
| MTN | South Sudan | Dinka people | This is derived from MTN's slogan, “everywhere you go". It was repurposed to suggest that the Dinka were encroaching on other groups’ territory to graze their animals everywhere. | |
| Muklo | Philippines | Filipino Muslims, notably among Bangsamoro ethnic groups | First used by soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines stationed in Mindanao as an ethnic slur towards the Muslim Moro insurgents. | |
| Mulignan / Mulignon / Moolinyan | United States | Black people | Used by Italian-Americans. Deriving from "mulignana" the word for eggplant in some South Italian linguistic variants. Also called a mouli. | |
| Munt | Rhodesia, originally military | Black people, usually men | ||
| Mustalainen | Finland | Romani people | Literally "blackling, blackie, the black people", when "romani" is the neutral term. | |
| Maxhup | Kosovo | Romani people | Expression of contempt for someone, usually Romani people. | |
| Mzungu | Eastern and Southern Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | White people | May be both pejorative and affectionate, depending on usage. | [citation needed] |
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Namak Haram
Namak Haram
Term
Namak Haram
Location or origin
Pakistan
Targets
Afghans in Pakistan
Meaning, origin and notes
Derogatory term used for Afghan refugees in Pakistan translating to “traitors”.
Nawar
Nawar
Term
Nawar
Location or origin
Levant
Targets
Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
Arab term for Romani people and other groups sharing an itinerant lifestyle.
References
[citation needed]
Neftenya / Neftegna / Naftenya / Naftegna
Neftenya / Neftegna / Naftenya / Naftegna
Term
Neftenya / Neftegna / Naftenya / Naftegna
Location or origin
Ethiopia/Amharic
Targets
Amhara people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally means "rifle-bearer", relates to 19th century Ethiopian history. Since 1975, used as inflammatory term by Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF, governing party) officials against Amharas; continued inflammatory/derogatory usage in 2020 online media two years after EPRDF loss of political power.
Němčour, nimchura (німчура), nemchura (немчура)
Němčour, nimchura (німчура), nemchura (немчура)
Term
Němčour, nimchura (німчура), nemchura (немчура)
Location or origin
Slavic languages
Targets
German people
Nere
Nere
Term
Nere
Location or origin
Bengali Hindus
Targets
Muslims
Niakoué
Niakoué
Term
Niakoué
Location or origin
France
Targets
East or Southeast Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
A corrupted Vietnamese word with similar to "yokel", "country bumpkin", etc.
Niglet / Negrito
Niglet / Negrito
Term
Niglet / Negrito
Targets
Black children
Nig-nog, nog, or Nignog
Nig-nog, nog, or Nignog
Term
Nig-nog, nog, or Nignog
Location or origin
Commonwealth
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally used to refer to a novice – a foolish or naive person – before being associated with black people.
Nigger / neeger (Estonian) / neekeri (Finnish) / niger / nig / nigor / nigra / nigre (Caribbean) / nigar / niggur / nigga / niggah / niggar / nigguh / niggress / nigette / negro / neger
Nigger / neeger (Estonian) / neekeri (Finnish) / niger / nig / nigor / nigra / nigre (Caribbean) / nigar / niggur / nigga / niggah / niggar / nigguh / niggress / nigette / negro / neger
Term
Nigger / neeger (Estonian) / neekeri (Finnish) / niger / nig / nigor / nigra / nigre (Caribbean) / nigar / niggur / nigga / niggah / niggar / nigguh / niggress / nigette / negro / neger
Location or origin
International/Worldwide
Targets
Black people, especially African-Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
From the Spanish and Portuguese word negro ("black"), derived from the Latin niger. The Spanish or Portuguese term, or other such languages deriving the term from it such as Filipino, may vary in its connotation per country, where some countries, the connotation may range from either positive, neutral, or negative, depending on context. For example, in Spanish and Portuguese, "negro" may simply refer to the color black. Among Spanish dialects in different countries, it may have either positive or negative connotations, such as describing someone similarly to my darling or my honey in Argentina, or describing someone to be angry in Spain. In Portuguese, the term "negro" is often preferred to the more offensive preto; however, due to the influence of US-American pop culture, the "n-word" can be found in the language as an anglicism, with identical connotations as the English term.
Niggeritis / Negroitis
Niggeritis / Negroitis
Term
Niggeritis / Negroitis
Location or origin
Caribbean
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
To feel sleepy after eating is referred to in and around the Caribbean as having "niggeritis", a direct allusion to the stereotype of laziness of black Africans.
Nip
Nip
Term
Nip
Location or origin
United States, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Targets
Japanese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Someone of Japanese descent (shortened version of Nipponese, from Japanese name for Japan, Nippon).
Nitchie / neche / neechee / neejee / nichi / nichiwa / nidge / nitchee / nitchy
Nitchie / neche / neechee / neejee / nichi / nichiwa / nidge / nitchee / nitchy
Term
Nitchie / neche / neechee / neejee / nichi / nichiwa / nidge / nitchee / nitchy
Location or origin
Canada
Targets
Native Canadians
Meaning, origin and notes
A Native American (from the Algonquian word for "friend").
Non-Pri, Non-Pribumi
Non-Pri, Non-Pribumi
Term
Non-Pri, Non-Pribumi
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Indonesians of foreign descent, especially Chinese Indonesians
Meaning, origin and notes
The term pribumi was coined after Indonesian independence to replace the derogatory Dutch term Inlander ("native"). "Non-pribumi," often simply "non-pri," was then used to refer to Indonesians of foreign descent and was generally considered to suggest that they were not full citizens. Use of both "pribumi" and "non-pribumi" by government departments was banned by President B.J. Habibie in 1998 according to Inpres (Instruksi Presiden, lit. Presidential Instruction) No. 26 of 1998, along with instruction to stop discrimination by race in government.
Northern Monkey
Northern Monkey
Term
Northern Monkey
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Northern English people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in the south of England, relating to the supposed stupidity and lack of sophistication of those in the north of the country. See also Southern Faerie. In some cases, this has been adopted in the north of England, with a pub in Leeds even taking the name "The Northern Monkey".
Nusayri
Nusayri
Term
Nusayri
Location or origin
Syria and the Levant
Targets
Members of the Alawite sect of Shi'a Islam.
Meaning, origin and notes
Once a common and neutral term derived from the name of Ibn Nusayr, the sect's founder, it fell out of favour within the community in the early decades of the 20th century due to the perception that it implied a heretical separateness from mainstream Islam. Resurgent in the context of the ongoing Syrian civil war, the term is now often employed by Sunni fundamentalist enemies of the government of Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite, to suggest that the faith is a human invention lacking divine legitimacy.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Namak Haram | Pakistan | Afghans in Pakistan | Derogatory term used for Afghan refugees in Pakistan translating to “traitors”. | |
| Nawar | Levant | Romani people | Arab term for Romani people and other groups sharing an itinerant lifestyle. | [citation needed] |
| Neftenya / Neftegna / Naftenya / Naftegna | Ethiopia/Amharic | Amhara people | Literally means "rifle-bearer", relates to 19th century Ethiopian history. Since 1975, used as inflammatory term by Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF, governing party) officials against Amharas; continued inflammatory/derogatory usage in 2020 online media two years after EPRDF loss of political power. | |
| Němčour, nimchura (німчура), nemchura (немчура) | Slavic languages | German people | ||
| Nere | Bengali Hindus | Muslims | ||
| Niakoué | France | East or Southeast Asian people | A corrupted Vietnamese word with similar to "yokel", "country bumpkin", etc. | |
| Niglet / Negrito | Black children | |||
| Nig-nog, nog, or Nignog | Commonwealth | Black people | Originally used to refer to a novice – a foolish or naive person – before being associated with black people. | |
| Nigger / neeger (Estonian) / neekeri (Finnish) / niger / nig / nigor / nigra / nigre (Caribbean) / nigar / niggur / nigga / niggah / niggar / nigguh / niggress / nigette / negro / neger | International/Worldwide | Black people, especially African-Americans | From the Spanish and Portuguese word negro ("black"), derived from the Latin niger. The Spanish or Portuguese term, or other such languages deriving the term from it such as Filipino, may vary in its connotation per country, where some countries, the connotation may range from either positive, neutral, or negative, depending on context. For example, in Spanish and Portuguese, "negro" may simply refer to the color black. Among Spanish dialects in different countries, it may have either positive or negative connotations, such as describing someone similarly to my darling or my honey in Argentina, or describing someone to be angry in Spain. In Portuguese, the term "negro" is often preferred to the more offensive preto; however, due to the influence of US-American pop culture, the "n-word" can be found in the language as an anglicism, with identical connotations as the English term. | |
| Niggeritis / Negroitis | Caribbean | Black people | To feel sleepy after eating is referred to in and around the Caribbean as having "niggeritis", a direct allusion to the stereotype of laziness of black Africans. | |
| Nip | United States, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom | Japanese people | Someone of Japanese descent (shortened version of Nipponese, from Japanese name for Japan, Nippon). | |
| Nitchie / neche / neechee / neejee / nichi / nichiwa / nidge / nitchee / nitchy | Canada | Native Canadians | A Native American (from the Algonquian word for "friend"). | |
| Non-Pri, Non-Pribumi | Indonesia | Indonesians of foreign descent, especially Chinese Indonesians | The term pribumi was coined after Indonesian independence to replace the derogatory Dutch term Inlander ("native"). "Non-pribumi," often simply "non-pri," was then used to refer to Indonesians of foreign descent and was generally considered to suggest that they were not full citizens. Use of both "pribumi" and "non-pribumi" by government departments was banned by President B.J. Habibie in 1998 according to Inpres (Instruksi Presiden, lit. Presidential Instruction) No. 26 of 1998, along with instruction to stop discrimination by race in government. | |
| Northern Monkey | United Kingdom | Northern English people | Used in the south of England, relating to the supposed stupidity and lack of sophistication of those in the north of the country. See also Southern Faerie. In some cases, this has been adopted in the north of England, with a pub in Leeds even taking the name "The Northern Monkey". | |
| Nusayri | Syria and the Levant | Members of the Alawite sect of Shi'a Islam. | Once a common and neutral term derived from the name of Ibn Nusayr, the sect's founder, it fell out of favour within the community in the early decades of the 20th century due to the perception that it implied a heretical separateness from mainstream Islam. Resurgent in the context of the ongoing Syrian civil war, the term is now often employed by Sunni fundamentalist enemies of the government of Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite, to suggest that the faith is a human invention lacking divine legitimacy. |
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Ofay
Ofay
Term
Ofay
Location or origin
African American Vernacular
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
First recorded in the late 19th century. Origin unknown. Suggestions include Yoruba ófé, "to disappear"; pig Latin for "foe"; and French au fait, "socially proper".
Oláh
Oláh
Term
Oláh
Location or origin
Hungarian-speaking territories
Targets
Romanian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Evolved to a pejorative term, originates from the historical designation of Romanians earlier the 19th century.
Orc
Orc
Term
Orc
Location or origin
Ukraine
Targets
Russian soldiers
Meaning, origin and notes
Orc (Cyrillic: орк, romanised: ork), plural orcs (Russian and Ukrainian: орки, Russian romanisation: orki, Ukrainian: orky), is a pejorative used by Ukrainians to refer to an invading Russian soldier during the Russo-Ukrainian War. It comes from the name of the fictional humanoid monsters of the same name from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings.
Oreo
Oreo
Term
Oreo
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used as early as the 1960s. Refers to a black person who is perceived as acting white, and therefore black on the outside and white on the inside like an Oreo cookie.
Oven Dodger
Oven Dodger
Term
Oven Dodger
Targets
Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Implying that one or one's ancestors avoided dying in the Holocaust and so avoid the crematorium ovens.
