The following is a list of ethnic slurs or ethnophaulisms or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given

ethnicity An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...

or racial group or to refer to them in a derogatory, pejorative, or otherwise

insult An insult is an expression or statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An insult may be factual, but at the same time pejorative, such as the word "inbred". Jocular exc ...

ing manner. Some of the terms listed below (such as "gringo", "yank", etc.) can be used in casual speech without any intention of causing offense. The

connotation A connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that any given word or phrase carries, in addition to its explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation. A connotation is frequently described as either positive o ...

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,

, 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 An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ...

by combining a general-purpose insult with the name of ethnicity, such as "dirty Jew", "Russian pig", etc. Other common insulting modifiers include "dog", "filthy", etc. However, such terms are not included in this list.

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Chankoro is a largely archaic Japanese name for China. The word was originally used neutrally in both the Chinese and Japanese languages, but came to be perceived as derogatory by the Chinese during the course of the Sino-Japanese Wars. As a result, ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

people , ja, チャンコロ, a Japanese reference to a Chinese person. , , - , rowspan="2", 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. , , - ,

Cheesehead Cheesehead is a nickname in the United States for a person from Wisconsin or for a fan of the Green Bay Packers NFL football franchise. Current usage Wisconsin is associated with cheese because the state historically produced more dairy produc ...

, , Dutch people or Wisconsinites. , , , - ,

Cheese-eating surrender monkeys "Cheese-eating surrender monkeys", sometimes shortened to "surrender monkeys", is a pejorative term for French people. The term is based on the stereotype of the French that they surrender quickly. It was coined in 1995 by Ken Keeler, a writer for ...

, United Kingdom, United States ,

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

people , From the defeat of the French by the Germans in 1940, and the huge variety of cheeses originating from France. Gained popularity after the term was used on an episode of '' The Simpsons''. , , - , Chefur (čefur) , Slovenia , Non-

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

people of former Yugoslavia ( Serbs, Croats,

Bosniaks The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...

, 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, ceb, Intsik, wákang, káun, kalibang!, lit=Chinese (

laborer A laborer (or labourer) is a person who works in manual labor types in the construction industry workforce. Laborers are in a working class of wage-earners in which their only possession of significant material value is their labor. Industries e ...

), I work, eat, and shit!, where "Intsik"/"Insik" is derived from the

Philippine Hokkien Philippine Hokkien is a dialect of the Hokkien language of the Southern Min branch, primarily spoken vernacularly by Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines, where it serves as the local Chinese ''lingua franca'', primarily spoken as an oral langu ...

term, , while "wakang"/"gwakang" is derived from the

term, , while "kaon"/"kaun" is from the Cebuano Bisaya term, ceb, kaon, lit=to eat, while "kalibang" is from the Cebuano Bisaya term, ceb, kalibang, lit=to defecate. , , - , Chernozhopy , Russia , Indigenous people from the Caucasus, e.g. from

Chechnya Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...

or Azerbaijan. , черножопый, or ''chornaya zhopa'', meaning "black-arse" in Russian. , , - , 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 , United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India, Philippines , Chinese people , Mocking the language of or a person of perceived Chinese descent. , , - ,

Chink ''Chink'' is an English-language ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese descent. The word is also sometimes indiscriminately used against people of East Asian, North Asian and Southeast Asian appearance. The use of the term des ...

, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, India , Chinese people , , , - , Chinky , Mainland India , Northeast Indian people , The sound "chin" refers to

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The slur refers to the shared facial features of Northeast Indians and ethnically Chinese peoples. , , - , Chonky , , Asian people , Refers to a person of Asian heritage with "white attributes", in either personality or appearance. , , - ,

Christ-killer Jewish deicide is the notion that the Jews as a people were collectively responsible for the killing of Jesus. A Biblical justification for the charge of Jewish deicide is derived from Matthew 27:24–25. Some rabbinical authorities, such as Ma ...

, , Jewish people , An allusion to Jewish deicide. , , - ,

Choc-ice A choc ice is the British English term for a generic frozen dessert generally consisting of a rectangular block of ice cream—typically vanilla flavour—which is thinly coated with chocolate. In many countries, there are numerous versions of ...

, , Black people , A person who is figuratively 'black on the outside, white on the inside'. , , - , rowspan="2", Cholo , Latin America,

Southwestern United States The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Ne ...

, Indigenous or

Mestizo (; ; fem. ) is a term used for racial classification to refer to a person of mixed Ethnic groups in Europe, European and Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous American ancestry. In certain regions such as Latin America, it may also r ...

people , It may be derogatory depending on circumstances. , , - , Chile , Bolivian people,

Peruvian people Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century; Peruvian p ...

