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Some Ethnic Slurs::How We Call Each Other, Sometimes...

Keen Tojones 2012/01/30 01:23:52

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Mack, Mick, Mickey, Mickey Finn:::Derogatory (from an Irish point of view) and used in Great Britain and United States


Malaun:::A derogatory term used by those in Bangladesh for Hindus


Moulie:::Offensive word for a black person, used by Italians in US. It is a corruption of melanzane, the Italian word for eggplant.

Wop:::Offensive term for anyone of Italian descent...used in the U.S. and UK


Touch of the tar brush::::
(British) derogatory descriptive phrase for a person of predominantly Caucasian ancestry with real or suspected African or Asian distant ancestry. (Gee, thanks)


Yank:::Derogatory term used to describe Americans in English speaking countries outside the US


Tan:::A derogatory term for British in Ireland

Teapot:::In Great Britain, it is a term for a Black Person


Smoked Irish / smoked Irishman:::
(U.S.) a 19th century term for Blacks (intended to insult both Blacks and Irish).

Honky:::Derogatory Term for whites by blacks in United States

Cracker:::Derogatory Term for whites by blacks in United States


Shiksa (Yiddish)
a pejorative term, mostly in North America, for a non-Jewish woman. Derived from the Hebrew root Shin-Qof-Tzadei (שקץ), meaning loathsome or abomination. Most commonly used to refer to a non-Jewish woman who is dating or married to a Jewish man


Nig-nog
(UK) a black person. – note alternative original mildly derogatory meaning in the UK: "a novice; a foolish or naive person"


Northern Monkey
(UK) (See also Southern Fairy) used as a pejorative in the south of England, relating to the supposed stupidity and lack of sophistication of those in the north of the country. In some cases this has been adopted in the north of England, with a pub in Leeds even taking the name 'The Northern Monkey'.



Jock, jocky, jockie
(UK) a Scottish person, Scots language nickname for the personal name John, cognate to the English, Jack. Occasionally used by the English as an insult.
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  • Alvin 2012/05/01 01:08:28
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    Alvin
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    Being of hispanic extraction and having been a refugee in Miami in 1961-1967, I heard a entire dictionary's worth of derogatory terms aimed at my compatriots and me. I try hard not to use any of these terms and having been on the crappy end of that stick, I do not want to have anyone else have to go through that experience.
  • Keen To... Alvin 2012/05/01 20:44:35
    Keen Tojones
    That sucks. We Americans must be tough! What they did to we Irish was heinous.
  • Alvin Keen To... 2012/05/02 01:37:03
    Alvin
    I was just on a post talking about how one illegal immigrant was one too many and someone was saying that America was founded by those who immigrated from Europe legally and with proper entry vises. I asked the poster if they knew the meaning of the initials WOP they wrote on the backs of some of those "legal" new comers and I received a lesson as to the fact that it stood for guappo or tough man in Italian. The poster refused to realize that it stood for "With Out Papers", and not all were Italians. I then asked if there was any familiarity with NINA and got another lecture of pseudo-history. You would have enjoyed it. You would have had some choice words to add to that post.
    My wife is so against ethnic and racial slurs she does not even want to hear them.
  • mae 2012/01/30 01:42:36
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    A curious but obnoxious habit seen in virtually all countries, and cultures, on Earth...I wonder what slurs the North Koreans have for their leaders--or those who think they are the leaders--you know they have them, but only spoken in whispers inside the house...It would be fun to know them, and what they translate to...and yes, I'm being bad, and feeding into the slur game, but wondering about it--in No. Korea-- has gotten the better of me, I'm afraid.
  • Keen To... mae 2012/01/30 01:46:55
    Keen Tojones
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    I don't have a high opinion of North Korea. How about Cannibals?
  • mae Keen To... 2012/01/30 02:08:01 (edited)
    mae
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    I meant to say--the No. Korean people--not their so-called leaders...the people must have some slurs for their leaders?--not that anyone would ever hear them...Cannibals--I guess if they call you "BBQ" or Pit fodder", you can be sure you've not only been insulted, but are also on the menu...
  • Keen To... mae 2012/01/30 22:46:19
    Keen Tojones
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    Hahaha. I doubt those people say much that can be heard about their leaders.

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