Overner
Overner
Term
Overner
Location or origin
United Kingdom, Isle of Wight
Targets
Mainland United Kingdom Residents
Meaning, origin and notes
A term used by residents of the Isle of Wight, sometimes pejoratively, to refer to people from the mainland United Kingdom.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Ofay | African American Vernacular | White people | First recorded in the late 19th century. Origin unknown. Suggestions include Yoruba ófé, "to disappear"; pig Latin for "foe"; and French au fait, "socially proper". | |
| Oláh | Hungarian-speaking territories | Romanian people | Evolved to a pejorative term, originates from the historical designation of Romanians earlier the 19th century. | |
| Orc | Ukraine | Russian soldiers | Orc (Cyrillic: орк, romanised: ork), plural orcs (Russian and Ukrainian: орки, Russian romanisation: orki, Ukrainian: orky), is a pejorative used by Ukrainians to refer to an invading Russian soldier during the Russo-Ukrainian War. It comes from the name of the fictional humanoid monsters of the same name from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. | |
| Oreo | United States | Black people | Used as early as the 1960s. Refers to a black person who is perceived as acting white, and therefore black on the outside and white on the inside like an Oreo cookie. | |
| Oven Dodger | Jewish people | Implying that one or one's ancestors avoided dying in the Holocaust and so avoid the crematorium ovens. | ||
| Overner | United Kingdom, Isle of Wight | Mainland United Kingdom Residents | A term used by residents of the Isle of Wight, sometimes pejoratively, to refer to people from the mainland United Kingdom. |
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Paddy
Paddy
Term
Paddy
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Irish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from Pádraig/Patrick. Often derogatory; however, the sister of Lord Edward FitzGerald, a major leader of the United Irishmen of 1798, proclaimed that he was "a Paddy and no more" and that "he desired no other title than this".
References
[citation needed]
Paddy wagon
Paddy wagon
Term
Paddy wagon
Targets
Irish people
Meaning, origin and notes
As a reference to a police van, is seen by Irish people as insulting
Pajeet, Jeet
Pajeet, Jeet
Term
Pajeet, Jeet
Location or origin
Worldwide
Targets
Indians, particularly Hindus and Sikhs
Meaning, origin and notes
An invented term for Indian people, particularly adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, allegedly originating on 4chan.
Pākehā
Pākehā
Term
Pākehā
Location or origin
New Zealand
Targets
New Zealanders of non-Māori origin.
Meaning, origin and notes
A Te Reo Māori term for New Zealanders with no Polynesian ancestry. The origins of the word is unknown, but there are two common interpretations, "light skin" and "pale, imaginary beings resembling men". It is likely pre-colonial Māori believed Europeans were mythical beings from Māori mythology. The word Pākehā is now commonly used as a word interchangeable with "white" or "European". Language experts and government departments alike do not believe the word has derogatory origins, but some New Zealanders of European decent consider it a derogatory term.
Paki, Pakkis
Paki, Pakkis
Term
Paki, Pakkis
Location or origin
United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Norway
Targets
Pakistanis, other South Asians
Meaning, origin and notes
A contemptuous term for a person from Pakistan or South Asia by birth or descent, especially one living in Britain.
Palagi
Palagi
Term
Palagi
Location or origin
Pacific Islands
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
A Samoan term for a white person, found throughout the Pacific islands. Not usually derogatory unless used in reference to a local to imply they have assimilated into Western culture.
Paleface
Paleface
Term
Paleface
Location or origin
Native Americans
Targets
White people
Pancake Face / Pancake
Pancake Face / Pancake
Term
Pancake Face / Pancake
Targets
Asian people
Panchito
Panchito
Term
Panchito
Location or origin
Spain
Targets
Latin American people
Papoose
Papoose
Term
Papoose
Location or origin
United States, Canada
Targets
Native American children
Paraíba
Paraíba
Term
Paraíba
Location or origin
Brazil
Targets
Northeastern Brazilian people
Meaning, origin and notes
One of the 9 states in the Northeast Region of Brazil. As a slur, it refers generically to any Northeastern person. Used mainly in Rio de Janeiro, the term is related to the Northeastern immigration of the second half of the 20th century.
Parsubang / Parsolam
Parsubang / Parsolam
Term
Parsubang / Parsolam
Location or origin
Indonesia (North Sumatra)
Targets
Batak people or non-Batak people
Meaning, origin and notes
Batak Dalle and non-Batak people who refuse to consume pork, canine meat, blood, or alcoholic beverages. All are considered haram in Islam. Parsolam itself is a wordplay of solam/silom/selam, an old epithet for Islam and Muslims.
Pastel de flango
Pastel de flango
Term
Pastel de flango
Location or origin
Brazil
Targets
East Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used mostly to refer to people of Chinese and Japanese origin. Pastel is Portuguese for any pastry and so is used for wonton in Brazil. Flango is eye dialect of frango (Portuguese for chicken) ridiculing Asian pronunciation.
Paša
Paša
Term
Paša
Location or origin
Serbs
Targets
Bosniaks
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally meaning Pasha, used by Serbs originated during the Bosnian war to generally mock Bosniak Muslims who wanted keep Ottoman titles and place-names. The modern term is used to refer to old Bosniak men who were pictured in wartime cartoons as being "fat as a pasha."
Payo
Payo
Term
Payo
Location or origin
Spain
Targets
Non-Romani people
Meaning, origin and notes
A Caló term for a person who does not possess Romanipen. It usually refers to non-Romanis in Spain.
Peckerwood
Peckerwood
Term
Peckerwood
Location or origin
Southern African American people and Upper-class White people
Targets
Poor, rural White people
Peenoise
Peenoise
Term
Peenoise
Location or origin
English-speaking Southeast Asia
Targets
Filipinos
Meaning, origin and notes
Usually used in English or sometimes in Filipino (Tagalog) and other Philippine languages. Compound of pee + noise, likened to Pinoy, the colloquial diminutive demonym for Filipinos. The implication makes fun of their high-pitched voice and tendency to scream when speaking online, especially in online gaming and esports.
Perker
Perker
Term
Perker
Location or origin
Denmark
Targets
Arabs, Middle Eastern
Meaning, origin and notes
Portmanteau of "perser" (Persian) and "tyrker" (Turk). The use of it is commonly used towards Middle Eastern immigrants
Pepper or Pepsi
Pepper or Pepsi
Term
Pepper or Pepsi
Location or origin
Canada
Targets
French Canadians or Québécois.
Pickaninny
Pickaninny
Term
Pickaninny
Targets
African American or West Indies child
Piefke
Piefke
Term
Piefke
Location or origin
Austria
Targets
Prussians and Germans
References
[citation needed]
Pikey / Piky / Piker
Pikey / Piky / Piker
Term
Pikey / Piky / Piker
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Irish Travellers, Romani people, and vagrant lower-class/poor people
Meaning, origin and notes
19th century on; derived from "turnpike".
Pindos / Pendos (Russian: Пиндос)
Pindos / Pendos (Russian: Пиндос)
Term
Pindos / Pendos (Russian: Пиндос)
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Universal disparaging term to refer to all Americans. Related slur terms can refer to the United States ─ such as Pindosiya, Pindostan (Russian: Пиндосия, Пиндостан) and United States of Pindosiya.
Pilak
Pilak
Term
Pilak
Location or origin
Sabahans
Targets
Filipinos
Meaning, origin and notes
Regional word for "silver" or "money". Particularly targets immigrants.
Pink pig
Pink pig
Term
Pink pig
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
White people
Plastic Paddy
Plastic Paddy
Term
Plastic Paddy
Location or origin
Ireland
Targets
Estranged Irish People
Meaning, origin and notes
Someone who knows little of Irish culture, but asserts their 'Irish' identity. Can refer to foreign nationals who claim Irishness based solely on having Irish relatives. Often used in the same sense as poseur and wannabe.
Plouc
Plouc
Term
Plouc
Location or origin
France
Targets
Bretons
Meaning, origin and notes
Used to mean Breton immigrants that came to Paris and extended to mean hillbillies. The term comes from the prefix "plou" found in many Breton city names and toponyms.
Look up plouc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Pocho / Pocha
Pocho / Pocha
Term
Pocho / Pocha
Location or origin
Southwest United States, Mexico
Meaning, origin and notes
Adjective for a person of Mexican heritage who is partially or fully assimilated into United States culture (literally, "diluted, watered down (drink); undersized (clothing)"). See also "Chicano".
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Term
Pocahontas
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Native Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Refers to a distorted narrative of Pocahontas, a Native American woman, in which the 17th-century daughter of Powhatan who negotiated with the English at Jamestown, married an English colonist and converted to Christianity.
Polack, Polacke, Polak, Polock
Polack, Polacke, Polak, Polock
Term
Polack, Polacke, Polak, Polock
Targets
Polish or Slavic people
Meaning, origin and notes
From the Polish endonym, Polak (see Name of Poland). Note: the proper Swedish demonym for Polish people is polack, and the Norwegian equivalent is polakk.
Polaco
Polaco
Term
Polaco
Location or origin
Spain
Targets
Catalan people
Polaca
Polaca
Term
Polaca
Location or origin
Brazil
Targets
Prostitutes
Meaning, origin and notes
In Brazilian Portuguese the word (meaning "Polish woman") became synonymous to "prostitute".
Polentone
Polentone
Term
Polentone
Location or origin
Italy
Targets
Northern Italians
Meaning, origin and notes
Referring to them as a "polenta eater".
Pom, Pohm, Pommy, Pommie, Pommie Grant
Pom, Pohm, Pommy, Pommie, Pommie Grant
Term
Pom, Pohm, Pommy, Pommie, Pommie Grant
Location or origin
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
Targets
British
Meaning, origin and notes
Usually non-derogatory, but may be derogatory depending on context.
Porch Monkey
Porch Monkey
Term
Porch Monkey
Targets
Black people
Porridge wog
Porridge wog
Term
Porridge wog
Targets
Scots
Portagee
Portagee
Term
Portagee
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Portuguese people and Portuguese Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Slur for Portuguese Americans immigrants.
Potet
Potet
Term
Potet
Location or origin
Norway
Targets
Ethnic Norwegians
Meaning, origin and notes
Means "potato" in Norwegian and is mostly used negatively among non-Western immigrants when talking about or trying to offend ethnic Norwegians. Means "light skin like a potato".
Prairie nigger
Prairie nigger
Term
Prairie nigger
Targets
Native American
Prindapan
Prindapan
Term
Prindapan
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Indian people
Meaning, origin and notes
From the city of Vrindavan, popularized in Indonesia as the setting of the Indian animated show Little Krishna which aired in Indonesia during the 2010s.
Prod
Prod
Term
Prod
Location or origin
Northern Ireland
Targets
Northern Irish Protestants
Promdi
Promdi
Term
Promdi
Location or origin
Philippines
Targets
Filipinos from countryside (understood as provinces) who have limited or no knowledge about Metro Manila or other big cities by the time they first arrive
Meaning, origin and notes
From a pronunciation spelling of English "from the (province)". This term can be offending or stereotypical, as it is often used to make fun of people who first arrive in a big city and wear unfashionable clothes or speak in a rural-like accent, common stereotypes of people coming from the countryside. It is being reclaimed as a symbol of pride. It is often synonymous with the word probinsyano/probinsyana.
