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Slur | Represents | Reason & Origins |
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ABCD | Indians | Means American Born Confused Desi (pronounced day-see). Used by Indians to describe American-born Indians who are confused about their culture. (Desi is slang for an 'countryman'). Also BBCD - British Born Confused Desi. |
AmeriKKKan | Americans | Reference to inherent racism in US society. Entered the language as a part 1960s counter-cultural slang. |
Apna | Indians | Hindi/Punjabi slang meaning "our guy," and referring to a male of their own race. "Apni" refers to Indian females. Used in areas of Punjabi immigrants. |
Banana Bender | Australians | Austrlian slang term for a useless person living in the state of Queensland. |
Beur | Arabs | Verlan (French slang) for "reube", which is itself verlan for "Arabe". Usually used for children of migrants from Maghreb settled in France in the 60-70's. Not inherently derogatory. |
Binder | Indians | slang for turbin |
Bludger | Australian Aboriginals | A bludger, or more accurately "dole-bludger", in Australian slang is someone who doesnt work and relies on the government for money (doles). It is the sterotype that all the Mediterraneans and Aborigianals of Australia are bludgers. |
Boogalee | Cajuns | May be a corruption of the French slang for "feces". |
Bubble | Greeks | "Bubble & Squeak" is Cockney slang for Greek. |
Captain | Turks | English rhyming slang. Captain Kirk = Turk |
Cocoa Puff | Whites | Represents a slang term for Blacks or a derogatory term for a White woman who sleeps or has children from Blacks. Originated from the cereal of the same name that turns white milk into chocolate milk. |
Crote | Croatians | Slang term for Croatians |
Dago | Italians | Slang for Italian, originally coming from Spain. "Diego" was a common name in Italy at the time this slang was first used. See: Wop. |
Desabrido | Whites | Spanish slang for without color, or flavorless with no substance. |
Diesel | Native Americans | Rhyming slang, diesel engine = injun |
Egoy | Blacks | Filipino racial slang for Black people |
Four By Two | Jews | Cockney rhyming slang "four by two" = Jew. |
Guancaca | Salvadorans | Probably from "guanaca," which is non-derogatory Central American slang for a Salvadoran + "caca," which means what it means in the US |
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. |
Hay Seed | Whites | Slang term for country-farmer-type whites (or all whites in general). |
Ivan | Russians | German WW2 slang, like Tommy for English |
Jam Bun | Germans | Cockney slang for Hun (See: Hun) |
Jin | Asians | Asian people who try to act Black and use the slang, etc. Jin is the name of a Chinese rapper (link). |
Kano | Americans | Filipino slang for Americans. Shortened from "Amerikano." |
Khao-Khao | Whites | (pronounced: cow-cow) Thai slang referring to whites. Khao means white. |
Kitchen Sink | Chinese | Cockney rhyming slang, chink = kitchen sink |
Langosta/Langostina | Cubans | Means "Lobster", slang for Cuban women because like the lobster they carry all their meat in the tail |
Laposta | Italians | Italian slang for lazy person with a small dick. In some areas its used to describe someone unusually skinny, pedophilia, and I've even heard homosexual. The word has different meaning based on where its said, but it all references Italians. |
LBFM | Filipinos | Female Filipinos, or Asians in general. From 70's military slang, stands for "Little Brown Fucking Machine" |
Malabari | Malayali/Indian | Popular slang used in the MiddleEast to describe the Malayalam speaking people from Kerala state in India. Malabar which is a part of Kerala used to have economic ties with the MiddleEast because of the spice trade. However the term Malabari is now considered a derogatory word. |
Mechanical | Blacks | English rhyming slang - Mechanical digger = Nigger |
Melon Johnny | Blacks | Italian slang for Blacks. |
Miyate | Blacks | Mexican/Latino slang for "minority". |
Mo And Yo | Blacks | 2 of the more common sounds they make in their general street slang. |
Norsky | Norwegians | Shortened/derogatory slang term |
Ola | Norwegians | Swedish slang for stupid Norwegian. |
Pen and Ink | Chinese | Cockney rhyming slang, chink = pen and ink |
Poon | Hindus | Punjab as in, popular Indian restaurant names, slang for punjab is poon |
Pute | Whites | Pronounced "poo-tee;" Filipino-American slang from Tagalog's term for the color "white" |
Ragoona | Blacks | New Orleans white slang refering to the "doo-rag" which blacks frequently wear to keep their hair in place. |
Sceptic | Americans | Rhyming slang, Sceptic Tank = Yank. Both are "full of shit." |
Scooby Doo | Jews | Rhyming slang for 'Jew'. |
Seppo | Americans | Cockney rhyming slang for septic tank = yank, shortened. |
Septic | Americans | Short for Septic Tank, which is rhyming slang for "Yank." Commonly used in Ireland. May also be used in the UK. |
Septic Tank | Americans | Cockney rhyming slang for "yank", often abreviated to "Seppo" |
Septic/Sherman | Americans | Cockney rhyming slang. Septic Tank/Sherman Tank = Yank |
Shitheel | Blacks | Slang term for a Black servant. Southern origins. |
Silvery | Blacks | Cockney rhyming slang for Coon - Silvery Moon - Silvery. |
Skimo | Eskimos | Derogatory slang of 'Eskimo'. |
Spota | Blacks | (Pronounced Spoh-tuh) Stereotype of dumb inner city blacks' slang for supposed to. "Spota get a job. Spota take care of the kids. Spota not break the law." |
Sunarefa | Arabs | Used by Russian metal band Korrozia Metalla on the song (title translates to) "Kill The Sunarefa." Sunarefa refers to a Soviet brand of cold medicine. I do not know if Korrozia Metalla (Corrosion of Metal) were the first to use this slang or how it came about, but it seemed very widly understood among Russian youth. |
Sweaty Sock | Scottish | Cockney rhyming slang -- Jock = Sweaty Sock |
Tory | Irish | Bandit, from the Irish Tory Island, a noted have for bandits and pirates. Also common slang term for a member of Canada's Conservative party. |
Vato | Mexicans | Originates from Chicano slang. In Spanish it means "guy". Can be compared with "dude". |
WOP | Italians | High class Italian. Stands for "With Out Papers." Started when there was a big Italian emigration to the U.S., and many were coming in illegally (with out papers). Also could mean "Working On Pavement", or refer to "guappo," (pronounced "woppo") a slang Italian (Neapolitan dialect) word meaning criminal or bully (strong person). |
Yaku | Whites | 1960's Black Panther slang. Still used today |
Yankee | Americans | Slang used primarily by the British. Also used in the former Confederate states to refer to people of the Union states. Origins can be traced to the Ottowa Indians calling the English, "Yang-gees," which morphed into "Yankees" by the British who then took that home after the French and Indian war in 1763. |
Zipperhead | Asians | Coined by US soldiers during Korean War. Also used in the film Full Metal Jacket. MULTIPLE reasons have been submitted: 1) If Asians were shot in the head with high-powered weapons, their heads would split as if you unzipped them 2) Vietnam War slang for "Zero Intelligence Potential" (IE: just kill them, no reason to interrorgate them) 3) Many times the Asians would be run over by military Jeeps, which left tire tracks on them that resembled zippers. 4) Asians tend to part their hair down the middle, leaving a zipper-like strip. 5) I'm not sure if the military used body bags to transfer dead enemy soldiers, but theres a possibly reference to the zipper on said bag. 6) WWII Japanese pilots wore leather helmets with zippers down the middle |