, , , - , Chug , Canada , Canadian aboriginal people , See Chugach for the native people. , , - , Chukhna , Russia , Finnic people , , , - , Churka ( , Russia , Western and Central Asians , чурка slur for Central Asians and indigenous people of Caucasus. , , - , Ciapaty, ciapak , Poland ,

Middle Eastern The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (European ...

, North African,

South Asian South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geography, geographical and culture, ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, ...

, and

Caucasian Caucasian may refer to: Anthropology *Anything from the Caucasus region ** ** ** ''Caucasian Exarchate'' (1917–1920), an ecclesiastical exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Caucasus region * * * Languages * Northwest Caucasian l ...

people. , Derived from chapati. , , - , Cigányforma , Hungary (17th century) , old Hungarian slur against persons with the combination of black hair with brown eyes, regardless ethnicity , Its literal meaning is "Gypsy form" , , - , Cigány népek , Hungary (17th century) , old Hungarian slur against ethnic groups or nations where the combination of black hair with brown eyes are dominant , Its literal meaning is "Gypsy folks" , , - , Cioară , Romania , Romani people and

Black people Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion. Not all people considered "black" have dark skin; in certain countries, often in s ...

, Means crow , , - , Cina / Cokin , Indonesia , Chinese people , Use in media has been banned since 2014 under Keppres no. 12/2014, replaced by ''Tiongkok'' (from Zhongguo 中国) or Tionghoa (from Zhonghua 中华). The President Decision (Keppres) even bans use of "China" in media and formal use. , , - , rowspan="3",

Coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

, rowspan="3", United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia , Hispanics/Latinos, South/Southeast Asians , Named after the

coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

, 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 Brown or brown people is a racial and ethnic term. Like black people and white people, it is a term for race based on human skin color. In the age of scientific racism In the 18th and 19th century, European and American writers proposed geo ...

of South Asian descent is perceived as fully assimilated into Western culture. , , - , Pacific Islander , , , - , Coño , Chile , Spanish people , Used in to refer to Spanish people given the perception that they recurrently use of the vulgar interjection ''coño'' (lit. "cunt"). , , - , Coolie , United States, Canada ,

Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

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Indo-Caribbean Indo-Caribbeans or Indian-Caribbeans are Indian people in the Caribbean who are descendants of the Jahaji Indian indentured laborers brought by the British, Dutch, and French during the colonial era from the mid-19th century to the early 20th c ...

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

people, especially in

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

, Trinidad and Tobago and

South African Indians Indian South Africans are South Africans who descend from indentured labourers and free migrants who arrived from British India during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The majority live in and around the city of Durban, making it one of the l ...

. , , - , rowspan="3", Coon , 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". , , - , Australia , Aboriginal Australian , , , - , New Zealand , Pacific Islander , , , - , Coonass, Coon-ass , United States , Cajun people , Not to be confused with the French '' connasse'', meaning

cunt ''Cunt'' () is a vulgar word for the vulva or vagina. It is used in a variety of ways, including as a term of disparagement. Reflecting national variations, ''cunt'' can be used as a disparaging and obscene term for a woman in the United Stat ...

. , , - , Coreano , Chile , Chinese and Japanese people , , , - ,

Cracker Cracker, crackers or The Crackers may refer to: Animals * ''Hamadryas'' (butterfly), or crackers, a genus of brush-footed butterflies * '' Sparodon'', a monotypic genus whose species is sometimes known as "Cracker" Arts and entertainment Films ...

, United States , White people, especially poor Appalachian and Southern people , First used in the 19th century. It is sometimes used specifically to refer to a native of Florida or Georgia. Also used in a more general sense in the United States to refer to white people disparagingly. , , - , Crow , United States , , , , - , Crucco (m.), crucca (f.) , Italy ,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

people , The name was firstly given during the First World War to the troops of the Austro-Hungarian Army of Croatian and

ethnicity. Later the term was used to indicate the Germans. , , - , Curepí , Paraguay , Argentines , A common term used by people from Paraguay for people from Argentina, it means "pig's skin". , , - , Curry-muncher , Australia, Africa, New Zealand, United States, Canada , South Asian People , , , - ,

Cushi The word Cushi or Kushi ( he, כּוּשִׁי colloquial: ) is generally used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a dark-skinned person of African descent, equivalent to Greek "'' Aithíops''". Etymology and biblical use The word is a derivation ...

, Kushi (כושי) , Israel , Dark-skinned people , 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 African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** Ethn ...

descent Descent may refer to: As a noun Genealogy and inheritance * Common descent, concept in evolutionary biology * Kinship, one of the major concepts of cultural anthropology **Pedigree chart or family tree **Ancestry **Lineal descendant **Heritage (d ...

