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For those who want to internationalize their racist vocabulary.
http://www.racialslurs.com/search?q=term&sort=slur
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[TH="bgcolor: #1A2132"]Slur[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #1A2132"]Represents[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #1A2132"]Reason & Origins[/TH]
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[TD]10% Off[/TD]
[TD]Jews[/TD]
[TD]Refers to circumcision and consumerism (never pay retail). The term is most widely used in the UK where circumcision among non-Jews or non-Muslims is more rare, but in the United States, where it is more common, it can be considered insulting to many non-Jewish males as well.[/TD]
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[TD]Abeed[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Arabic term that means Black, many Middle Eastern immigrants to the United States use this[/TD]
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[TD]Akata[/TD]
[TD]Black Americans[/TD]
[TD]West African (Yoruba) term for African-Americans. Meaning ancestors of slaves or "cotton picker".[/TD]
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[TD]Ame-koh[/TD]
[TD]Americans[/TD]
[TD]Term for Americans used by Japanese.[/TD]
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[TD]Amerikos[/TD]
[TD]Americans[/TD]
[TD]Russian deragatory term for a dumb American[/TD]
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[TD]Anglo[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]A term used by Mexicans and other non whites in Texas to describe whites in a derogatory fashion.[/TD]
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[TD]Arf[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]African Rock Fish. Jones Beach (NYC) term for Blacks due to their poor swimming abilities.[/TD]
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[TD]Bahadur[/TD]
[TD]Nepalese[/TD]
[TD]Bahadur, means brave, has become a derogatory term for Nepali servants. They are also called Gaurkhs.[/TD]
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[TD]Bai Tou[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Mandarin Chinese term meaning "white head".[/TD]
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[TD]Baijo[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Japanese term meaing strangers, used in a hostile way.[/TD]
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[TD]Banana Bender[/TD]
[TD]Australians[/TD]
[TD]Austrlian slang term for a useless person living in the state of Queensland.[/TD]
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[TD]Bazi[/TD]
[TD]Germans[/TD]
[TD]"Bazi" is a Bavarian/Southern German term for a loveable crook. Pronounced "baht-see"[/TD]
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[TD]Belegana[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Navajo term which roughly translates to "silly white person"[/TD]
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[TD]Big Nose[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Term used by Asians when refering to westerners because of their larger noses[/TD]
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[TD]Blackrobe[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]White Missionaries. Native American term.[/TD]
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[TD]Blockhead[/TD]
[TD]Germans[/TD]
[TD]Refers to the shape of their heads. Term dates back to the beginning of time. Used a lot by Charles M. Schulz in "The Peanuts" comics & cartoons.[/TD]
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[TD]BMW[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]"Black Mans Wish," referring to BMW automobiles.
Also: "Black Man, Working." Used by young Black women seeking a partner who is steadily employed. That such a code term was coined shows that a "BMW" must be something of a rarity.[/TD]
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[TD]Bosch[/TD]
[TD]Germans[/TD]
[TD]French WW2 term. Name of a big german tool and machine producer?[/TD]
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[TD]Bozak[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Pronounced (bow-zack) southern term for a big black man. "thats one black bozak"[/TD]
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[TD]Bozgor[/TD]
[TD]Hungarians[/TD]
[TD]Term used in Eastern Europe for Hungarian-Ethnics living in different countries after WWI. It means "man without country" or just imitates Hungarian talking.[/TD]
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[TD]Bracero[/TD]
[TD]Mexicans[/TD]
[TD]Spanish term for a Mexican migrant worker[/TD]
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[TD]Briar[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Term probably comes from the briar bushes found in Appalachian states. Variant: briar-hopper. Applied locally to redneck Kentucky native or other southerner from Appalachia who resettled in Southwestern Ohio during or after WWII in search of factory jobs.[/TD]
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[TD]Bumi[/TD]
[TD]Malaysians[/TD]
[TD]short for the malaysian term "bumiputra" - son of the soil. Used by non-native Malays[/TD]
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[TD]Caffre[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Derogatory term used by South African whites during the apartheid era, now considered an offense and beeped out from the media (like an ordinary curse in USA)[/TD]
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[TD]Canadian Goose[/TD]
