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The following is a list of ethnic slurs or ethnophaulisms or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as
insinuation An innuendo is a hint, insinuation or intimation about a person or thing, especially of a denigrating or derogatory nature. It can also be a remark or question, typically disparaging (also called insinuation), that works obliquely by allusio ...
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allegation In law, an allegation is a claim of an unproven fact by a party in a pleading, charge, or defense. Until they can be proved, allegations remain merely assertions.
s about members of a given ethnicity or
racial group A race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. The term came into common usage during the 1500s, when it was used to refer to groups of variou ...
or to refer to them in a derogatory,
pejorative A pejorative or slur is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or a disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect toward someone or something. It is also used to express criticism, hostility, or disregard. Sometimes, a ...
, or otherwise insulting 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 Race, RACE or "The Race" may refer to: * Race (biology), an informal taxonomic classification within a species, generally within a sub-species * Race (human categorization), classification of humans into groups based on physical traits, and/or s ...
, 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, 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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}) in Thai mean ''fraction'' (derogatory). , , - , Chankoro , Japan ,
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 v ...
people , ja, チャンコロ, a Japanese reference to a Chinese person. , , - , rowspan="2", Charlie , United States ,
White American White Americans are Americans who identify as and are perceived to be white people. This group constitutes the majority of the people in the United States. As of the 2020 Census, 61.6%, or 204,277,273 people, were white alone. This represented ...
s , 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 , , war = the Vietnam War , image = FNL Flag.svg , caption = The flag of the Viet Cong, adopted in 1960, is a variation on the flag of North Vietnam. Sometimes the lower stripe was green. , active ...
. 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 product ...
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Dutch people The Dutch (Dutch language, Dutch: ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Netherlands. They share a common history and culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, ...
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 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 ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
''. , , - , 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, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...
people of
former Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
( Serbs,
Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...
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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, cu ...
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Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordi ...
, Macedonians) , , , - , Tsekwa / Chekwa , Philippines ,
Chinese Filipino Chinese Filipinos; tl, Tsinoy, / Tsinong Pilipino, ; Philippine Hokkien , Mandarin (also known as Filipino Chinese in the Philippines) are Filipinos of Chinese descent, mostly of southern Fujianese ancestry, where the majority are born ...
people , Used in Filipino/ Tagalog and other Philippine languages, which derived it from the late 19th century Cebuano Bisaya street children's
limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
, ceb, Intsik, wákang, káun, kalibang!, lit=Chinese ( laborer), I work, eat, and shit!, where "Intsik"/"Insik" is derived from the Philippine Hokkien term, , while "wakang"/"gwakang" is derived from the Philippine Hokkien 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 or Azerbaijan. , черножопый, or ''chornaya zhopa'', meaning "black-arse" in Russian. , , - , Chilote , Argentina , Chilean people , , , - , Chinaman , United States, Canada , Chinese people , A
calque In linguistics, a calque () or loan translation is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation. When used as a verb, "to calque" means to borrow a word or phrase from another language w ...
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" and "ching chang chong" are ethnic slurs and racial pejorative terms sometimes used in English to mock the Chinese language, people of Chinese ancestry, or other people of East Asian descent perceived to be Chinese. The term is a ...
, 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. 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 , ,
Jew Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
ish people , An allusion to
Jewish deicide 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 ...
. , , - , Choc-ice , , Black people , A person who is figuratively 'black on the outside, white on the inside'. , , - , rowspan="2",
Cholo ''Cholo'' () is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of ''castas'' ...
, Latin America, Southwestern United States , Indigenous or Mestizo people , It may be derogatory depending on circumstances. , , - , Chile ,
Bolivian people Bolivians ( es, Bolivianos) are people identified with the country of Bolivia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Bolivians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
, Peruvian people , , , - , Chug , Canada , Canadian aboriginal people , See
Chugach Chugach , Chugach Sugpiaq or Chugachigmiut is the name of an Alaska Native people in the region of the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound on the southern coast of Alaska. The Chugach people are an Alutiiq ( Pacific Eskimo) people who spea ...
for the native people. , , - ,
Chukhna Chukhna, Chukhnas, Chukhontsy (singular: Chukhonets (male), Chukhonka (female)) is an obsolete Russian term for some Finnic peoples: Finns, Estonians, Karelians, Ingrian Finns. It is thought to be a derivative from the ethnonym '' Chud''. The ...
, Russia , Finnic people , , , - , Churka ( , Russia , Western and Central Asians , чурка slur for Central Asians and indigenous people of Caucasus. , , - , Ciapaty, ciapak , Poland , Middle Eastern,
North African North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in t ...