Pshek
Pshek
Term
Pshek
Location or origin
Russian
Targets
Polish males
References
[citation needed]
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Paddy | United Kingdom | Irish people | Derived from Pádraig/Patrick. Often derogatory; however, the sister of Lord Edward FitzGerald, a major leader of the United Irishmen of 1798, proclaimed that he was "a Paddy and no more" and that "he desired no other title than this". | [citation needed] |
| Paddy wagon | Irish people | As a reference to a police van, is seen by Irish people as insulting | ||
| Pajeet, Jeet | Worldwide | Indians, particularly Hindus and Sikhs | An invented term for Indian people, particularly adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, allegedly originating on 4chan. | |
| Pākehā | New Zealand | New Zealanders of non-Māori origin. | A Te Reo Māori term for New Zealanders with no Polynesian ancestry. The origins of the word is unknown, but there are two common interpretations, "light skin" and "pale, imaginary beings resembling men". It is likely pre-colonial Māori believed Europeans were mythical beings from Māori mythology. The word Pākehā is now commonly used as a word interchangeable with "white" or "European". Language experts and government departments alike do not believe the word has derogatory origins, but some New Zealanders of European decent consider it a derogatory term. | |
| Paki, Pakkis | United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Norway | Pakistanis, other South Asians | A contemptuous term for a person from Pakistan or South Asia by birth or descent, especially one living in Britain. | |
| Palagi | Pacific Islands | White people | A Samoan term for a white person, found throughout the Pacific islands. Not usually derogatory unless used in reference to a local to imply they have assimilated into Western culture. | |
| Paleface | Native Americans | White people | ||
| Pancake Face / Pancake | Asian people | |||
| Panchito | Spain | Latin American people | ||
| Papoose | United States, Canada | Native American children | ||
| Paraíba | Brazil | Northeastern Brazilian people | One of the 9 states in the Northeast Region of Brazil. As a slur, it refers generically to any Northeastern person. Used mainly in Rio de Janeiro, the term is related to the Northeastern immigration of the second half of the 20th century. | |
| Parsubang / Parsolam | Indonesia (North Sumatra) | Batak people or non-Batak people | Batak Dalle and non-Batak people who refuse to consume pork, canine meat, blood, or alcoholic beverages. All are considered haram in Islam. Parsolam itself is a wordplay of solam/silom/selam, an old epithet for Islam and Muslims. | |
| Pastel de flango | Brazil | East Asian people | Used mostly to refer to people of Chinese and Japanese origin. Pastel is Portuguese for any pastry and so is used for wonton in Brazil. Flango is eye dialect of frango (Portuguese for chicken) ridiculing Asian pronunciation. | |
| Paša | Serbs | Bosniaks | Literally meaning Pasha, used by Serbs originated during the Bosnian war to generally mock Bosniak Muslims who wanted keep Ottoman titles and place-names. The modern term is used to refer to old Bosniak men who were pictured in wartime cartoons as being "fat as a pasha." | |
| Payo | Spain | Non-Romani people | A Caló term for a person who does not possess Romanipen. It usually refers to non-Romanis in Spain. | |
| Peckerwood | Southern African American people and Upper-class White people | Poor, rural White people | ||
| Peenoise | English-speaking Southeast Asia | Filipinos | Usually used in English or sometimes in Filipino (Tagalog) and other Philippine languages. Compound of pee + noise, likened to Pinoy, the colloquial diminutive demonym for Filipinos. The implication makes fun of their high-pitched voice and tendency to scream when speaking online, especially in online gaming and esports. | |
| Perker | Denmark | Arabs, Middle Eastern | Portmanteau of "perser" (Persian) and "tyrker" (Turk). The use of it is commonly used towards Middle Eastern immigrants | |
| Pepper or Pepsi | Canada | French Canadians or Québécois. | ||
| Pickaninny | African American or West Indies child | |||
| Piefke | Austria | Prussians and Germans | [citation needed] | |
| Pikey / Piky / Piker | United Kingdom | Irish Travellers, Romani people, and vagrant lower-class/poor people | 19th century on; derived from "turnpike". | |
| Pindos / Pendos (Russian: Пиндос) | Russia | Americans | Universal disparaging term to refer to all Americans. Related slur terms can refer to the United States ─ such as Pindosiya, Pindostan (Russian: Пиндосия, Пиндостан) and United States of Pindosiya. | |
| Pilak | Sabahans | Filipinos | Regional word for "silver" or "money". Particularly targets immigrants. | |
| Pink pig | South Africa | White people | ||
| Plastic Paddy | Ireland | Estranged Irish People | Someone who knows little of Irish culture, but asserts their 'Irish' identity. Can refer to foreign nationals who claim Irishness based solely on having Irish relatives. Often used in the same sense as poseur and wannabe. | |
| Plouc | France | Bretons | Used to mean Breton immigrants that came to Paris and extended to mean hillbillies. The term comes from the prefix "plou" found in many Breton city names and toponyms. Look up plouc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. | |
| Pocho / Pocha | Southwest United States, Mexico | Adjective for a person of Mexican heritage who is partially or fully assimilated into United States culture (literally, "diluted, watered down (drink); undersized (clothing)"). See also "Chicano". | ||
| Pocahontas | United States | Native Americans | Refers to a distorted narrative of Pocahontas, a Native American woman, in which the 17th-century daughter of Powhatan who negotiated with the English at Jamestown, married an English colonist and converted to Christianity. | |
| Polack, Polacke, Polak, Polock | Polish or Slavic people | From the Polish endonym, Polak (see Name of Poland). Note: the proper Swedish demonym for Polish people is polack, and the Norwegian equivalent is polakk. | ||
| Polaco | Spain | Catalan people | ||
| Polaca | Brazil | Prostitutes | In Brazilian Portuguese the word (meaning "Polish woman") became synonymous to "prostitute". | |
| Polentone | Italy | Northern Italians | Referring to them as a "polenta eater". | |
| Pom, Pohm, Pommy, Pommie, Pommie Grant | Australia, New Zealand, South Africa | British | Usually non-derogatory, but may be derogatory depending on context. | |
| Porch Monkey | Black people | |||
| Porridge wog | Scots | |||
| Portagee | United States | Portuguese people and Portuguese Americans | Slur for Portuguese Americans immigrants. | |
| Potet | Norway | Ethnic Norwegians | Means "potato" in Norwegian and is mostly used negatively among non-Western immigrants when talking about or trying to offend ethnic Norwegians. Means "light skin like a potato". | |
| Prairie nigger | Native American | |||
| Prindapan | Indonesia | Indian people | From the city of Vrindavan, popularized in Indonesia as the setting of the Indian animated show Little Krishna which aired in Indonesia during the 2010s. | |
| Prod | Northern Ireland | Northern Irish Protestants | ||
| Promdi | Philippines | Filipinos from countryside (understood as provinces) who have limited or no knowledge about Metro Manila or other big cities by the time they first arrive | From a pronunciation spelling of English "from the (province)". This term can be offending or stereotypical, as it is often used to make fun of people who first arrive in a big city and wear unfashionable clothes or speak in a rural-like accent, common stereotypes of people coming from the countryside. It is being reclaimed as a symbol of pride. It is often synonymous with the word probinsyano/probinsyana. | |
| Pshek | Russian | Polish males | [citation needed] |
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Quashie, Quashi
Quashie, Quashi
Term
Quashie, Quashi
Location or origin
Caribbean
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Often used on those who were often gullible or unsophisticated. From the West African name Kwazi, often given to a child born on a Sunday.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Quashie, Quashi | Caribbean | Black people | Often used on those who were often gullible or unsophisticated. From the West African name Kwazi, often given to a child born on a Sunday. |
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Raghead
Raghead
Term
Raghead
Targets
Arabs, Indian Sikhs, etc.
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from those people wearing traditional headdress such as turbans or keffiyehs. See towel head. Sometimes used generically for all Islamic nations.
Ramasamy
Ramasamy
Term
Ramasamy
Location or origin
British-ruled Southern Africa
Targets
Indians,
Meaning, origin and notes
Ramasamy is a common name used mostly by Tamil people. The racially divided southern Africa was inhabited by a large number of indentured labourers from India of whom Tamils were the majority.
Rastus
Rastus
Term
Rastus
Location or origin
United States
Targets
African Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
A stereotypical term.
Razakars
Razakars
Term
Razakars
Location or origin
Bengali
Meaning, origin and notes
Akin to the western term Judas.
Redleg
Redleg
Term
Redleg
Location or origin
Barbados
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used to refer to the islands' laborer-class, given how pale skin tends to burn easily.
Redneck
Redneck
Term
Redneck
Location or origin
United States
Targets
White Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Applied to working-class white people perceived to be crass, unsophisticated, and reactionary; closely associated with rural whites of the Southern United States.
Redskin
Redskin
Term
Redskin
Targets
Native Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Often used in the names of sports teams, such as the Washington Redskins, now known as the Washington Commanders. See Native American name controversy.
Remove Kebab
Remove Kebab
Term
Remove Kebab
Targets
Muslims, usually of Arabian or Turkic descent.
Meaning, origin and notes
Its origin is a Serbian music video that was recorded in 1993 during the Yugoslav Wars but the phrase has spread globally amongst far-right groups and the alt-right as a meme between 2006 and 2008. Famously Turkish internet users parodied the sentiment of Serbian nationalists online, with a satirical incoherent rant that ended with the phrase "remove kebab" being repeated. Although the meme initially intended to parody racism, this meaning behind the meme was lost once it became common in alt-right discourse.
Risorse boldriniane
Risorse boldriniane
Term
Risorse boldriniane
Location or origin
Italy
Targets
Maghrebi Arabs
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally "Boldrini's resources". Used for the first time in 2015 by Matteo Salvini, as a slur for North-African immigrants, who had been unironically called "resources" by Laura Boldrini.
Rockspider, rock
Rockspider, rock
Term
Rockspider, rock
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Afrikaners
Rootless cosmopolitan (Russian: безродный космополит)
Rootless cosmopolitan (Russian: безродный космополит)
Term
Rootless cosmopolitan (Russian: безродный космополит)
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Jews
Meaning, origin and notes
Soviet epithet, originated in the official parlance, as an accusation of lack of full allegiance to the Soviet Union.
Rosuke, Roske
Rosuke, Roske
Term
Rosuke, Roske
Location or origin
Japanese
Targets
Russians
Meaning, origin and notes
"suke/ske" is a Japanese general-purpose derogatory suffix.
Rooinek
Rooinek
Term
Rooinek
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
British people
Meaning, origin and notes
Slang for a person of British descent.
Roto
Roto
Term
Roto
Location or origin
Peru, Bolivia
Targets
Chilean people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used to refer disdainfully. The term roto ("tattered") was first applied to Spanish conquerors in Chile, who were badly dressed and preferred military strength over intellect.
Roundeye
Roundeye
Term
Roundeye
Location or origin
English-speaking Asians
Targets
Non-Asians, especially White people
Russki, ruski (Polish), Ryssä (Finnish)
Russki, ruski (Polish), Ryssä (Finnish)
Term
Russki, ruski (Polish), Ryssä (Finnish)
Location or origin
United States,Europe
Targets
Russians
Meaning, origin and notes
From the Russian word Русский Russkiy, meaning "Russian".
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Raghead | Arabs, Indian Sikhs, etc. | Derived from those people wearing traditional headdress such as turbans or keffiyehs. See towel head. Sometimes used generically for all Islamic nations. | ||
| Ramasamy | British-ruled Southern Africa | Indians, | Ramasamy is a common name used mostly by Tamil people. The racially divided southern Africa was inhabited by a large number of indentured labourers from India of whom Tamils were the majority. | |
| Rastus | United States | African Americans | A stereotypical term. | |
| Razakars | Bengali | Akin to the western term Judas. | ||
| Redleg | Barbados | White people | Used to refer to the islands' laborer-class, given how pale skin tends to burn easily. | |
| Redneck | United States | White Americans | Applied to working-class white people perceived to be crass, unsophisticated, and reactionary; closely associated with rural whites of the Southern United States. | |
| Redskin | Native Americans | Often used in the names of sports teams, such as the Washington Redskins, now known as the Washington Commanders. See Native American name controversy. | ||
| Remove Kebab | Muslims, usually of Arabian or Turkic descent. | Its origin is a Serbian music video that was recorded in 1993 during the Yugoslav Wars but the phrase has spread globally amongst far-right groups and the alt-right as a meme between 2006 and 2008. Famously Turkish internet users parodied the sentiment of Serbian nationalists online, with a satirical incoherent rant that ended with the phrase "remove kebab" being repeated. Although the meme initially intended to parody racism, this meaning behind the meme was lost once it became common in alt-right discourse. | ||
| Risorse boldriniane | Italy | Maghrebi Arabs | Literally "Boldrini's resources". Used for the first time in 2015 by Matteo Salvini, as a slur for North-African immigrants, who had been unironically called "resources" by Laura Boldrini. | |
| Rockspider, rock | South Africa | Afrikaners | ||
| Rootless cosmopolitan (Russian: безродный космополит) | Russia | Jews | Soviet epithet, originated in the official parlance, as an accusation of lack of full allegiance to the Soviet Union. | |
| Rosuke, Roske | Japanese | Russians | "suke/ske" is a Japanese general-purpose derogatory suffix. | |
| Rooinek | South Africa | British people | Slang for a person of British descent. | |
| Roto | Peru, Bolivia | Chilean people | Used to refer disdainfully. The term roto ("tattered") was first applied to Spanish conquerors in Chile, who were badly dressed and preferred military strength over intellect. | |
| Roundeye | English-speaking Asians | Non-Asians, especially White people | ||
| Russki, ruski (Polish), Ryssä (Finnish) | United States,Europe | Russians | From the Russian word Русский Russkiy, meaning "Russian". |
· S
Safavid
Safavid
Term
Safavid
Location or origin
Iraq
Targets
Feyli Kurds
Meaning, origin and notes
Mainly used by higher class Sunni Arabs during Ba'athist Iraq to insult Feyli Kurds for their belief in Shia Islam.