[TD]Jews[/TD]
[TD]Joe Kennedy used this term in public to refer to Jews without anyone knowing he was doing so. Refers to Jews being loud, pesty and foreign (as the geese are in Massachusetts), and having big noses[/TD]
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[TD]Cast Iron[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]The color of cast iron after weathering or "black" pipe - plumber's term for ungalvanized cast/ductile iron.[/TD]
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[TD]Chale[/TD]
[TD]Chinese[/TD]
[TD]Informal/derogatory term used by Hispanics, primarily in Mexico, to refer to Chinese people. As in "Cafe de Chales" = Chinese-run or owned cafe.[/TD]
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[TD]Chara[/TD]
[TD]Indians[/TD]
[TD]A South African term for Indians. Not as derogatory as coolie[/TD]
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[TD]Chefur[/TD]
[TD]Balkan[/TD]
[TD]Comes from the same roots as "Kaffir", and is used in Slovenia as a derogatory term for anyone originating from one of the former Yugoslav republics.[/TD]
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[TD]Chernozhopyi[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Russian term literally translating as 'Black-Assed'. Found here[/TD]
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[TD]Chili Choker[/TD]
[TD]Mexicans[/TD]
[TD]A term used in one of the Cheech & Chong movies[/TD]
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[TD]Cholo[/TD]
[TD]Mexicans[/TD]
[TD]A term used to refer to Mexican gangsters.[/TD]
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[TD]Clocker[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]A street term for lowest level crack dealer.[/TD]
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[TD]Coal-Miner[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]A Russian term for blacks, which originated because of their dark skin which looks like it is covered in coal dust. Pronounced "shahktor" in Russian.[/TD]
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[TD]Coca[/TD]
[TD]Mozambicans[/TD]
[TD]Term used by the Portuguese referring to white people from Mozambique. From "Coca-Cola".[/TD]
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[TD]Cocoa Puff[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Represents a slang term for Blacks or a derogatory term for a White woman who sleeps or has children from Blacks. Originated from the cereal of the same name that turns white milk into chocolate milk.[/TD]
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[TD]Cocolo[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Dominicans used this term for Blacks because they look like "Coco"nuts and it sounds really African.[/TD]
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[TD]Coolie[/TD]
[TD]Asians[/TD]
[TD]Term for unskilled Chinese workers, especially on U.S. railroads.[/TD]
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[TD]Coonass[/TD]
[TD]Cajuns[/TD]
[TD]The origin of the term is said to have come from the French word "conasse". During the Second World War, many Cajun men served in the armed forces. When in France, many of the French heard the Cajuns speaking in a French that was both very old and in a French that had some very odd words. The Frenchmen called the Cajuns "conasse" which translates to a very low-grade prostitute. I would think this comes from the fact that, although they spoke a form of French, the Cajuns weren't real Frenchmen. Another theoryhas it originating in South Louisiana, derived from the belief that Cajuns frequently ate raccoons.[/TD]
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[TD]Cracker[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]This term is said to have originated in England before the 16th century, refering to the lower class whose diet primarily consisted of "crackers", actually biscuits. Many of their descendants were sent to the Georgia penal colony, hence "Georgia crackers." White people had invented this name for themselves before the first slave was brought to America, although it is still in use today by mostly older blacks referring to whites. Was probably redefined in the days of American slavery by the slavemaster's "Crack" of the whip.[/TD]
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[TD]Crapaud[/TD]
[TD]French[/TD]
[TD]Originally the name of a South European frog, although during the Napoleonic Wars it became a term used by British soldiers referring to their French enemy.[/TD]
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[TD]Crote[/TD]
[TD]Croatians[/TD]
[TD]Slang term for Croatians[/TD]
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[TD]Da Gui[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Mandarin Chinese term meaning "big demon".[/TD]
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[TD]Ddang Kong[/TD]
[TD]Vietnamese[/TD]
[TD]Term used by Koreans to describe Vietnamese. Literally means "peanut". Reasons for this word: 1) it may be because the word sounds very much like the language. 2) because they are short, and Koerans have a tendency to call short people ddang kong (peanuts).[/TD]
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[TD]Dicksuckinflog[/TD]
[TD]Dutch[/TD]
[TD]16th Century term for prostitutes accused of witchcraft.[/TD]
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[TD]DWB[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Driving While Black. Police-type term referring to blacks driving through white neighborhoods.[/TD]