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South Asian South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; T ...
, and Caucasian people. , Derived from
chapati Chapati (alternatively spelled chapatti, chappati, chapathi, or chappathi; pronounced as IAST: ), also known as ''roti'', ''rotli'', ''safati'', ''shabaati'', ''phulka'', (in East Africa) ''chapo'', (in Marathi) ''poli'', and (in the Maldives) ...
. , , - , 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 ...
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crow A crow is a bird of the genus '' Corvus'', or more broadly a synonym for all of ''Corvus''. Crows are generally black in colour. The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not pinned scientific ...
, , - , 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 of South Asian descent is perceived as fully assimilated into Western culture. , , - ,
Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/ racial term, it is used to describe the original peoples—inhabitants and diasporas—of any of the three major subregions of Oce ...
, , , - , 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 A coolie (also spelled koelie, kuli, khuli, khulie, cooli, cooly, or quli) is a term for a low-wage labourer, typically of South Asian or East Asian descent. The word ''coolie'' was first popularized in the 16th century by European traders acros ...
, United States, Canada , Asian people, usually
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 v ...
, 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 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 song Coon songs were a genre of music that presented a stereotype of black people. They were popular in the United States and Australia from around 1880 to 1920, though the earliest such songs date from minstrel shows as far back as 1848, when they we ...
s 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 The Cajuns (; French: ''les Cadjins'' or ''les Cadiens'' ), also known as Louisiana ''Acadians'' (French: ''les Acadiens''), are a Louisiana French ethnicity mainly found in the U.S. state of Louisiana. While Cajuns are usually described as ...
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 Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
. 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 **Ge ...
people , The name was firstly given during the First World War to the troops of the
Austro-Hungarian Army The Austro-Hungarian Army (, literally "Ground Forces of the Austro-Hungarians"; , literally "Imperial and Royal Army") was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy from 1867 to 1918. It was composed of three parts: the joint arm ...
of Croatian and
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, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...
ethnicity. Later the term was used to indicate the Germans. , , - , Curepí , Paraguay ,
Argentines Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
, 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 South Asian ethnic groups are an ethnolinguistic grouping of the diverse populations of South Asia, including the nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka. While Afghanistan is variously considered to b ...
, , , - , Cushi, 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
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 * ...
. 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.) , 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 ...
or Turkic descent. , , , - , Keko , Turkey , Kurdish men , Originally neutral Kurdish word meaning man, pal, or friend, but became derogatory among Turkish speakers. , , - ,
Keling Keling () or Kling is a derogatory term used in parts of Southeast Asia to denote a person originating from the Indian subcontinent. This includes both those from India and overseas Indians. In modern usage it is not commonly capitalised. The ...
, India , Malaysians,
Singaporeans Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, Ind ...
and Indonesians , 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 Kalinga may refer to: Geography, linguistics and/or ethnology * Kalinga (historical region), a historical region of India ** Kalinga (Mahabharata), an apocryphal kingdom mentioned in classical Indian literature ** Kalinga script, an ancient writin ...
, 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 ...
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North Caucasus The North Caucasus, ( ady, Темыр Къафкъас, Temır Qafqas; kbd, Ишхъэрэ Къаукъаз, İṩxhərə Qauqaz; ce, Къилбаседа Кавказ, Q̇ilbaseda Kavkaz; , os, Цӕгат Кавказ, Cægat Kavkaz, inh, ...
and Armenians , From Armenian խաչ ''khach,'' meaning cross (cf. khachkar). Khatchik is also an Armenian given name coming from the same root. Khachik is considered milder and happens to be used in neutral contexts. , , - , Kharkhuwa , India ,
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 ...
, , , - , Khokhol () , Russia ,
Ukrainian people Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Or ...
, Derived from a term for a traditional Cossack-style haircut. , , - ,
Kike The word ''kike'' () is an ethnic slur for a Jew. Etymology The earliest recorded use of the word dates to the 1880s.
''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 ve ...
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 , Ireland , Irish Travelers , , , - , Kolorad , Ukraine , Pro-Russian separatists and Russian invaders , In reference to Russian St. George ribbon whose coloration resembles the stripes of the Colorado beetle. , , - , 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 ''Kraut'' is a German word recorded in English from 1918 onwards as an ethnic slur for a German, particularly a German soldier during World War I and World War II. Its earlier meaning in English was as a synonym for sauerkraut, a traditional ...
, United States, Canada, Commonwealth ,
German people , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...
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}, pl, moskal, russian: москаль, german: moskowiter , Ukraine, Belarus , Russians , Historically a neutral designation for a person from Muscovy, currently refers to Russians. , , - , Mountain Turk , 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. Mo ...
in some South Italian linguistic variants. Also called a mouli. , , - , Munt ,
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'' Succession of states, successor state to th ...
, originally military , Black people, usually men , , , - , Mustalainen , Finland , Romani people , , , - , 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 ,