Sambo
Sambo
Term
Sambo
Location or origin
United States
Targets
African Americans or black people in general
Sand nigger, Sandnigger
Sand nigger, Sandnigger
Term
Sand nigger, Sandnigger
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Arabs or Muslims in general
Meaning, origin and notes
Mainly used against Muslims due to the desert environment of most Arab countries. Equivalent of dune coon (above).
Sangokujin (三国人)
Sangokujin (三国人)
Term
Sangokujin (三国人)
Location or origin
Japan
Targets
Korean and Taiwanese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally used to refer the various former colonial subjects of the Empire of Japan in the aftermath of World War II.
Sarong Party Girl
Sarong Party Girl
Term
Sarong Party Girl
Location or origin
Singapore
Targets
Asian women
Meaning, origin and notes
Used to ridicule Asian women who exclusively dates, marries, or socializes with White men for ulterior motives (especially for sexual, social status, and monetary purpose).
Sassenach
Sassenach
Term
Sassenach
Location or origin
Scottish, Gaelic
Targets
English people
Savage
Savage
Term
Savage
Location or origin
England
Targets
Indigenous people, non-Christians
Meaning, origin and notes
Used to describe a person or people considered primitive/uncivilized. Sometimes a legal term. Targets include indigenous tribes and civilizations in North America, South America, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. US examples include 1776 Declaration of Independence ("merciless Indian Savages") and 1901 Supreme Court DeLima v. Bidwell ruling describing Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as "savage tribes"
Sawney
Sawney
Term
Sawney
Location or origin
England
Targets
Scottish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Archaic term. Local variant of Sandy, short for "Alasdair".
Scandihoovian
Scandihoovian
Term
Scandihoovian
Targets
Scandinavian people living in the United States
Meaning, origin and notes
Somewhat pejorative term for people of Scandinavian descent living in the United States, now often embraced by Scandinavian descendants.
Seppo, Septic
Seppo, Septic
Term
Seppo, Septic
Location or origin
Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Targets
American people
Meaning, origin and notes
Cockney rhyming slang (septic), Australian rhyming slang (seppo): Septic tank – Yank.
Schluchtenscheißer
Schluchtenscheißer
Term
Schluchtenscheißer
Location or origin
Germany
Targets
Austrian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Translates to somebody defecating in a cave (word-for-word translation: gorge shitter) and alludes to the mountainous landscape of Austria.
Schvartse, Schwartze
Schvartse, Schwartze
Term
Schvartse, Schwartze
Location or origin
Yiddish or German speakers
Targets
African people (in the United States)Mizrahi Jews (in Israel)
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally translates to "black".
Schwartze Khayeh
Schwartze Khayeh
Term
Schwartze Khayeh
Location or origin
Ashkenazi Jews
Targets
Mizrahi Jews
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally translates to "black animal".
Shangilla, Shankilla
Shangilla, Shankilla
Term
Shangilla, Shankilla
Location or origin
Ethiopia
Targets
Ethiopians from one of the peoples of southwestern Ethiopia
SheboonFor the river in Belize, see Sibun River.
SheboonFor the river in Belize, see Sibun River.
Term
SheboonFor the river in Belize, see Sibun River.
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black women
Sheeny / Sheenie
Sheeny / Sheenie
Term
Sheeny / Sheenie
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
A 19th-century term for an "untrustworthy Jew".
Sheepshagger
Sheepshagger
Term
Sheepshagger
Location or origin
Australia,United Kingdom
Targets
New Zealanders (in Australia)Welsh people (in the UK)
Shelta
Shelta
Term
Shelta
Location or origin
Ireland
Targets
Irish Travellers
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from siúilta, which means "The Walkers" in Irish.
References
[citation needed]
Shiksa (female), Sheigetz (male)
Shiksa (female), Sheigetz (male)
Term
Shiksa (female), Sheigetz (male)
Location or origin
Yiddish speakers
Targets
Non-Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
From Yiddish שייגעץ (sheygets) from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (shékets), 'abomination'.
Shina (支那)
Shina (支那)
Term
Shina (支那)
Location or origin
Japan
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
The Chinese term "Zhina" was orthographically borrowed from the Japanese "shina". Variant form of this term: Shinajin/Zhinaren (支那人)
Zhina (支那)
Zhina (支那)
Term
Zhina (支那)
Location or origin
Taiwan, Hong Kong
Shine
Shine
Term
Shine
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from shoeshiner, a lowly job many black people had to take.
Shitskin / Shitlip
Shitskin / Shitlip
Term
Shitskin / Shitlip
Location or origin
North America, United Kingdom
Targets
Muslims, Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
A racial and religious slur hurled at Muslims and other black people as well, for their extremely dark, "shit-colored" skin complexions
Shiptar
Shiptar
Term
Shiptar
Location or origin
Former Yugoslavia
Targets
Albanian people
Meaning, origin and notes
From misspelled Albanian endonym "Shqiptar".
Shka i Velikës
Shka i Velikës
Term
Shka i Velikës
Location or origin
Gheg Albanians
Targets
Montenegrins from Velika
Meaning, origin and notes
Derogatory terms for Montenegrins named after the place Velika in Montenegro.
Shkije
Shkije
Term
Shkije
Location or origin
South Slavs, in particular Serbs, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bosniaks
Targets
Derived from the Latin word "Sclavus" or from the Venetian word "Schiavone", which means Slav.
Shkinulkë
Shkinulkë
Term
Shkinulkë
Location or origin
South Slavs, in particular Serbs, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bosniaks
Targets
Same as Shkije but targeted towards women.
ShkutorCroatian: Škutor
ShkutorCroatian: Škutor
Term
ShkutorCroatian: Škutor
Location or origin
Croatia
Targets
West-Herzegovinan Croatian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Primarily used to refer to ethnic Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as to majority of Croats who are not natives of the modern-day Croatia (i.e. Croats of Hungary, Croats of Vojvodina etc.).
Shoneen
Shoneen
Term
Shoneen
Location or origin
Ireland
Targets
Irish People
Meaning, origin and notes
Irish Person who imitates English Customs. It means "Little John" in Irish language, referring to John Bull, a national personification of the British Empire in general and more specifically of England.
Shumo
Shumo
Term
Shumo
Location or origin
Guatemala
Targets
Indigenous Guatemalans
Shylock / Shyster
Shylock / Shyster
Term
Shylock / Shyster
Targets
Jewish people perceived as greedy or usurious
Meaning, origin and notes
From the antagonistic character of Shylock, a Jewish money-lender, in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.
Sí-a-la̍k (死阿陸)
Sí-a-la̍k (死阿陸)
Term
Sí-a-la̍k (死阿陸)
Location or origin
Taiwan
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally means "damned mainlanders". The homophonic numerical form of this phrase (426) is also frequently used.
Siamtue (Thai: เซียมตือ, Min Nan Chinese: 暹豬)
Siamtue (Thai: เซียมตือ, Min Nan Chinese: 暹豬)
Term
Siamtue (Thai: เซียมตือ, Min Nan Chinese: 暹豬)
Location or origin
Bangkoker (Thai Chinese)
Targets
Central Thai people (usually include Mons)
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally Siamese pig; "low and vile like pigs, easy to fatten and slaughter, easy money"; mostly refers to Central Thais who migrated to Bangkok.
References
[failed verification]
Sideways vagina/pussy/cooter
Sideways vagina/pussy/cooter
Term
Sideways vagina/pussy/cooter
Targets
Asian women, particularly Chinese women.
Skinny
Skinny
Term
Skinny
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Somali people
Meaning, origin and notes
A term most commonly used for Somali militia fighters.
Skopianoi
Skopianoi
Term
Skopianoi
Location or origin
Greece
Targets
Ethnic Macedonians
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from Skopje, the capital city of North Macedonia.
Skip, Skippy
Skip, Skippy
Term
Skip, Skippy
Location or origin
Australia
Targets
An Australian, especially one of British descent
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from the children's television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.
Skævøjet
Skævøjet
Term
Skævøjet
Location or origin
Denmark
Targets
East Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Skævøjet, literally meaning "with crooked eyes", is a reference to their appearance.
Slant, slant–eye
Slant, slant–eye
Term
Slant, slant–eye
Targets
East Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
In reference to the appearance of the eyes.
Slobo
Slobo
Term
Slobo
Location or origin
Finland
Targets
Russians or Slavs
Meaning, origin and notes
From the Slavic word sloboda ("freedom") through some means, probably through some form of Russian слобода́ (slobodá).
Slope, slopehead, slopy, slopey, sloper
Slope, slopehead, slopy, slopey, sloper
Term
Slope, slopehead, slopy, slopey, sloper
Location or origin
Australia, United Kingdom, and United States
Targets
Asian people (especially Vietnamese in Australia; especially Chinese in America)
Meaning, origin and notes
Also slant, slant-eye.
Snowflake
Snowflake
Term
Snowflake
Location or origin
United States
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
Mostly used in this context in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Smoked Irish / Smoked Irishman
Smoked Irish / Smoked Irishman
Term
Smoked Irish / Smoked Irishman
Location or origin
Black people
Targets
A 19th-century term intended to insult both blacks and Irish but used primarily for black people.
Somdeang (โสมแดง)
Somdeang (โสมแดง)
Term
Somdeang (โสมแดง)
Location or origin
Thailand
Targets
North Koreans
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally "red ginseng" (see also Somkhao).
References
[failed verification]
Somkhao (โสมขาว)
Somkhao (โสมขาว)
Term
Somkhao (โสมขาว)
Location or origin
South Koreans
Targets
Literally "white ginseng" (see also Somdeang).
Meaning, origin and notes
[failed verification]
Soosmar-khor: (سوسمار خور)
Soosmar-khor: (سوسمار خور)
Term
Soosmar-khor: (سوسمار خور)
Location or origin
Persia
Targets
Arabian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Persian for "lizard eater," referring to the eating of lizards in Arab cuisine.
Sooty
Sooty
Term
Sooty
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Originated in the 1950s.
Southern Faerie, Southern Fairy
Southern Faerie, Southern Fairy
Term
Southern Faerie, Southern Fairy
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Southern English people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in the North of England to refer to someone from the South, alluding to their supposed mollycoddled ways. (see also Northern Monkey.)
Soutpiel
Soutpiel
Term
Soutpiel
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
White English speakers
Meaning, origin and notes
An Afrikaans term abbreviated as "Soutie" and translates as "Salt-penis," it derives from the Boer Wars where it was said that British soldiers had one foot in the United Kingdom, one foot in South Africa, and their penis dangled in the Atlantic Ocean (filled with saltwater).
Spade
Spade
Term
Spade
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Recorded since 1928 (OED), from the playing cards suit.
Spearchucker
Spearchucker
Term
Spearchucker
Targets
African Americans or people of African descent in general
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from the idea that people of African descent were primitive.
Spic, spick, spik, spig, or spigotty
Spic, spick, spik, spig, or spigotty
Term
Spic, spick, spik, spig, or spigotty
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Hispanic people
Meaning, origin and notes
First recorded use in 1915. Believed to be a play on a Spanish-accented pronunciation of the English word speak. May apply to Spanish speakers in general and originally applied to Italians and Italian immigrants as well.
Spook
Spook
Term
Spook
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Attested from the 1940s.
Squarehead
Squarehead
Term
Squarehead
Targets
Nordic people, such as Scandinavians or Germans.
Meaning, origin and notes
Refers to either the stereotyped shape of their heads, or to the shape of the Stahlhelm M1916 steel helmet, or to its owner's stubbornness (like a block of wood).
Squaw
Squaw
Term
Squaw
Location or origin
United States and Canada
Targets
Native American women
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from lower East Coast Algonquian (Massachusett: ussqua), which originally meant "young woman".
Sudaca
Sudaca
Term
Sudaca
Location or origin
Spain, Mexico
Targets
Latin American people
Meaning, origin and notes
In spite of its etymology (sudamericano, "South American"), is a derogative term used in Spain for all Latin Americans, South American or Central American in origin. In Mexico, the term is solely used to refer to people from South America.
Svartskalle
Svartskalle
Term
Svartskalle
Location or origin
Sweden
Targets
People with dark hair or dark skin
Svenne / Svenne banan
Svenne / Svenne banan
Term
Svenne / Svenne banan
Location or origin
Swedish people
Targets
A slang form of the word "svensk" which means swede in Swedish, and is mostly used negatively among non-Western immigrants when talking about or trying to offend ethnic Swedes.
