Slur |
Represents |
Reason & Origins |
Adolf |
Germans |
Hitler, of course. Generally thought of the worst person ever. |
Bazi |
Germans |
"Bazi" is a Bavarian/Southern German term for a loveable crook. Pronounced "baht-see" |
Blockhead |
Germans |
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. |
Boche |
Germans |
The French called the Germans this in WWII. "Boche" is short for "alcaboche" or cabbage-head. |
Bosch |
Germans |
French WW2 term. Name of a big german tool and machine producer? |
Boxhead |
Germans |
Germans typically have, or are thought to have, rather square heads. |
Fischkopf |
Germans |
"Fish-head" used by southern Germans for northern Germans |
Fritz |
Germans |
Russians in WWII called Germans Fritzes, a common German name in those days (short for Friedrich). Also, Germany was ruled by several emperors (Kaiser) with the name Friedrich. |
Germ |
Germans |
Being a plague to humans, sickening them |
Grout |
Germans |
WWII. |
Hans Bitterman |
Germans |
Personifies the humourless German |
Heinee |
Germans |
Possibly from the root name, "Hein." |
Herm |
Germans |
Herman the German - self-explanatory. |
Hitler |
Germans |
Self-explanatory. |
Hun |
Germans |
When the Europeans united to crush the Chinese boxer rebellion, Kaiser Wilhelm II said something like "let the Germans strike fear into the hearts, so hell be feared like the hun!" Europe laughed, name stuck. |
Jam Bun |
Germans |
Cockney slang for Hun (See: Hun) |
Jerry |
Germans |
Apparently used since World War I. Jerry was a British nickname for "chamberpot", and was a reference to the shape of the helmets the germans wore in WWI. |
Jew Burner |
Germans |
Refers to Jewish Holocaust during WW2. |
Jew Killer |
Germans |
Reference to the Holocaust. |
Kaiser |
Germans |
Referance to World War One. |
Kartoffel |
Germans |
Called this by foreigners because they think Germans eat a lot of potatos (Kartoffel) |
Kossy |
Germans |
Cossack tribes who lived in Northern Germany |
Kraftwerk |
Germans |
Early German Techno Band |
Kraut |
Germans |
Short for sauerkraut, a popular German food. |
Mof/Moffen |
Germans |
Used by the Dutch in the 2nd World War. |
Nazi |
Germans |
Self-explanatory. |
Piffke |
Germans |
Pronounced "pif - ka." Used by Bavarians/Austrians to refer to North Germans (after a famous Prussian with the last name "Pieffke"). |
Saupreiss |
Germans |
Austrians and Bavarians use it for Northern Germans. Preiss is Austrian dialect for Preusse (Prussian) and a Sau is a female pig. |
Schleu |
Germans |
Frech slur during WWI; common German consonant combination that is unpleasent sounding to French speakers |
Schmeisser |
Germans |
WWII term for a German soldier, derived from a machine gun of the same make. |
Shit-Eater |
Germans |
Feces eating is a fetish that originated in Germany, otherwise known as scat sex or shit sex eg. shit eating, rubbing shit, etc. |
Volkswagen |
Germans |
Self explanatory. |