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Slur | Represents | Reason & Origins |
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Big Mac | Scottish | A large Scottish man. |
Caber Tosser | Scottish | Scottish sport. |
Clown | Irish | Not used so much as a racial slur, however, the classic clown is based on a stereotyped image of Irish people: bushy red hair, a large red nose (from excessive drinking), and colorful clothes often with plaids, and often with a great many patches to represent that the Irish were poor and could not buy themselves new clothes. With excessive plaid is a Scottish variation. |
Cross-Dresser | Scottish | The wearing of Kilts (like skirts) |
Groundskeeper Willie | Scottish | From the Scottish character in 'The Simpsons'. |
Haggis | Scottish | Scots eats haggis on Rabbie Burns Day. |
Haggistani | Scottish | Compares Scotland to a 3rd world country such as Pakistan |
Hamilton | Indians | Rhyming slang in Scotland from a Scottish soccer team called Hamilton Academicals. This is shortened to Hamilton Accies (Akkies) a derogatory name for Indians. |
Hillbilly | Scottish | 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. |
Jock | Scottish | Scottish variant of the name "Jack." Originally used to describe soldiers, but now used for anyone Scottish. |
Kilt | Scottish | From a traditional article of national garb. |
Mac | Scottish | Common Scottish surname prefix. |
McNugget | Scottish | For scottish or irish children - Mc (or Mac) for scottish/irish, nugget to represent that they are children |
N.E.D. | Scottish | Non Educated Delinquent. A major subculture in Scotland, NEDs are young criminal men who live off government handouts. |
Neanderthal | Scottish | Neanderthals were supposedly discovered in Scotland. |
Pipe Blower | Scottish | Reference to bag pipes |
Piper | Scottish | As in bag pipes |
Porridge Wog | Scottish | Mainly used by the British - Scots love their porridge! |
Scap | Mixed Races | Scottish/Japanese mix. |
Schemie | Scottish | White trash in Scotland. Local housing estates in Scotland are called schemes. Schemies are the ones who have never worked and lived on state benefit their whole lives, frequently deal in drugs and stolen goods. |
Scotch | Scottish | Archaic synonym for "Scottish." Fell out of common use because of the association with whiskey, but now used occasionally as a derogatory term. Slur was used to invent the term (brand name) "Scotch Tape" |
Scotty | Scottish | From the Star Trek character of that name. |
Sheep-Shagger | Welsh/Scottish | There's a myth that Scotsmen and/or Welsh have a thing for buggering sheep. The sheep are said to outnumber the people in both some European and Australian countries/states. On an interesting note, the first sheep was cloned in Scotland. |
Sweaty Sock | Scottish | Cockney rhyming slang -- Jock = Sweaty Sock |
Thistle Arse | Scottish | Emblem of the country. Apparently used by other United Kingdom Inhabitants |
Weegie | Scottish | A derogatory term used by Edinburgh people for Glasgow people. Comes from Glaswegians. The collective noun for people from Glasgow, Scotland. |