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Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eight ...
, 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 ''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, ruski (in Poland) , , Russians, from Russian Русский ''Russkiy'', meaning "Russian." , ,


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Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populatio ...
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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 * A ...
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 Macedonians ( mk, Македонци, Makedonci) are a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group native to the region of Macedonia in Southeast Europe. They speak Macedonian, a South Slavic language. The large majority of Macedonians identi ...
, 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
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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 Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans grad ...
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
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), 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
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s. , 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 , United States and Canada , Native American women , Derived from lower East Coast Algonquian (
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: ''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. See also: Fritz ,


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* :Sex- and gender-related slurs * Fighting words * Graphic pejoratives in written Chinese * Hate speech * List of disability-related terms with negative connotations * List of ethnic group names used as insults *
List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity This list of ethnic slurs and epithets is sorted into categories that can defined by race, ethnicity, or nationality. Broader ethnic categories African ; Af : (Rhodesia) African to a white Rhodesian (Rhodie). Livingstone, Douglas. 1986. ''Dr ...
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List of LGBT slang terms LGBT slang, LGBT speak, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBT people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBT community identify themselves ...
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List of regional nicknames The list of regional nicknames used in English language includes nicknames for people based on their locality of origin (birthplace, place of permanent residence, or family roots). Nicknames based on the country (or larger geopolitical area) of ...
* List of religious slurs *
List of terms used for Germans There are many terms for the Germans. In English the demonym, or noun, is German. During the early Renaissance, "German" implied that the person spoke German as a native language. Until the German unification, people living in what is now Germa ...
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Lists of pejorative terms for people Lists of pejorative terms for people include: * List of ethnic slurs ** List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity ** List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names * List of religious slurs * A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-relate ...
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Term of disparagement A pejorative or slur is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or a disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect toward someone or something. It is also used to express criticism, hostility, or disregard. Sometimes, a ...
* Xenophobia * Xenophobia in the United States * Xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic * wikt:English ethnic slurs * Wiktionary category: English derogatory terms * wikt:Appendix:English terms for outsiders


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Further reading

* Burchfield, Robert. "Dictionaries and Ethnic Sensibilities." In ''The State of the Language'', ed. Leonard Michaels and Christopher Ricks, University of California Press, 1980, pp. 15–23. * Croom, Adam M
"Racial Epithets: What We Say and Mean by Them"
''Dialogue'' 51 (1):34–45 (2008) * Henderson, Anita. "What's in a Slur?" ''American Speech'', Volume 78, Number 1, Spring 2003, pp. 52–74 in
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* Kennedy, Randall. ''Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word'' (Pantheon, 2002) * Mencken, H. L. "Designations for Colored Folk." ''American Speech'', 1944. 19: 161–74. * Wachal, Robert S. "Taboo and Not Taboo: That Is the Question." ''American Speech'', 2002. vol. 77: 195–206.


Dictionaries

* Erin McKean, ed. ''The New Oxford American Dictionary'', second edition. (Oxford University Press, 2005) * Eric Partridge, ''A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English'' (2002) * John A. Simpson, ''Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series''. * Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, ed. ''The Concise Oxford English Dictionary''. (Oxford University Press, 2004) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ethnic slurs, List of Ethnic Slurs Profanity Ethnic slurs Lists of pejorative terms for people