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[TD]Egot[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]A derogatory term used by Filipinos meaning "nigger".[/TD]
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[TD]Field Nigger[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Field nigger is the term used to label blacks who choose not to identify with popular white society and culture, as opposed to house niggers--blacks who bend over backwards to win or maintain favor with whites while relishing in the fact that they at least reside in the house with the master rather then outside with the majority of blacks.[/TD]
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[TD]Flat-Back[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Term refers primarily to white women who unlike women of other races have flat butts and no shape.[/TD]
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[TD]Flip[/TD]
[TD]Filipinos[/TD]
[TD]Shortened and rearranged term, easier to say. Could also stand for "Funny (or Fucking) Little Island People".[/TD]
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[TD]Fort Injun/Indian[/TD]
[TD]Native Americans[/TD]
[TD]A term used to represent the [traitor?] Indians who hid behind the safety of the forts.[/TD]
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[TD]Frasier[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Term that represents people with big "packages."[/TD]
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[TD]Gádzsó[/TD]
[TD]Hungarians[/TD]
[TD]Gypsy term meaning "peasant man"[/TD]
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[TD]Gar[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Redneck term. Short for nig-GAR. Could also refer to the Gar, a fish similar to the piranha, found in streams in the Southern US and eating by many Southern Blacks.[/TD]
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[TD]Gavacho[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Mexican term for white Americans. Used more commonly than the outdated "Gringo"[/TD]
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[TD]Geechee[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Specifically a derogatory term referring to the Gullah culture of African ex-slaves on the Atlantic coast of South Carolina/Georgia/Northern Florida.[/TD]
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[TD]Gina[/TD]
[TD]Italians[/TD]
[TD]Female term for Gino[/TD]
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[TD]Goat Roper[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Often used as a term for suburban cowboys.[/TD]
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[TD]Goldfish Monger[/TD]
[TD]Asians[/TD]
[TD]A fish monger is a Shakespearean term for pimp, and there are many coi at Chinese restaurants[/TD]
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[TD]Gook[/TD]
[TD]Vietnamese[/TD]
[TD]Term most likely dates back to the Philippine-American War (~1900) and has been used against a wide range of peoples, usually Asians but occasionally Europeans and even the English. Unknown origins, possibly "goo-goo," from the Tagalog language (a major language spoken in the Philippines). Although many have it originating in Korea either by referring Korea's original name, "Hanguk", or during the Korean War when Koreans would ask American GI's "Mi Guk?" ("American?" in Korean) which sounded like they were saying "Me gook." Was soon adopted for use in the Vietnam War. Technically this should only apply to Koreans, but the Vietnam War made it most popular when applied towards the Vietnamese.[/TD]
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[TD]Greenhorn[/TD]
[TD]Portuguese[/TD]
[TD]Derogatory term for Portugese. Often used when referring to those of Portugese descent who come from the Azores. Meaning stupid and backwards. More derogatory than the term "Portagee."[/TD]
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[TD]Guido[/TD]
[TD]Italians[/TD]
[TD]Northern term referring to Italians who try to portray a mafia mentality. Feminine version is Guidette.[/TD]
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[TD]Guinea/Ginney[/TD]
[TD]Italians[/TD]
[TD]Pronounced "gi-nee." Came from "Guinea Negro" and originally referred to any Black or any person of mixed ancestry. This dates back to the 1740's. By the 1890s it was being applied to Italians--almost certainly because they tend to have darker skin than Anglo-Saxons/Germans. By 1911 the term began being applied to Hispanics, although the reference to Italians is the most common. Derived from Sicilian immigrants who paid in Italian currency, Guineas. Used in the film 'True Romance' as separate from WOPs from Northern Italy, and in The Godfather by a Northern Italian character when referring to Southern Italians and Sicilians. Source on origin[/TD]
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[TD]Gusak[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Alaskan Native Dorogatry term for Caucasion[/TD]
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[TD]Gwai-lo[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Cantonese term to refer to any Western person. Translates to 'White ghost' or 'White devil'. The first whites seen in China were sailors. The ships often left on early morning tides or during the night, causing the locals to believe they were "ghosts" who were seen and then disappeared.[/TD]
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[TD]Habibi[/TD]
[TD]Arabs[/TD]
[TD]Translates in Arabic to "Beloved". Technically a term of affection but still sounds funny.[/TD]