Swamp Guinea
Swamp Guinea
Term
Swamp Guinea
Targets
Italian people
Szkop, skopčák
Szkop, skopčák
Term
Szkop, skopčák
Location or origin
Poland, Czech Republic
Targets
German people
Meaning, origin and notes
The Polish term was particularly often used for Wehrmacht soldiers during World War II.
Szmatogłowy
Szmatogłowy
Term
Szmatogłowy
Location or origin
Poland
Targets
Middle Eastern people, Arabs
Meaning, origin and notes
Polish translation of "Raghead".
Szwab
Szwab
Term
Szwab
Location or origin
German people
Targets
Derived from Swabia. See also: Fritz.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Safavid | Iraq | Feyli Kurds | Mainly used by higher class Sunni Arabs during Ba'athist Iraq to insult Feyli Kurds for their belief in Shia Islam. | |
| Sambo | United States | African Americans or black people in general | ||
| Sand nigger, Sandnigger | United States | Arabs or Muslims in general | Mainly used against Muslims due to the desert environment of most Arab countries. Equivalent of dune coon (above). | |
| Sangokujin (三国人) | Japan | Korean and Taiwanese people | Originally used to refer the various former colonial subjects of the Empire of Japan in the aftermath of World War II. | |
| Sarong Party Girl | Singapore | Asian women | Used to ridicule Asian women who exclusively dates, marries, or socializes with White men for ulterior motives (especially for sexual, social status, and monetary purpose). | |
| Sassenach | Scottish, Gaelic | English people | ||
| Savage | England | Indigenous people, non-Christians | Used to describe a person or people considered primitive/uncivilized. Sometimes a legal term. Targets include indigenous tribes and civilizations in North America, South America, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. US examples include 1776 Declaration of Independence ("merciless Indian Savages") and 1901 Supreme Court DeLima v. Bidwell ruling describing Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as "savage tribes" | |
| Sawney | England | Scottish people | Archaic term. Local variant of Sandy, short for "Alasdair". | |
| Scandihoovian | Scandinavian people living in the United States | Somewhat pejorative term for people of Scandinavian descent living in the United States, now often embraced by Scandinavian descendants. | ||
| Seppo, Septic | Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom | American people | Cockney rhyming slang (septic), Australian rhyming slang (seppo): Septic tank – Yank. | |
| Schluchtenscheißer | Germany | Austrian people | Translates to somebody defecating in a cave (word-for-word translation: gorge shitter) and alludes to the mountainous landscape of Austria. | |
| Schvartse, Schwartze | Yiddish or German speakers | African people (in the United States)Mizrahi Jews (in Israel) | Literally translates to "black". | |
| Schwartze Khayeh | Ashkenazi Jews | Mizrahi Jews | Literally translates to "black animal". | |
| Shangilla, Shankilla | Ethiopia | Ethiopians from one of the peoples of southwestern Ethiopia | ||
| SheboonFor the river in Belize, see Sibun River. | United States | Black women | ||
| Sheeny / Sheenie | United States | Jewish people | A 19th-century term for an "untrustworthy Jew". | |
| Sheepshagger | Australia,United Kingdom | New Zealanders (in Australia)Welsh people (in the UK) | ||
| Shelta | Ireland | Irish Travellers | Derived from siúilta, which means "The Walkers" in Irish. | [citation needed] |
| Shiksa (female), Sheigetz (male) | Yiddish speakers | Non-Jewish people | From Yiddish שייגעץ (sheygets) from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ (shékets), 'abomination'. | |
| Shina (支那) | Japan | Chinese people | The Chinese term "Zhina" was orthographically borrowed from the Japanese "shina". Variant form of this term: Shinajin/Zhinaren (支那人) | |
| Zhina (支那) | Taiwan, Hong Kong | |||
| Shine | United States | Black people | Derived from shoeshiner, a lowly job many black people had to take. | |
| Shitskin / Shitlip | North America, United Kingdom | Muslims, Black people | A racial and religious slur hurled at Muslims and other black people as well, for their extremely dark, "shit-colored" skin complexions | |
| Shiptar | Former Yugoslavia | Albanian people | From misspelled Albanian endonym "Shqiptar". | |
| Shka i Velikës | Gheg Albanians | Montenegrins from Velika | Derogatory terms for Montenegrins named after the place Velika in Montenegro. | |
| Shkije | South Slavs, in particular Serbs, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bosniaks | Derived from the Latin word "Sclavus" or from the Venetian word "Schiavone", which means Slav. | ||
| Shkinulkë | South Slavs, in particular Serbs, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bosniaks | Same as Shkije but targeted towards women. | ||
| ShkutorCroatian: Škutor | Croatia | West-Herzegovinan Croatian people | Primarily used to refer to ethnic Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as to majority of Croats who are not natives of the modern-day Croatia (i.e. Croats of Hungary, Croats of Vojvodina etc.). | |
| Shoneen | Ireland | Irish People | Irish Person who imitates English Customs. It means "Little John" in Irish language, referring to John Bull, a national personification of the British Empire in general and more specifically of England. | |
| Shumo | Guatemala | Indigenous Guatemalans | ||
| Shylock / Shyster | Jewish people perceived as greedy or usurious | From the antagonistic character of Shylock, a Jewish money-lender, in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. | ||
| Sí-a-la̍k (死阿陸) | Taiwan | Chinese people | Literally means "damned mainlanders". The homophonic numerical form of this phrase (426) is also frequently used. | |
| Siamtue (Thai: เซียมตือ, Min Nan Chinese: 暹豬) | Bangkoker (Thai Chinese) | Central Thai people (usually include Mons) | Literally Siamese pig; "low and vile like pigs, easy to fatten and slaughter, easy money"; mostly refers to Central Thais who migrated to Bangkok. | [failed verification] |
| Sideways vagina/pussy/cooter | Asian women, particularly Chinese women. | |||
| Skinny | United States | Somali people | A term most commonly used for Somali militia fighters. | |
| Skopianoi | Greece | Ethnic Macedonians | Derived from Skopje, the capital city of North Macedonia. | |
| Skip, Skippy | Australia | An Australian, especially one of British descent | Derived from the children's television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. | |
| Skævøjet | Denmark | East Asian people | Skævøjet, literally meaning "with crooked eyes", is a reference to their appearance. | |
| Slant, slant–eye | East Asian people | In reference to the appearance of the eyes. | ||
| Slobo | Finland | Russians or Slavs | From the Slavic word sloboda ("freedom") through some means, probably through some form of Russian слобода́ (slobodá). | |
| Slope, slopehead, slopy, slopey, sloper | Australia, United Kingdom, and United States | Asian people (especially Vietnamese in Australia; especially Chinese in America) | Also slant, slant-eye. | |
| Snowflake | United States | White people | Mostly used in this context in the 19th and 20th centuries. | |
| Smoked Irish / Smoked Irishman | Black people | A 19th-century term intended to insult both blacks and Irish but used primarily for black people. | ||
| Somdeang (โสมแดง) | Thailand | North Koreans | Literally "red ginseng" (see also Somkhao). | [failed verification] |
| Somkhao (โสมขาว) | South Koreans | Literally "white ginseng" (see also Somdeang). | [failed verification] | |
| Soosmar-khor: (سوسمار خور) | Persia | Arabian people | Persian for "lizard eater," referring to the eating of lizards in Arab cuisine. | |
| Sooty | United States | Black people | Originated in the 1950s. | |
| Southern Faerie, Southern Fairy | United Kingdom | Southern English people | Used in the North of England to refer to someone from the South, alluding to their supposed mollycoddled ways. (see also Northern Monkey.) | |
| Soutpiel | South Africa | White English speakers | An Afrikaans term abbreviated as "Soutie" and translates as "Salt-penis," it derives from the Boer Wars where it was said that British soldiers had one foot in the United Kingdom, one foot in South Africa, and their penis dangled in the Atlantic Ocean (filled with saltwater). |
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Taffy or Taff
Taffy or Taff
Term
Taffy or Taff
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Welsh people
Meaning, origin and notes
Originating as a corruption of the name Dafydd (.mw- .mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw- Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdavɨð]) Davy or David, and equivalent of other historic English pejoratives Paddy and Jock. Known since at least the 17th century when life-sized effigies of Welshmen were symbolically lynched in London, and the 18th-century custom of baking "taffies", gingerbread figures made in the shape of a skewered Welshman.
Taig (also Teague, Teg and Teig)
Taig (also Teague, Teg and Teig)
Term
Taig (also Teague, Teg and Teig)
Location or origin
United Kingdom (primarily Northern Ireland)
Targets
Irish nationalists
Meaning, origin and notes
Used by loyalists in Northern Ireland for members of the nationalist/Catholic/Gaelic community. Derived from the Irish name Tadhg, often mistransliterated as Timothy.
Tai Ke
Tai Ke
Term
Tai Ke
Location or origin
Taiwan
Targets
Taiwanese people of lower socio-economic status
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally means "Taiwan person". Now reclaimed.
Tanka
Tanka
Term
Tanka
Location or origin
China
Targets
Tanka people
Meaning, origin and notes
A name for a distinct ethnic group traditionally living in boats off the shore of South China. Originally descriptive ("Tan"/"Tang" is a Cantonese term for boat or junk and "ka" means family or peoples, Chinese: 蜑家; Cantonese Yale: Daahn gā / Dahng gā), the term Tanka is now considered derogatory and no longer in common use. The people concerned prefer to call themselves by other names, such as 'Nam Hoi Yan' (Chinese: 南海人; Cantonese Yale: Nàamhóiyàn; lit. 'People of The Southern Sea') or 'Sui Seung Yan' (Chinese: 水上人; pinyin: shuǐshàng rén; Cantonese Yale: Séuiseuhngyàn; lit. 'People Born on The Waters'), and other more polite terms.
Tar-Baby
Tar-Baby
Term
Tar-Baby
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black children
Meaning, origin and notes
Also used to refer without regard to race to a situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself. See tar baby.
Tàu
Tàu
Term
Tàu
Location or origin
Vietnam
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Variant form of "Tàu khựa"
Teabag
Teabag
Term
Teabag
Location or origin
South Africa
Targets
Black and Cape Coloured or Coloured individuals who have a light skin
Teapot
Teapot
Term
Teapot
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Originates from the 19th century.
Terrone
Terrone
Term
Terrone
Location or origin
Italy
Targets
Southern Italian people
Teuchter
Teuchter
Term
Teuchter
Location or origin
Southern Scotland
Targets
Northern Scottish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used to refer to somebody from the north of Scotland or rural Scottish areas.
Thambi, thambiya (Sinhala: තම්බියා)
Thambi, thambiya (Sinhala: තම්බියා)
Term
Thambi, thambiya (Sinhala: තම්බියා)
Location or origin
Sri Lanka
Targets
Muslims, especially Sri Lankan Moors
Meaning, origin and notes
From the Tamil word தம்பி (tambi) meaning "younger brother." The anglicization "Tamby" was used to refer to Moors in British Ceylon at the turn of the 20th century.
Thicklips
Thicklips
Term
Thicklips
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Black people
Tibla
Tibla
Term
Tibla
Location or origin
Estonia
Targets
Russian or Soviet people
Meaning, origin and notes
In widespread use by the Estonian War of Independence, this word was forbidden under the Soviet occupation of Estonia. It may be a shortened corruption of Vitebski, workers from the Vitebsk Governorate during World War I who were seen as dumb. It may also come from the Russian profane addressing "ty, blyad," "ты, блядь" ("you bitch", and the like [a]) or, truncated, "ty, blya," "ты, бля.
Tiko
Tiko
Term
Tiko
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Native Indonesian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Tiko stands for Tikus kotor (Dirty rat). It may also derive from Hokkien 猪哥 (ti-ko), which means "brother of a pig", referring to their majority Muslim heritage.
Timber nigger
Timber nigger
Term
Timber nigger
Targets
Native Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Refers to the Native Americans on the East coast living in areas that were heavily forested.
Timur
Timur
Term
Timur
Targets
Syrian people from Damascus
Meaning, origin and notes
Refers to the children born of the mass rapes that the Turco-Mongol Tatar soldiers of Timur committed against the Syrian women of Damascus in the Siege of Damascus (1400).