. 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 Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...

n migrant workers and asylum seekers in Israel. , , - , Czarnuch (m.), czarnucha (f.) , Poland , Black people , ,

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Kebab Kebab (, ; ar, كباب, link=no, Latn, ar, kabāb, ; tr, kebap, link=no, ) or kabob (North American) is a type of cooked meat dish that originates from cuisines of the Middle East. Many variants of the category are popular around the wor ...

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Arabian The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. ...

Turkic Turkic may refer to: * anything related to the country of Turkey * Turkic languages, a language family of at least thirty-five documented languages ** Turkic alphabets (disambiguation) ** Turkish language, the most widely spoken Turkic language * ...

descent. , , , - , Keko , Turkey , Kurdish men , Originally neutral Kurdish word meaning man, pal, or friend, but became derogatory among Turkish speakers. , , - , Keling , India , Malaysians, Singaporeans and

Indonesians Indonesians (Indonesian: ''orang Indonesia'') are citizens or people originally from Indonesia, regardless of their ethnic or religious background. There are more than 1,300 ethnicities in Indonesia, making it a multicultural archipelagic coun ...

, 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. , , - , Khach (), Khachik () , Russia ,

Peoples of the Caucasus The peoples of the Caucasus, or Caucasians, are a diverse group comprising more than 50 ethnic groups throughout the Caucasus. By language group Language families indigenous to the Caucasus Caucasians who speak languages which have lo ...

, particularly North Caucasus and Armenians , From Armenian խաչ ''khach,'' meaning cross (cf.

khachkar A ''khachkar'', also known as a ''khatchkar'' or Armenian cross-stone ( hy, խաչքար, , խաչ xačʿ "cross" + քար kʿar "stone") is a carved, memorial stele bearing a cross, and often with additional motifs such as rosettes, in ...

Khatchik Khatchík or Khatchig is an Armenian given name (now it is a diminutive of Khachatur). Notable people with the name include: * Khachig I — Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 973 and 992. * Gurgen-Khachik Artsruni (died 1003) � ...

is also an Armenian given name coming from the same root. Khachik is considered milder and happens to be used in neutral contexts. , , - ,

Kharkhuwa Kharkhuwa or Kharkhowa ( as, খাৰখোৱা) is an Assamese language, Assamese term which is used to signify a person necessarily having Assamese people, Assamese ethnicity and a descendant of people of medieval Assam, now a territory of I ...

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Assamese people The Assamese people are a socio- ethnic linguistic identity that has been described at various times as nationalistic or micro-nationalistic. This group is often associated with the Assamese language, the easternmost Indo-Aryan language, a ...

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Khokhol Oseledets ( uk, оселедець, p=ɔsɛˈl ɛdɛt͡sʲ, IPA: �sɛ'lɛdɛt͡sʲ, hohol in Russian or chub ( uk, чуб, translit=chub, p=t͡ɕup, IPA: ͡ɕup is a traditional Ukrainian style of haircut that features a long lock of hair lef ...

() , Russia , Ukrainian people , Derived from a term for a traditional Cossack-style haircut. , , - , Kike ''or'' kyke , United States , Ashkenazi Jewish people , Possibly from ''kikel'',

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

for "circle". Immigrant Jews who couldn't read English often signed legal documents with an "O" (similar to an "X", to which Jews objected because "X" also symbolizes a cross). , , - , Kimchi , , Korean people , , , - , Kıro , Turkey , Kurdish men , A word used to describe rude and hairy men, pejoratively refers to the Kurds. , , - ,

Knacker A knacker (), knackerman or knacker man is a person who removes and clears animal carcasses (dead, dying, injured) from private farms or public highways and renders the collected carcasses into by-products such as fats, tallow (yellow grease ...

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Kolorad The ribbon of Saint George (also known as Saint George's ribbon, the Georgian ribbon; russian: Георгиевская ленточка, Georgiyevskaya lentochka; and the Guards ribbon in Soviet context: see Terminology for further information) ...

, Ukraine , Pro-Russian separatists and Russian invaders , In reference to Russian

St. George ribbon The ribbon of Saint George (also known as Saint George's ribbon, the Georgian ribbon; russian: Георгиевская ленточка, Georgiyevskaya lentochka; and the Guards ribbon in Soviet context: see Terminology for further information) ...

whose coloration resembles the stripes of the

Colorado beetle The Colorado potato beetle (''Leptinotarsa decemlineata''), also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle, or the potato bug, is a major pest of potato crops. It is about long, with a bright yellow/o ...

. , , - , Krankie , England , Scottish people , , , - , Krakkemut , Denmark , Arabs, Middle Easterns , While originally being used against greenlanders, it is now mostly used against Middel 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. ,

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Muscovy Muscovy is an alternative name for the Grand Duchy of Moscow (1263–1547) and the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721). It may also refer to: *Muscovy Company, an English trading company chartered in 1555 * Muscovy duck (''Cairina moschata'') and Domes ...