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[TD]Hapa[/TD]
[TD]Pacific Islanders[/TD]
[TD]This is a term that describes somebody of mixed ethnic or racial background, usually (but not always) Asian/Pacific Islander and Caucasian. It comes from the Hawaiian term "hapa haole," which means "half-white." It is becoming increasingly used by the Asian Pacific American community and is not necessarily considered derogatory.[/TD]
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[TD]Hay Seed[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Slang term for country-farmer-type whites (or all whites in general).[/TD]
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[TD]Hillbilly[/TD]
[TD]Scottish[/TD]
[TD]Ulster Scots who supported the Protestant King William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne came to be known as "Billy Boys." The combination of "hill" and "billy" first came into use at this time. A large number of Appalachian settlers were Scotch-Irish, and the term arrived with them.[/TD]
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[TD]Honky/Honkie[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Possibly comes from the term "Honky Tonk", which is a type of country music. Another interesting theory suggests it originated as "Hunky" (and "Bohunk") to refer to Slavic and Hungarian immigrants and eventually transformed into "Honkey" to refer to all White people. Might also come from the African Wolof word "Honq" meaning red or pink and used to describe white men. Yet another theory has it originating from white men honking their horns to call on the lounge singer/prostitute types in 1920's Harlem.[/TD]
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[TD]Hoopie[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Term for southerners/poor whites who used barrel hoops as belts, term similar to hillbilly and hick[/TD]
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[TD]Hoopty[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Black people in the United States and Canada use this term to refer to an older, beaten up, junky car.[/TD]
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[TD]Injun[/TD]
[TD]Native Americans[/TD]
[TD]Pioneer-related term dates back to the 19th century during the Western Expansion. Probably comes from country people who could not pronounce the word Indian correctly.[/TD]
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[TD]Ivory[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]This is kind of an interesting term, because "Ebony" is considered a very good word and used by Blacks to reference themselves (some even name their children "Ebony"). However, you'll probably never see a White person naming their kid "Ivory", and a magazine named "Ivory" solely concerning White fashion, beauty, and Superstars will never be made.[/TD]
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[TD]Jibaro[/TD]
[TD]Puerto Ricans[/TD]
[TD]Traditional term for mountain coffee bean pickers. Hillbilly.[/TD]
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[TD]Jim Crow[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Used a lot during the Civil War. He was a stereotypical minstrel show character, history described here. Also used to describe segregationist laws in the south, but I recently read about a bus driver who was fired for using the term to describe a black person.[/TD]
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[TD]Jjanggae[/TD]
[TD]Chinese[/TD]
[TD]Term used by Koreans to describe Chinese[/TD]
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[TD]Johk Sing[/TD]
[TD]Chinese[/TD]
[TD]Cantonese term used to refer to American-born Chinese[/TD]
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[TD]Johnny Bull[/TD]
[TD]English[/TD]
[TD]John Bull as symbol of England. Non-English ethnics in the USA use the term derisively towards English-Americans[/TD]
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[TD]Jump-up[/TD]
[TD]Jamaicans[/TD]
[TD]Derogatory term used by Bermudians for Jamaican immigrants who come north looking for cheap jobs.[/TD]
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[TD]Kanaka[/TD]
[TD]Hawaiians[/TD]
[TD]A Hawaiian word meaning simply "person." Whites and Asians began to use it in a disparaging way and for most of the 19th and 20th century it was equivalent to "nigger." In recent times, Hawaiians have made great efforts to "reclaim" the word from its negative associations and often describe themselves as "kanaka maoli" or "native people." That said, non-Hawaiian natives should still excercise great care when attempting to use the term.[/TD]
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[TD]Kogut[/TD]
[TD]Ukrainians[/TD]
[TD]Pronounced "ko-goot", derogatory term Russians use to call Ukrainians.[/TD]
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[TD]Koku-jin[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Japanese term for Blacks or anyone of African descent.[/TD]
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[TD]Kook[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Hawaiian surfers use this term towards novice white surfers[/TD]
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[TD]Kurochan[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Japanese derogatory term-"kuro"=black color; "chan"=suffix used for children or someone younger[/TD]
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[TD]Lawn Jockey[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Most all Lawn Jockeys are Black, sometimes also known as Porch Monkey. Author Ralph Ellison used the term to describe black people who felt/were treated as if they were speaking on behalf of the black race.[/TD]