Ting tong
Ting tong
Term
Ting tong
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Chinese people or East Asians.
Tinker / tynekere / tinkere / tynkere, -are / tynker / tenker / tinkar / tyncar / tinkard / tynkard / tincker
Tinker / tynekere / tinkere / tynkere, -are / tynker / tenker / tinkar / tyncar / tinkard / tynkard / tincker
Term
Tinker / tynekere / tinkere / tynkere, -are / tynker / tenker / tinkar / tyncar / tinkard / tynkard / tincker
Location or origin
Britain and Ireland
Targets
Lower-class people
Meaning, origin and notes
An inconsequential person (typically lower-class) (note that in Britain, the term "Irish Tinker" may be used, giving it the same meaning as example as directly below).
References
[citation needed]
Scotland and Ireland
Scotland and Ireland
Term
Scotland and Ireland
Location or origin
Romani people
Targets
Origin unknown – possibly relating to one of the "traditional" occupations of Romanis as traveling "tinkerers" or repairers of common household objects.
Scotland
Scotland
Term
Scotland
Location or origin
Native Scottish people
Targets
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", possibly derived from a reputation for rowdy and alcoholic recreation. Often confused with Romani people.
Meaning, origin and notes
[citation needed]
Toad
Toad
Term
Toad
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Prison slang.
Toku-A
Toku-A
Term
Toku-A
Location or origin
Japan
Targets
Chinese and Korean people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally means "specific Asia", A term used by netto-uyoku referring to the only specific part of Asia with strong Anti-Japanese sentiment in their countries (China and North/South Korea).
Tonto
Tonto
Term
Tonto
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Native Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Native American character in the American television and radio programs The Lone Ranger. Spanish for "Idiot".
Touch of the tar brush
Touch of the tar brush
Term
Touch of the tar brush
Location or origin
Commonwealth
Targets
White people with suspected non-white ancestry
Meaning, origin and notes
Phrase for a person of predominantly European ancestry with real or suspected African or Asian distant ancestry.
References
[when defined as?]
Towel head
Towel head
Term
Towel head
Targets
Turban wearers
Meaning, origin and notes
Often refers specifically to Sikhs, or Arabs and Muslims—based on the traditional keffiyeh headdress. However, in British English, the term is only used to refer to Arabs. Americans use the term 'rag-head' to apply to wearers of turbans as well, because the cloth that makes a turban could be described as a rag, but in British English the term towel-head solely refers to Arabs because the traditional, Middle Eastern keffiyeh, such as the red and white Saudi one or the black and white Palestinian keffiyeh worn by Yasser Arrafat, resemble the most common styles of British tea-towels – dishcloth in American – while Sikh turbans do not.
Tumba-Yumba (Russian: тумба-юмба)
Tumba-Yumba (Russian: тумба-юмба)
Term
Tumba-Yumba (Russian: тумба-юмба)
Location or origin
Post-Soviet countries
Targets
Africans and by extension any culture perceived as uncivilized
Meaning, origin and notes
From "Mumbo-Jumbo" (Russian: Мумбо-Юмбо).
Tourk-alvanos (Greek: Τουρκαλβανοσ, "Turco-Albanian")
Tourk-alvanos (Greek: Τουρκαλβανοσ, "Turco-Albanian")
Term
Tourk-alvanos (Greek: Τουρκαλβανοσ, "Turco-Albanian")
Location or origin
Greece
Targets
Muslim Albanians
Meaning, origin and notes
Ethnographic, religious, and derogatory term used by Greeks for Muslim Albanians.
Turco
Turco
Term
Turco
Location or origin
Brazil, Chile
Targets
Syrians, Palestinians, Lebanese, Jews, Armenians
Meaning, origin and notes
Meaning "Turk" in Portuguese and Spanish. The term originated in the late 19th century to refer those who came to Brazil, Argentina and Chile from the Ottoman Empire. Since Jews (both Sephardic and Ashkenazi) frequently occupied the same roles as peddlers as Syrians and Lebanese (who were the majority of those with Ottoman passports in Brazil), they were also called "turcos" in Brazil. Ironically, there was no relevant immigration of ethnic Turks to Brazil.
Turčin, Poturčin
Turčin, Poturčin
Term
Turčin, Poturčin
Location or origin
Serbs
Targets
Bosniaks
Meaning, origin and notes
In reference to the supposed ambiguity of Bosniaks and their ethnic origins; referring to their acceptance of the Muslim faith as them becoming "Turkified" or "Poturčin"
Turk
Turk
Term
Turk
Location or origin
South Wales
Targets
Llanelli residents
Meaning, origin and notes
The origin of this term is uncertain; some theories suggest it due to Llanelli's popularity with Turkish sailors in the late 19th to early 20th century or possibly when Turkish migrants heading for the United States stopped in Llanelli and decided to settle due to there being jobs available. However, most likely it's due to the fact that during World War One there was a trade embargo in place during Gallipoli, but Llanelli continued to trade tin with the Turkish; this led to people from neighbouring Swansea and other surrounding areas referring to them as Turks.
Turkentrekker
Turkentrekker
Term
Turkentrekker
Location or origin
The Netherlands
Targets
Turkish people
Meaning, origin and notes
A combination of the word "Turk" and "kurkentrekker" (corkscrew).
Turko
Turko
Term
Turko
Location or origin
Sephardic Jews
Targets
Ashkenazi Jews
Meaning, origin and notes
Ladino word meaning "Turk". The exact history of the term is uncertain, but possibly refers to the Khazar hypothesis of Ashkenazi ancestry.
Twinkie: Not to be confused with Twink (gay slang).
Twinkie: Not to be confused with Twink (gay slang).
Term
Twinkie: Not to be confused with Twink (gay slang).
Location or origin
United States
Targets
European Americans, Asian Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
European Americans with few or no social or genealogical links to an indigenous tribe, who claims to be Native American, particularly a New Age see also Plastic shaman). Also an Asian American who has become assimilated into mainstream American culture (See Banana, Coconut, and Twinkie).
Type C
Type C
Term
Type C
Location or origin
Malaysia
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Type C was another name for USB-C before being used as a slur referring to Chinese people, its proclaimed meaning is 'Type Chinese'.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Taffy or Taff | United Kingdom | Welsh people | Originating as a corruption of the name Dafydd (.mw- references Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdavɨð]) Davy or David, and equivalent of other historic English pejoratives Paddy and Jock. Known since at least the 17th century when life-sized effigies of Welshmen were symbolically lynched in London, and the 18th-century custom of baking "taffies", gingerbread figures made in the shape of a skewered Welshman. | |
| Taig (also Teague, Teg and Teig) | United Kingdom (primarily Northern Ireland) | Irish nationalists | Used by loyalists in Northern Ireland for members of the nationalist/Catholic/Gaelic community. Derived from the Irish name Tadhg, often mistransliterated as Timothy. | |
| Tai Ke | Taiwan | Taiwanese people of lower socio-economic status | Literally means "Taiwan person". Now reclaimed. | |
| Tanka | China | Tanka people | A name for a distinct ethnic group traditionally living in boats off the shore of South China. Originally descriptive ("Tan"/"Tang" is a Cantonese term for boat or junk and "ka" means family or peoples, Chinese: 蜑家; Cantonese Yale: Daahn gā / Dahng gā), the term Tanka is now considered derogatory and no longer in common use. The people concerned prefer to call themselves by other names, such as 'Nam Hoi Yan' (Chinese: 南海人; Cantonese Yale: Nàamhóiyàn; lit. 'People of The Southern Sea') or 'Sui Seung Yan' (Chinese: 水上人; pinyin: shuǐshàng rén; Cantonese Yale: Séuiseuhngyàn; lit. 'People Born on The Waters'), and other more polite terms. | |
| Tar-Baby | United States | Black children | Also used to refer without regard to race to a situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself. See tar baby. | |
| Tàu | Vietnam | Chinese people | Variant form of "Tàu khựa" | |
| Teabag | South Africa | Black and Cape Coloured or Coloured individuals who have a light skin | ||
| Teapot | Black people | Originates from the 19th century. | ||
| Terrone | Italy | Southern Italian people | ||
| Teuchter | Southern Scotland | Northern Scottish people | Used to refer to somebody from the north of Scotland or rural Scottish areas. | |
| Thambi, thambiya (Sinhala: තම්බියා) | Sri Lanka | Muslims, especially Sri Lankan Moors | From the Tamil word தம்பி (tambi) meaning "younger brother." The anglicization "Tamby" was used to refer to Moors in British Ceylon at the turn of the 20th century. | |
| Thicklips | United Kingdom | Black people | ||
| Tibla | Estonia | Russian or Soviet people | In widespread use by the Estonian War of Independence, this word was forbidden under the Soviet occupation of Estonia. It may be a shortened corruption of Vitebski, workers from the Vitebsk Governorate during World War I who were seen as dumb. It may also come from the Russian profane addressing "ty, blyad, ты, блядь" ("you bitch", and the like [a]) or, truncated, "ty, blya, ты, бля. | |
| Tiko | Indonesia | Native Indonesian people | Tiko stands for Tikus kotor (Dirty rat). It may also derive from Hokkien 猪哥 (ti-ko), which means "brother of a pig", referring to their majority Muslim heritage. | |
| Timber nigger | Native Americans | Refers to the Native Americans on the East coast living in areas that were heavily forested. | ||
| Timur | Syrian people from Damascus | Refers to the children born of the mass rapes that the Turco-Mongol Tatar soldiers of Timur committed against the Syrian women of Damascus in the Siege of Damascus (1400). | ||
| Ting tong | United Kingdom | Chinese people or East Asians. | ||
| Tinker / tynekere / tinkere / tynkere, -are / tynker / tenker / tinkar / tyncar / tinkard / tynkard / tincker | Britain and Ireland | Lower-class people | An inconsequential person (typically lower-class) (note that in Britain, the term "Irish Tinker" may be used, giving it the same meaning as example as directly below). | [citation needed] |
| Scotland and Ireland | Romani people | Origin unknown – possibly relating to one of the "traditional" occupations of Romanis as traveling "tinkerers" or repairers of common household objects. | ||
| Scotland | Native Scottish people | 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", possibly derived from a reputation for rowdy and alcoholic recreation. Often confused with Romani people. | [citation needed] | |
| Toad | United States | Black people | Prison slang. | |
| Toku-A | Japan | Chinese and Korean people | Literally means "specific Asia", A term used by netto-uyoku referring to the only specific part of Asia with strong Anti-Japanese sentiment in their countries (China and North/South Korea). | |
| Tonto | United States | Native Americans | Native American character in the American television and radio programs The Lone Ranger. Spanish for "Idiot". | |
| Touch of the tar brush | Commonwealth | White people with suspected non-white ancestry | Phrase for a person of predominantly European ancestry with real or suspected African or Asian distant ancestry. | [when defined as?] |
| Towel head | Turban wearers | Often refers specifically to Sikhs, or Arabs and Muslims—based on the traditional keffiyeh headdress. However, in British English, the term is only used to refer to Arabs. Americans use the term 'rag-head' to apply to wearers of turbans as well, because the cloth that makes a turban could be described as a rag, but in British English the term towel-head solely refers to Arabs because the traditional, Middle Eastern keffiyeh, such as the red and white Saudi one or the black and white Palestinian keffiyeh worn by Yasser Arrafat, resemble the most common styles of British tea-towels – dishcloth in American – while Sikh turbans do not. | ||
| Tumba-Yumba (Russian: тумба-юмба) | Post-Soviet countries | Africans and by extension any culture perceived as uncivilized | From "Mumbo-Jumbo" (Russian: Мумбо-Юмбо). | |
| Tourk-alvanos (Greek: Τουρκαλβανοσ, "Turco-Albanian") | Greece | Muslim Albanians | Ethnographic, religious, and derogatory term used by Greeks for Muslim Albanians. | |
| Turco | Brazil, Chile | Syrians, Palestinians, Lebanese, Jews, Armenians | Meaning "Turk" in Portuguese and Spanish. The term originated in the late 19th century to refer those who came to Brazil, Argentina and Chile from the Ottoman Empire. Since Jews (both Sephardic and Ashkenazi) frequently occupied the same roles as peddlers as Syrians and Lebanese (who were the majority of those with Ottoman passports in Brazil), they were also called "turcos" in Brazil. Ironically, there was no relevant immigration of ethnic Turks to Brazil. | |
| Turčin, Poturčin | Serbs | Bosniaks | In reference to the supposed ambiguity of Bosniaks and their ethnic origins; referring to their acceptance of the Muslim faith as them becoming "Turkified" or "Poturčin" | |
| Turk | South Wales | Llanelli residents | The origin of this term is uncertain; some theories suggest it due to Llanelli's popularity with Turkish sailors in the late 19th to early 20th century or possibly when Turkish migrants heading for the United States stopped in Llanelli and decided to settle due to there being jobs available. However, most likely it's due to the fact that during World War One there was a trade embargo in place during Gallipoli, but Llanelli continued to trade tin with the Turkish; this led to people from neighbouring Swansea and other surrounding areas referring to them as Turks. | |
| Turkentrekker | The Netherlands | Turkish people | A combination of the word "Turk" and "kurkentrekker" (corkscrew). | |
| Turko | Sephardic Jews | Ashkenazi Jews | Ladino word meaning "Turk". The exact history of the term is uncertain, but possibly refers to the Khazar hypothesis of Ashkenazi ancestry. | |
| Twinkie: Not to be confused with Twink (gay slang). | United States | European Americans, Asian Americans | European Americans with few or no social or genealogical links to an indigenous tribe, who claims to be Native American, particularly a New Age see also Plastic shaman). Also an Asian American who has become assimilated into mainstream American culture (See Banana, Coconut, and Twinkie). | |
| Type C | Malaysia | Chinese people | Type C was another name for USB-C before being used as a slur referring to Chinese people, its proclaimed meaning is 'Type Chinese'. |
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Ukro-Nazi, Ukronazi, Ukrofascist
Ukro-Nazi, Ukronazi, Ukrofascist
Term
Ukro-Nazi, Ukronazi, Ukrofascist
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Ukrainians
Meaning, origin and notes
Label used to link self-identifying Ukrainians during the Russo-Ukrainian War to Nazism, evoke Soviet victory in WWII, and justify Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Russian: укро-нацист, romanized: ukro-natsist, укро-фашист, ukro-fashist.