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Mountain Turk A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

, Turkey , Kurdish people , Former Turkish governments denied the Kurds their own ethnicity, calling them Mountain Turks (''dağ Türkleri''). Germans also used this word to describe Albanians, now it refers to the earlier. , , - , Mulignan/Mulignon/Moolinyan , United States , Black people , Used by Italian-Americans. Deriving from "mulignana" the word for

eggplant Eggplant ( US, Canada), aubergine ( UK, Ireland) or brinjal (Indian subcontinent, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. ''Solanum melongena'' is grown worldwide for its edible fruit. Mos ...

in some South Italian linguistic variants. Also called a mouli. , , - ,

Munt Munt may refer to: People * A family name Munt: ** Janice Munt (born 1955), Australian politician ** Natalie Munt (born 1977), British badminton player ** Sally Rowena Munt, British feminist and academic ** Sílvia Munt ** Tessa Munt (born 19 ...

Rhodesia Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' successor state to the British colony of S ...

, originally military , Black people, usually men , , , - , Mustalainen , Finland , Romani people , , , - , Maxhup , Kosovo , Romani people , Expression of contempt for someone, usually Romani people , , - ,

Mzungu Also known as ''muzungu'', ''mlungu'', ''musungu'' or ''musongo'', () is a Bantu word that means "wanderer" originally pertaining to spirits. The term is currently used in predominantly Swahili speaking nations to refer to white people dating bac ...

, Eastern and Southern Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo , White people , May be both pejorative and affectionate, depending on usage ,

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Rooinek The British diaspora in Africa is a population group broadly defined as English-speaking white Africans of mainly (but not only) British descent who live in or come from Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority live in South Africa and other Southern A ...

, South Africa , British people , Slang for a person of British descent. , , - ,

Roto ''Roto'', f. ''rota'', (literally "torn" or "broken") is a term used to refer to Chilean people and in particular to the common Chilean. In Chile from the start of the 20th century it was applied with a negative classist connotation to poor ci ...

, Peru,

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

, 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 Russki and Russky (pl. Russkies) are slang words for Russians, derived from the Russian word ("Russians"). Those terms may also refer to citizens of Russia regardless of ethnic background. The terms may also refer to: * Russky Island, an island o ...

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Central Thai people Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

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Mon Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Places * Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar * Mon, India, a town in Nagaland * Mon district, Nagaland * Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons * An ...

s) , literally: Siamese pig; Low and vile likes pigs, easy to fatten and slaughter, easy money. Mostly refers to Central Thais who migrated to Bangkok. , , - , 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. , , - , 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 , United States , 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'') , , - , Somkhao (โสมขาว) , Thailand , South Koreans , literally: white ginseng. (see also ''Somdeang'') , , - , 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 Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North Country, or simply the North, is the northern area of England. It broadly corresponds to the former borders of Angle Northumbria, the Anglo-Scandinavian Kingdom of Jorvik, and the ...

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). , , - , Spade , , Black people , Recorded since 1928 ( OED), from the playing cards suit. , , - , Spearchucker , , Africans, African Americans , Derived from the idea that people of African descent were primitive. , , - ,

Spic ''Spic'' (also spelled ''spick'') is an ethnic slur used in the United States for people from Latin American countries and states. Etymology Some sources from the United States believe that the word ''spic'' is a play on a Spanish-accented pron ...

, spick, spik, spig, or spigotty , United States , Hispanic people , 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. , Interactive Dictionary of Language. Accessed 12 April 2007. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Accessed 12 April 2007.Santiago, Esmeralda. When I Was Puerto Rican. New York: Vintage Books, 1993. , - , Spook , , Black people , Attested from the 1940s. , , - , Squarehead , , Nordic people, such as Scandinavians or

s. , Refers to either the stereotyped shape of their heads, or to the shape of the

Stahlhelm The ''Stahlhelm'' () is a German military steel combat helmet intended to provide protection against shrapnel and fragments of grenades. The term ''Stahlhelm'' refers both to a generic steel helmet and more specifically to the distinctive Ger ...

M1916 steel helmet, or to its owner's stubbornness (like a block of wood). , , - , Squaw , United States and Canada , Native American women , Derived from lower East Coast Algonquian ( Massachusett: ''ussqua''), which originally meant "young woman". , , - , Swamp Guinea , , Italian people , , , - , Szkop, skopčák , Poland, Czech Republic , German people , The Polish term was particularly often used for Wehrmacht soldiers during World War II. , , - , Szwab , Poland , German people , Derived from

Swabia Swabia ; german: Schwaben , colloquially ''Schwabenland'' or ''Ländle''; archaic English also Suabia or Svebia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany. The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...

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