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[TH="bgcolor: #1A2132"]Slur[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #1A2132"]Represents[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: #1A2132"]Reason & Origins[/TH]
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[TD]10% Off[/TD]
[TD]Jews[/TD]
[TD]Refers to circumcision and consumerism (never pay retail). The term is most widely used in the UK where circumcision among non-Jews or non-Muslims is more rare, but in the United States, where it is more common, it can be considered insulting to many non-Jewish males as well.[/TD]
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[TD]Abeed[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Arabic term that means Black, many Middle Eastern immigrants to the United States use this[/TD]
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[TD]Akata[/TD]
[TD]Black Americans[/TD]
[TD]West African (Yoruba) term for African-Americans. Meaning ancestors of slaves or "cotton picker".[/TD]
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[TD]Ame-koh[/TD]
[TD]Americans[/TD]
[TD]Term for Americans used by Japanese.[/TD]
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[TD]Amerikos[/TD]
[TD]Americans[/TD]
[TD]Russian deragatory term for a dumb American[/TD]
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[TD]Anglo[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]A term used by Mexicans and other non whites in Texas to describe whites in a derogatory fashion.[/TD]
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[TD]Arf[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]African Rock Fish. Jones Beach (NYC) term for Blacks due to their poor swimming abilities.[/TD]
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[TD]Bahadur[/TD]
[TD]Nepalese[/TD]
[TD]Bahadur, means brave, has become a derogatory term for Nepali servants. They are also called Gaurkhs.[/TD]
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[TD]Bai Tou[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Mandarin Chinese term meaning "white head".[/TD]
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[TD]Baijo[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Japanese term meaing strangers, used in a hostile way.[/TD]
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[TD]Banana Bender[/TD]
[TD]Australians[/TD]
[TD]Austrlian slang term for a useless person living in the state of Queensland.[/TD]
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[TD]Bazi[/TD]
[TD]Germans[/TD]
[TD]"Bazi" is a Bavarian/Southern German term for a loveable crook. Pronounced "baht-see"[/TD]
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[TD]Belegana[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Navajo term which roughly translates to "silly white person"[/TD]
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[TD]Big Nose[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Term used by Asians when refering to westerners because of their larger noses[/TD]
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[TD]Blackrobe[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]White Missionaries. Native American term.[/TD]
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[TD]Blockhead[/TD]
[TD]Germans[/TD]
[TD]Refers to the shape of their heads. Term dates back to the beginning of time. Used a lot by Charles M. Schulz in "The Peanuts" comics & cartoons.[/TD]
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[TD]BMW[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]"Black Mans Wish," referring to BMW automobiles.
Also: "Black Man, Working." Used by young Black women seeking a partner who is steadily employed. That such a code term was coined shows that a "BMW" must be something of a rarity.[/TD]
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[TD]Bosch[/TD]
[TD]Germans[/TD]
[TD]French WW2 term. Name of a big german tool and machine producer?[/TD]
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[TD]Bozak[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Pronounced (bow-zack) southern term for a big black man. "thats one black bozak"[/TD]
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[TD]Bozgor[/TD]
[TD]Hungarians[/TD]
[TD]Term used in Eastern Europe for Hungarian-Ethnics living in different countries after WWI. It means "man without country" or just imitates Hungarian talking.[/TD]
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[TD]Bracero[/TD]
[TD]Mexicans[/TD]
[TD]Spanish term for a Mexican migrant worker[/TD]
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[TD]Briar[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Term probably comes from the briar bushes found in Appalachian states. Variant: briar-hopper. Applied locally to redneck Kentucky native or other southerner from Appalachia who resettled in Southwestern Ohio during or after WWII in search of factory jobs.[/TD]
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[TD]Bumi[/TD]
[TD]Malaysians[/TD]
[TD]short for the malaysian term "bumiputra" - son of the soil. Used by non-native Malays[/TD]
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[TD]Caffre[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Derogatory term used by South African whites during the apartheid era, now considered an offense and beeped out from the media (like an ordinary curse in USA)[/TD]
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[TD]Canadian Goose[/TD]
[TD]Jews[/TD]