Ukrop
Ukrop
Term
Ukrop
Location or origin
Russians
Targets
Ukrainians
Meaning, origin and notes
A disparaging term which means "dill" in Russian, itself derived from "Ukrainian" ↔ Ukrop.
Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom
Term
Uncle Tom
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Refers to black people perceived as behaving in a subservient manner to white authority figures. In South Africa, the term "Uncle Tom" has been used as a derogatory slur against coloreds who were perceived as collaborating with the apartheid regime or being subservient to white people. In South Africa, the use of the term "Uncle Tom" by black people against coloureds or vice versa is considered racist and discriminatory according to the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act.
Unta
Unta
Term
Unta
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Arab Indonesians
Meaning, origin and notes
Meaning "Camel".
UPAina / UPAińcy / UPAiniec, UPAinka
UPAina / UPAińcy / UPAiniec, UPAinka
Term
UPAina / UPAińcy / UPAiniec, UPAinka
Location or origin
Poland
Targets
Ukrainians
Meaning, origin and notes
Portmanteau word Ukraine + UPA (Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiia) responsible for Volhynia genocide.
Uppity
Uppity
Term
Uppity
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Refers to black people who are perceived as being insolent.
Ustaša (also spelled Ustaše, plural: Ustaši; anglicized as Ustasha, Ustashe, or Ustashi)
Ustaša (also spelled Ustaše, plural: Ustaši; anglicized as Ustasha, Ustashe, or Ustashi)
Term
Ustaša (also spelled Ustaše, plural: Ustaši; anglicized as Ustasha, Ustashe, or Ustashi)
Location or origin
Serbia, and (to a lesser extent) Bosnia, Montenegro, Slovenia
Targets
Croatians
Meaning, origin and notes
Became a derogatory slur used primarily by Serbian nationalists in reference to the Independent State of Croatia and the fascist Ustaša movement during World War II in Yugoslavia. In contemporary Serbia, both politicians and media outlets have used the slur "Ustaše" to negatively refer to Croatia as being a fascist nation, or to the Croatian people as being inherently evil.
Uzkoglazyj
Uzkoglazyj
Term
Uzkoglazyj
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Asian people, in particular East and Central Asians.
Meaning, origin and notes
Narrow-eyed
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Ukro-Nazi, Ukronazi, Ukrofascist | Russia | Ukrainians | Label used to link self-identifying Ukrainians during the Russo-Ukrainian War to Nazism, evoke Soviet victory in WWII, and justify Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Russian: укро-нацист, romanized: ukro-natsist, укро-фашист, ukro-fashist. | |
| Ukrop | Russians | Ukrainians | A disparaging term which means "dill" in Russian, itself derived from "Ukrainian" ↔ Ukrop. | |
| Uncle Tom | United States | Black people | Refers to black people perceived as behaving in a subservient manner to white authority figures. In South Africa, the term "Uncle Tom" has been used as a derogatory slur against coloreds who were perceived as collaborating with the apartheid regime or being subservient to white people. In South Africa, the use of the term "Uncle Tom" by black people against coloureds or vice versa is considered racist and discriminatory according to the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act. | |
| Unta | Indonesia | Arab Indonesians | Meaning "Camel". | |
| UPAina / UPAińcy / UPAiniec, UPAinka | Poland | Ukrainians | Portmanteau word Ukraine + UPA (Ukrayins'ka Povstans'ka Armiia) responsible for Volhynia genocide. | |
| Uppity | Black people | Refers to black people who are perceived as being insolent. | ||
| Ustaša (also spelled Ustaše, plural: Ustaši; anglicized as Ustasha, Ustashe, or Ustashi) | Serbia, and (to a lesser extent) Bosnia, Montenegro, Slovenia | Croatians | Became a derogatory slur used primarily by Serbian nationalists in reference to the Independent State of Croatia and the fascist Ustaša movement during World War II in Yugoslavia. In contemporary Serbia, both politicians and media outlets have used the slur "Ustaše" to negatively refer to Croatia as being a fascist nation, or to the Croatian people as being inherently evil. | |
| Uzkoglazyj | Russia | Asian people, in particular East and Central Asians. | Narrow-eyed |
· V
Vanja
Vanja
Term
Vanja
Location or origin
Finland
Targets
Russian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Synonym of ryssä, referring to Russians or Slavs broadly.
Veneco
Veneco
Term
Veneco
Location or origin
South America
Targets
Venezuelans
Vrindavan, Prindapan
Vrindavan, Prindapan
Term
Vrindavan, Prindapan
Location or origin
Indonesia
Targets
Indian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Indonesian version of pajeet. Originated from Little Krishna animated series.
Vuzvuz
Vuzvuz
Term
Vuzvuz
Location or origin
Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews
Targets
Ashkenazi Jews
Meaning, origin and notes
Onomatopoeia of the Yiddish word for "What", which Judaeo-Spanish speaking Sephardi Jews and Judaeo-Arabic speaking Mizrahi Jews did not understand.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Vanja | Finland | Russian people | Synonym of ryssä, referring to Russians or Slavs broadly. | |
| Veneco | South America | Venezuelans | ||
| Vrindavan, Prindapan | Indonesia | Indian people | Indonesian version of pajeet. Originated from Little Krishna animated series. | |
| Vuzvuz | Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews | Ashkenazi Jews | Onomatopoeia of the Yiddish word for "What", which Judaeo-Spanish speaking Sephardi Jews and Judaeo-Arabic speaking Mizrahi Jews did not understand. |
· W
Waach
Waach
Term
Waach
Location or origin
Mexico
Targets
Non-Yucatec Mexicans
Meaning, origin and notes
A Yucatec Maya word used by the inhabitants of the Yucatán Peninsula to refer to non-Yucatec Mexicans, specially migrants who come from other parts of the country.
Wagon burner
Wagon burner
Term
Wagon burner
Targets
Native American people
Meaning, origin and notes
A reference to when Native American tribes would attack wagon trains during the wars in the eastern American frontier.
Wasi'chu, Wasichu
Wasi'chu, Wasichu
Term
Wasi'chu, Wasichu
Location or origin
Lakota people, Dakota people
Targets
Non-Native white people
Meaning, origin and notes
Word for a non-Native white person, meaning "the one who takes the best meat for himself".
West Brit
West Brit
Term
West Brit
Location or origin
Ireland
Targets
Irish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Directed at Irish people perceived as being insufficiently Irish or too Anglophilic.
Wetback
Wetback
Term
Wetback
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Undocumented immigrants (of mostly Hispanic descent)
Meaning, origin and notes
Refers to undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. Originally applied specifically to undocumented Mexican migrant workers who had crossed the United States border via the Rio Grande river to find work in the United States, the word's meaning has since broadened to any undocumented person who enters the United States via the southern border.
White ape, White chimpanzee
White ape, White chimpanzee
Term
White ape, White chimpanzee
Location or origin
Britain, United States
Targets
Irish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Irish people were often portrayed as apes in cartoon and newspaper illustrations and also in conversation, most notably by Charles Kingsley who referred to the Irish as "White chimpanzees" after his stay in County Sligo
White ears
White ears
Term
White ears
Location or origin
Nauru
Targets
White people
White interloper
White interloper
Term
White interloper
Targets
White people
Meaning, origin and notes
Refers to a white person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
White nigger, Nigger wop
White nigger, Nigger wop
Term
White nigger, Nigger wop
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Southern Italians
Meaning, origin and notes
From the 1800s, inferring such Italians were not "white" enough to be allowed citizenship.
White trash
White trash
Term
White trash
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Poor white people
Meaning, origin and notes
Common usage from the 1830s by black house slaves against white servants.
Whitexican
Whitexican
Term
Whitexican
Location or origin
Mexico
Targets
White Mexicans
Meaning, origin and notes
A pejorative term used in Mexico to refer to white-skinned Mexicans who usually have social and economic advantages, and who allegedly "are not aware of the prevailing system of inequalities in Mexico and believe that all Mexican citizens have the same opportunities."
Whitey
Whitey
Term
Whitey
Targets
White people
Wigger / Whigger / Wigga / Whigga (meaning white nigger)
Wigger / Whigger / Wigga / Whigga (meaning white nigger)
Term
Wigger / Whigger / Wigga / Whigga (meaning white nigger)
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Irish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used in 19th-century United States to refer to the Irish. Sometimes used today in reference to white people in a manner similar to white trash or redneck. Also refers to white youth that imitate urban black youth by means of clothing style, mannerisms, and slang speech. Also used by radical Québécois in self-reference, as in the seminal 1968 book White Niggers of America.
Wog
Wog
Term
Wog
Location or origin
Commonwealth
Targets
Dark-skinned foreigners
Meaning, origin and notes
Any swarthy or dark-skinned foreigner. Possibly derived from "golliwogg." In Western nations, it usually refers to dark-skinned people from Asia or Africa, though some use the term to refer to anyone outside the borders of their own country.
Australia
Australia
Term
Australia
Location or origin
Southern Europeans, Mediterraneans
Targets
Usually used to refer to Southern Europeans and Mediterraneans (Italians, Croatians, Greeks, Albanians, Maltese, Macedonians, Turks, Lebanese). It has become reappropriated by the cultures that it is commonly used to describe, but may be considered by some as controversial.