[TD]Joe Kennedy used this term in public to refer to Jews without anyone knowing he was doing so. Refers to Jews being loud, pesty and foreign (as the geese are in Massachusetts), and having big noses[/TD]
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[TD]Cast Iron[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]The color of cast iron after weathering or "black" pipe - plumber's term for ungalvanized cast/ductile iron.[/TD]
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[TD]Chale[/TD]
[TD]Chinese[/TD]
[TD]Informal/derogatory term used by Hispanics, primarily in Mexico, to refer to Chinese people. As in "Cafe de Chales" = Chinese-run or owned cafe.[/TD]
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[TD]Chara[/TD]
[TD]Indians[/TD]
[TD]A South African term for Indians. Not as derogatory as coolie[/TD]
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[TD]Chefur[/TD]
[TD]Balkan[/TD]
[TD]Comes from the same roots as "Kaffir", and is used in Slovenia as a derogatory term for anyone originating from one of the former Yugoslav republics.[/TD]
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[TD]Chernozhopyi[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Russian term literally translating as 'Black-Assed'. Found here[/TD]
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[TD]Chili Choker[/TD]
[TD]Mexicans[/TD]
[TD]A term used in one of the Cheech & Chong movies[/TD]
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[TD]Cholo[/TD]
[TD]Mexicans[/TD]
[TD]A term used to refer to Mexican gangsters.[/TD]
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[TD]Clocker[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]A street term for lowest level crack dealer.[/TD]
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[TD]Coal-Miner[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]A Russian term for blacks, which originated because of their dark skin which looks like it is covered in coal dust. Pronounced "shahktor" in Russian.[/TD]
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[TD]Coca[/TD]
[TD]Mozambicans[/TD]
[TD]Term used by the Portuguese referring to white people from Mozambique. From "Coca-Cola".[/TD]
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[TD]Cocoa Puff[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Represents a slang term for Blacks or a derogatory term for a White woman who sleeps or has children from Blacks. Originated from the cereal of the same name that turns white milk into chocolate milk.[/TD]
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[TD]Cocolo[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Dominicans used this term for Blacks because they look like "Coco"nuts and it sounds really African.[/TD]
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[TD]Coolie[/TD]
[TD]Asians[/TD]
[TD]Term for unskilled Chinese workers, especially on U.S. railroads.[/TD]
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[TD]Coonass[/TD]
[TD]Cajuns[/TD]
[TD]The origin of the term is said to have come from the French word "conasse". During the Second World War, many Cajun men served in the armed forces. When in France, many of the French heard the Cajuns speaking in a French that was both very old and in a French that had some very odd words. The Frenchmen called the Cajuns "conasse" which translates to a very low-grade prostitute. I would think this comes from the fact that, although they spoke a form of French, the Cajuns weren't real Frenchmen. Another theoryhas it originating in South Louisiana, derived from the belief that Cajuns frequently ate raccoons.[/TD]
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[TD]Cracker[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]This term is said to have originated in England before the 16th century, refering to the lower class whose diet primarily consisted of "crackers", actually biscuits. Many of their descendants were sent to the Georgia penal colony, hence "Georgia crackers." White people had invented this name for themselves before the first slave was brought to America, although it is still in use today by mostly older blacks referring to whites. Was probably redefined in the days of American slavery by the slavemaster's "Crack" of the whip.[/TD]
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[TD]Crapaud[/TD]
[TD]French[/TD]
[TD]Originally the name of a South European frog, although during the Napoleonic Wars it became a term used by British soldiers referring to their French enemy.[/TD]
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[TD]Crote[/TD]
[TD]Croatians[/TD]
[TD]Slang term for Croatians[/TD]
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[TD]Da Gui[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Mandarin Chinese term meaning "big demon".[/TD]
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[TD]Ddang Kong[/TD]
[TD]Vietnamese[/TD]
[TD]Term used by Koreans to describe Vietnamese. Literally means "peanut". Reasons for this word: 1) it may be because the word sounds very much like the language. 2) because they are short, and Koerans have a tendency to call short people ddang kong (peanuts).[/TD]
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[TD]Dicksuckinflog[/TD]
[TD]Dutch[/TD]
[TD]16th Century term for prostitutes accused of witchcraft.[/TD]
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[TD]DWB[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Driving While Black. Police-type term referring to blacks driving through white neighborhoods.[/TD]
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[TD]Egot[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]A derogatory term used by Filipinos meaning "nigger".[/TD]
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[TD]Field Nigger[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Field nigger is the term used to label blacks who choose not to identify with popular white society and culture, as opposed to house niggers--blacks who bend over backwards to win or maintain favor with whites while relishing in the fact that they at least reside in the house with the master rather then outside with the majority of blacks.[/TD]
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[TD]Flat-Back[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Term refers primarily to white women who unlike women of other races have flat butts and no shape.[/TD]
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[TD]Flip[/TD]
[TD]Filipinos[/TD]
[TD]Shortened and rearranged term, easier to say. Could also stand for "Funny (or Fucking) Little Island People".[/TD]
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[TD]Fort Injun/Indian[/TD]
[TD]Native Americans[/TD]
[TD]A term used to represent the [traitor?] Indians who hid behind the safety of the forts.[/TD]
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[TD]Frasier[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Term that represents people with big "packages."[/TD]
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[TD]Gádzsó[/TD]
[TD]Hungarians[/TD]
[TD]Gypsy term meaning "peasant man"[/TD]
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[TD]Gar[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Redneck term. Short for nig-GAR. Could also refer to the Gar, a fish similar to the piranha, found in streams in the Southern US and eating by many Southern Blacks.[/TD]
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[TD]Gavacho[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Mexican term for white Americans. Used more commonly than the outdated "Gringo"[/TD]
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[TD]Geechee[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Specifically a derogatory term referring to the Gullah culture of African ex-slaves on the Atlantic coast of South Carolina/Georgia/Northern Florida.[/TD]
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[TD]Gina[/TD]
[TD]Italians[/TD]
[TD]Female term for Gino[/TD]
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[TD]Goat Roper[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Often used as a term for suburban cowboys.[/TD]
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[TD]Goldfish Monger[/TD]
[TD]Asians[/TD]
[TD]A fish monger is a Shakespearean term for pimp, and there are many coi at Chinese restaurants[/TD]
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[TD]Gook[/TD]
[TD]Vietnamese[/TD]
[TD]Term most likely dates back to the Philippine-American War (~1900) and has been used against a wide range of peoples, usually Asians but occasionally Europeans and even the English. Unknown origins, possibly "goo-goo," from the Tagalog language (a major language spoken in the Philippines). Although many have it originating in Korea either by referring Korea's original name, "Hanguk", or during the Korean War when Koreans would ask American GI's "Mi Guk?" ("American?" in Korean) which sounded like they were saying "Me gook." Was soon adopted for use in the Vietnam War. Technically this should only apply to Koreans, but the Vietnam War made it most popular when applied towards the Vietnamese.[/TD]
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[TD]Greenhorn[/TD]
[TD]Portuguese[/TD]
[TD]Derogatory term for Portugese. Often used when referring to those of Portugese descent who come from the Azores. Meaning stupid and backwards. More derogatory than the term "Portagee."[/TD]
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[TD]Guido[/TD]
[TD]Italians[/TD]
[TD]Northern term referring to Italians who try to portray a mafia mentality. Feminine version is Guidette.[/TD]
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[TD]Guinea/Ginney[/TD]
[TD]Italians[/TD]
[TD]Pronounced "gi-nee." Came from "Guinea Negro" and originally referred to any Black or any person of mixed ancestry. This dates back to the 1740's. By the 1890s it was being applied to Italians--almost certainly because they tend to have darker skin than Anglo-Saxons/Germans. By 1911 the term began being applied to Hispanics, although the reference to Italians is the most common. Derived from Sicilian immigrants who paid in Italian currency, Guineas. Used in the film 'True Romance' as separate from WOPs from Northern Italy, and in The Godfather by a Northern Italian character when referring to Southern Italians and Sicilians. Source on origin[/TD]
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[TD]Gusak[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Alaskan Native Dorogatry term for Caucasion[/TD]
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[TD]Gwai-lo[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Cantonese term to refer to any Western person. Translates to 'White ghost' or 'White devil'. The first whites seen in China were sailors. The ships often left on early morning tides or during the night, causing the locals to believe they were "ghosts" who were seen and then disappeared.[/TD]
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[TD]Habibi[/TD]
[TD]Arabs[/TD]
[TD]Translates in Arabic to "Beloved". Technically a term of affection but still sounds funny.[/TD]
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[TD]Hapa[/TD]
[TD]Pacific Islanders[/TD]