Wop
Wop
Term
Wop
Location or origin
United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Targets
Italian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from the Italian dialectism, "guappo", close to "dude, swaggerer" and other informal appellations, a greeting among male Neapolitans.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Waach | Mexico | Non-Yucatec Mexicans | A Yucatec Maya word used by the inhabitants of the Yucatán Peninsula to refer to non-Yucatec Mexicans, specially migrants who come from other parts of the country. | |
| Wagon burner | Native American people | A reference to when Native American tribes would attack wagon trains during the wars in the eastern American frontier. | ||
| Wasi'chu, Wasichu | Lakota people, Dakota people | Non-Native white people | Word for a non-Native white person, meaning "the one who takes the best meat for himself". | |
| West Brit | Ireland | Irish people | Directed at Irish people perceived as being insufficiently Irish or too Anglophilic. | |
| Wetback | United States | Undocumented immigrants (of mostly Hispanic descent) | Refers to undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. Originally applied specifically to undocumented Mexican migrant workers who had crossed the United States border via the Rio Grande river to find work in the United States, the word's meaning has since broadened to any undocumented person who enters the United States via the southern border. | |
| White ape, White chimpanzee | Britain, United States | Irish people | Irish people were often portrayed as apes in cartoon and newspaper illustrations and also in conversation, most notably by Charles Kingsley who referred to the Irish as "White chimpanzees" after his stay in County Sligo | |
| White ears | Nauru | White people | ||
| White interloper | White people | Refers to a white person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong. | ||
| White nigger, Nigger wop | United States | Southern Italians | From the 1800s, inferring such Italians were not "white" enough to be allowed citizenship. | |
| White trash | United States | Poor white people | Common usage from the 1830s by black house slaves against white servants. | |
| Whitexican | Mexico | White Mexicans | A pejorative term used in Mexico to refer to white-skinned Mexicans who usually have social and economic advantages, and who allegedly "are not aware of the prevailing system of inequalities in Mexico and believe that all Mexican citizens have the same opportunities." | |
| Whitey | White people | |||
| Wigger / Whigger / Wigga / Whigga (meaning white nigger) | United States | Irish people | Used in 19th-century United States to refer to the Irish. Sometimes used today in reference to white people in a manner similar to white trash or redneck. Also refers to white youth that imitate urban black youth by means of clothing style, mannerisms, and slang speech. Also used by radical Québécois in self-reference, as in the seminal 1968 book White Niggers of America. | |
| Wog | Commonwealth | Dark-skinned foreigners | Any swarthy or dark-skinned foreigner. Possibly derived from "golliwogg." In Western nations, it usually refers to dark-skinned people from Asia or Africa, though some use the term to refer to anyone outside the borders of their own country. | |
| Australia | Southern Europeans, Mediterraneans | Usually used to refer to Southern Europeans and Mediterraneans (Italians, Croatians, Greeks, Albanians, Maltese, Macedonians, Turks, Lebanese). It has become reappropriated by the cultures that it is commonly used to describe, but may be considered by some as controversial. | ||
| Wop | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Italian people | Derived from the Italian dialectism, "guappo", close to "dude, swaggerer" and other informal appellations, a greeting among male Neapolitans. |
· X
Xarnego / Xarnec
Xarnego / Xarnec
Term
Xarnego / Xarnec
Location or origin
Spain
Targets
Non-Catalan Spaniards
Meaning, origin and notes
A Catalan term with a meaning that has varied over time, from the son of a Catalan person and a non-Catalan, especially a French one, to a Spanish-speaking person living in Catalonia, a Spanish-speaking immigrant in Catalonia or a person whose language is Spanish and who has not linguistically adapted to Catalan.
Xiǎo Rìběn
Xiǎo Rìběn
Term
Xiǎo Rìběn
Location or origin
China
Targets
Japanese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Literally translated, it means "little Japan". It is often used with "guizi" or ghost/devil, such as "xiao Riben guizi", or "little Japanese devil".
References
[citation needed]
Xing Ling
Xing Ling
Term
Xing Ling
Location or origin
Brazil
Targets
Chinese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Chinese products or low-quality products in general. Sometimes used to refer to Chinese people as well. Etymologically, this term is said to be derived from Mandarin 星零 xing ling ("zero stars").
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Xarnego / Xarnec | Spain | Non-Catalan Spaniards | A Catalan term with a meaning that has varied over time, from the son of a Catalan person and a non-Catalan, especially a French one, to a Spanish-speaking person living in Catalonia, a Spanish-speaking immigrant in Catalonia or a person whose language is Spanish and who has not linguistically adapted to Catalan. | |
| Xiǎo Rìběn | China | Japanese people | Literally translated, it means "little Japan". It is often used with "guizi" or ghost/devil, such as "xiao Riben guizi", or "little Japanese devil". | [citation needed] |
| Xing Ling | Brazil | Chinese people | Chinese products or low-quality products in general. Sometimes used to refer to Chinese people as well. Etymologically, this term is said to be derived from Mandarin 星零 xing ling ("zero stars"). |
· Y
Yam yam
Yam yam
Term
Yam yam
Location or origin
United Kingdom
Targets
Black Country residents
Meaning, origin and notes
Term used by people from Birmingham.
Yanacona
Yanacona
Term
Yanacona
Location or origin
Chile
Targets
Mapuche people
Meaning, origin and notes
Term used by modern Mapuche as an insult for Mapuches considered to be subservient to non-indigenous Chileans, "sellout." Use of the word "yanacona" to describe people have led legal action in Chile.
Yank
Yank
Term
Yank
Location or origin
Australia, United Kingdom
Targets
Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
A contraction of "Yankee" below, first recorded in 1778 and employed internationally by speakers of British English in informal reference to all Americans generally.
Yankee
Yankee
Term
Yankee
Location or origin
Dutch speakers
Targets
Americans
Meaning, origin and notes
Possibly from Janke ("Johnny") or a dialectical variant of Jan Kaas ("John Cheese"). First applied by the Dutch colonists of New Amsterdam to Connecticuters and then to other residents of New England, "Yankee" remains in use in the American South in reference to Northerners, often in a mildly pejorative sense. Outside the US, especially in Spain and South America, used to describe all citizens of the US, regardless of which part of the US they come from.
Yaposhka
Yaposhka
Term
Yaposhka
Location or origin
Russia
Targets
Japanese people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from "yaponets" (Cyrillic: японец)
Yellow
Yellow
Term
Yellow
Targets
Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
An East or southeast Asian person, in reference to those who have a yellowish skin color.
Yellow bone / High yellow
Yellow bone / High yellow
Term
Yellow bone / High yellow
Location or origin
United States
Targets
A light-skin black person
Equivalent of yellow (above).
Yid
Yid
Term
Yid
Targets
Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Derived from its use as an endonym among Yiddish-speaking Jews. In the United Kingdom, "yid" is also used to refer to supporters of the Tottenham Hotspur football club, whose fans refer to themselves and players as "yids" (or the derivative form "yiddo"), regardless of whether or not they are Jewish, as part of a reclamation attempt centered around the club's significant historic Jewish following. The latter sense is common and well-established enough to be found under the word's Oxford English Dictionary entry, though its use has become controversial and a matter of debate in the 21st century, with opinions from both Jews and non-Jews, Tottenham fans and non-fans, running the gamut.
Yuon
Yuon
Term
Yuon
Location or origin
Cambodia
Targets
Vietnamese people
Meaning, origin and notes
The Khmer word "yuon" or "youn" (yuôn) យួន /juən/ comes from the Chinese 越, in modern times pronounced "Yue". The same character is the root of the "Viet" in "Vietnam". During the Khmer Rouge era, a folk etymology was pushed that placed the term yuon as being descended from the Sanskrit "Yavana", which initially referred to the Ionians but later referred to Greeks in general and later foreigners. The folk etymology was used to push the narrative that Khmer and Kinh people have always been enemies.
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Yam yam | United Kingdom | Black Country residents | Term used by people from Birmingham. | |
| Yanacona | Chile | Mapuche people | Term used by modern Mapuche as an insult for Mapuches considered to be subservient to non-indigenous Chileans, "sellout." Use of the word "yanacona" to describe people have led legal action in Chile. | |
| Yank | Australia, United Kingdom | Americans | A contraction of "Yankee" below, first recorded in 1778 and employed internationally by speakers of British English in informal reference to all Americans generally. | |
| Yankee | Dutch speakers | Americans | Possibly from Janke ("Johnny") or a dialectical variant of Jan Kaas ("John Cheese"). First applied by the Dutch colonists of New Amsterdam to Connecticuters and then to other residents of New England, "Yankee" remains in use in the American South in reference to Northerners, often in a mildly pejorative sense. Outside the US, especially in Spain and South America, used to describe all citizens of the US, regardless of which part of the US they come from. | |
| Yaposhka | Russia | Japanese people | Derived from "yaponets" (Cyrillic: японец) | |
| Yellow | Asian people | An East or southeast Asian person, in reference to those who have a yellowish skin color. | ||
| Mixed Ethnic people | Anyone of mixed heritage, especially black or white people; a light-skinned black person, or a dark-skinned white person. | |||
| Yellow bone / High yellow | United States | A light-skin black person Equivalent of yellow (above). | ||
| Yid | Jewish people | Derived from its use as an endonym among Yiddish-speaking Jews. In the United Kingdom, "yid" is also used to refer to supporters of the Tottenham Hotspur football club, whose fans refer to themselves and players as "yids" (or the derivative form "yiddo"), regardless of whether or not they are Jewish, as part of a reclamation attempt centered around the club's significant historic Jewish following. The latter sense is common and well-established enough to be found under the word's Oxford English Dictionary entry, though its use has become controversial and a matter of debate in the 21st century, with opinions from both Jews and non-Jews, Tottenham fans and non-fans, running the gamut. | ||
| Yuon | Cambodia | Vietnamese people | The Khmer word "yuon" or "youn" (yuôn) យួន /juən/ comes from the Chinese 越, in modern times pronounced "Yue". The same character is the root of the "Viet" in "Vietnam". During the Khmer Rouge era, a folk etymology was pushed that placed the term yuon as being descended from the Sanskrit "Yavana", which initially referred to the Ionians but later referred to Greeks in general and later foreigners. The folk etymology was used to push the narrative that Khmer and Kinh people have always been enemies. |
· Z
Zanj, Zang, Zenj, Zinj, and Zang
Zanj, Zang, Zenj, Zinj, and Zang
Term
Zanj, Zang, Zenj, Zinj, and Zang
Location or origin
Persian and Arabic
Targets
Black people
Meaning, origin and notes
Zanj Rebellion
Zip / Zipperhead
Zip / Zipperhead
Term
Zip / Zipperhead
Location or origin
United States
Targets
Asian people
Meaning, origin and notes
Used by American military personnel during the Korean War and Vietnam War. Also used in the films Apocalypse Now (1979), Platoon (1986), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Romeo Must Die (2000), Gran Torino (2008), and Premium Rush (2012).
Zuca / Brazuca
Zuca / Brazuca
Term
Zuca / Brazuca
Location or origin
Portugal
Targets
Brazilians
Meaning, origin and notes
Short for Brazuca, derived from "Brasil", used by Portuguese people to refer to Brazilians living in Portugal.
Zhyd, zhid, zhydovka, zhidovka
Zhyd, zhid, zhydovka, zhidovka
Term
Zhyd, zhid, zhydovka, zhidovka
Location or origin
East Slavic language speakers
Targets
Jewish people
Meaning, origin and notes
Originally neutral (as in other Slavic languages), but became pejorative as debate over the Jewish question and the antisemitism in the Russian Empire intensified in the end of the 19th century. While still in official use during the Ukrainian War of Independence and the short-lived Belarusian Democratic Republic, its use was banned by the Soviet authorities, which had previously been campaigning against its usage, in the 1930s. The usage of the word "żyd" in Polish depends on capitalisation and grammatical form: upper-case Żyd is neutral and denotes Jews in general or Jews as a nationality; the lower-case form (żyd, plural: żydzi) denotes a follower of Judaism; both are neutral. Related terms are considered offensive: alternative plural "żydy" or diminutive "żydek" (plural: żydki).
| Term | Location or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes | References |
| Zanj, Zang, Zenj, Zinj, and Zang | Persian and Arabic | Black people | Zanj Rebellion | |
| Zip / Zipperhead | United States | Asian people | Used by American military personnel during the Korean War and Vietnam War. Also used in the films Apocalypse Now (1979), Platoon (1986), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Romeo Must Die (2000), Gran Torino (2008), and Premium Rush (2012). | |
| Zuca / Brazuca | Portugal | Brazilians | Short for Brazuca, derived from "Brasil", used by Portuguese people to refer to Brazilians living in Portugal. | |
| Zhyd, zhid, zhydovka, zhidovka | East Slavic language speakers | Jewish people | Originally neutral (as in other Slavic languages), but became pejorative as debate over the Jewish question and the antisemitism in the Russian Empire intensified in the end of the 19th century. While still in official use during the Ukrainian War of Independence and the short-lived Belarusian Democratic Republic, its use was banned by the Soviet authorities, which had previously been campaigning against its usage, in the 1930s. The usage of the word "żyd" in Polish depends on capitalisation and grammatical form: upper-case Żyd is neutral and denotes Jews in general or Jews as a nationality; the lower-case form (żyd, plural: żydzi) denotes a follower of Judaism; both are neutral. Related terms are considered offensive: alternative plural "żydy" or diminutive "żydek" (plural: żydki). |
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