[TD]This is a term that describes somebody of mixed ethnic or racial background, usually (but not always) Asian/Pacific Islander and Caucasian. It comes from the Hawaiian term "hapa haole," which means "half-white." It is becoming increasingly used by the Asian Pacific American community and is not necessarily considered derogatory.[/TD]
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[TD]Hay Seed[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Slang term for country-farmer-type whites (or all whites in general).[/TD]
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[TD]Hillbilly[/TD]
[TD]Scottish[/TD]
[TD]Ulster Scots who supported the Protestant King William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne came to be known as "Billy Boys." The combination of "hill" and "billy" first came into use at this time. A large number of Appalachian settlers were Scotch-Irish, and the term arrived with them.[/TD]
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[TD]Honky/Honkie[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Possibly comes from the term "Honky Tonk", which is a type of country music. Another interesting theory suggests it originated as "Hunky" (and "Bohunk") to refer to Slavic and Hungarian immigrants and eventually transformed into "Honkey" to refer to all White people. Might also come from the African Wolof word "Honq" meaning red or pink and used to describe white men. Yet another theory has it originating from white men honking their horns to call on the lounge singer/prostitute types in 1920's Harlem.[/TD]
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[TD]Hoopie[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Term for southerners/poor whites who used barrel hoops as belts, term similar to hillbilly and hick[/TD]
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[TD]Hoopty[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Black people in the United States and Canada use this term to refer to an older, beaten up, junky car.[/TD]
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[TD]Injun[/TD]
[TD]Native Americans[/TD]
[TD]Pioneer-related term dates back to the 19th century during the Western Expansion. Probably comes from country people who could not pronounce the word Indian correctly.[/TD]
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[TD]Ivory[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]This is kind of an interesting term, because "Ebony" is considered a very good word and used by Blacks to reference themselves (some even name their children "Ebony"). However, you'll probably never see a White person naming their kid "Ivory", and a magazine named "Ivory" solely concerning White fashion, beauty, and Superstars will never be made.[/TD]
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[TD]Jibaro[/TD]
[TD]Puerto Ricans[/TD]
[TD]Traditional term for mountain coffee bean pickers. Hillbilly.[/TD]
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[TD]Jim Crow[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Used a lot during the Civil War. He was a stereotypical minstrel show character, history described here. Also used to describe segregationist laws in the south, but I recently read about a bus driver who was fired for using the term to describe a black person.[/TD]
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[TD]Jjanggae[/TD]
[TD]Chinese[/TD]
[TD]Term used by Koreans to describe Chinese[/TD]
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[TD]Johk Sing[/TD]
[TD]Chinese[/TD]
[TD]Cantonese term used to refer to American-born Chinese[/TD]
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[TD]Johnny Bull[/TD]
[TD]English[/TD]
[TD]John Bull as symbol of England. Non-English ethnics in the USA use the term derisively towards English-Americans[/TD]
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[TD]Jump-up[/TD]
[TD]Jamaicans[/TD]
[TD]Derogatory term used by Bermudians for Jamaican immigrants who come north looking for cheap jobs.[/TD]
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[TD]Kanaka[/TD]
[TD]Hawaiians[/TD]
[TD]A Hawaiian word meaning simply "person." Whites and Asians began to use it in a disparaging way and for most of the 19th and 20th century it was equivalent to "nigger." In recent times, Hawaiians have made great efforts to "reclaim" the word from its negative associations and often describe themselves as "kanaka maoli" or "native people." That said, non-Hawaiian natives should still excercise great care when attempting to use the term.[/TD]
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[TD]Kogut[/TD]
[TD]Ukrainians[/TD]
[TD]Pronounced "ko-goot", derogatory term Russians use to call Ukrainians.[/TD]
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[TD]Koku-jin[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Japanese term for Blacks or anyone of African descent.[/TD]
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[TD]Kook[/TD]
[TD]Whites[/TD]
[TD]Hawaiian surfers use this term towards novice white surfers[/TD]
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[TD]Kurochan[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Japanese derogatory term-"kuro"=black color; "chan"=suffix used for children or someone younger[/TD]
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[TD]Lawn Jockey[/TD]
[TD]Blacks[/TD]
[TD]Most all Lawn Jockeys are Black, sometimes also known as Porch Monkey. Author Ralph Ellison used the term to describe black people who felt/were treated as if they were speaking on behalf of the black race.[/TD]
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