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Slur Represents Reasons/Origins
51st Stater Canadians Self-explanatory.
Abba-Dabba Arabs Used in the movie "Betrayed" by rural American hate group.
Abo Australian Aboriginal Derogative shortened term for Aboriginal.
Adolf Germans Hitler, of course. Generally thought of the worst person ever.
Ahab Whites From Moby-Dick. Ahab hunted the white whale.
Ainu Japanese Aboriginal Originally, a word for the native Japanese
islanders from Hokkaido, but now means roughly a "primitive" person. Usually
look more European than their Japanese counterparts, i.e., more hairy and
fair skinned.
Albino Whites Albinos are white.
Ame-koh Americans Term for Americans used by Japanese.
AmeriKKKan Americans Reference to inherent racism in US society. Entered the
language as a part 1960s counter-cultural slang.
Ami Americans Used by Germans as derogatory reference of Americans.
Shortened from Scheiss-Ami.
Amo Amish Pronounced ah-mo.
Angie Canadians English-speaking Canadians. Short for "Anglophone" and used
in Quebec, especially for Anglophones in Quebec province itself.
Antique Farm Equipment Blacks Slaves being used for labor.
Apple Native Americans Used by Native Americans as derogatory for other
Native Americans who are red on the outside but white on the inside.
Apple (2) Blacks Has to do with "hanging from a tree".
Apu Indians Hindu character from The Simpsons. Before that, one of the most
famous films out of India was the "Apu Trilogy."
Armo Armenian Short for Armenian.
Aunt Jamima Blacks After the stereotypically Black trademark picture on "
Aunt Jemima"-brand breakfast foods.
BBK Blacks Big Black Cocks. Spelled with a K, as in the Korn song of the
same title.
Baboomba Blacks From the "booming" of their car stereos.
Babuska Ukrainians/Slavs The head garment worn by old Ukrainian women.
Bagel-Dog Jews From Kosher "bagel dogs" - a Kosher sausage inside of a bagel.
Bahadur Nepali Bahadur, means brave, has become a derogatory term for Nepali
servants. They are also called Gaurkhs.
Bamboo Coon Chinese Bamboo grows in China.
Banana Asians An Asian-American who has lost their heritage. Yellow on the
outside, white on the inside.
Bans/Cans Hispanics MexiCANS, Puerto RiCANS, CuBANS.
Beach-Nigger Whites Overly-tanned people/surfers.
Bean Burrito Hispanics Common Hispanic food is bean burritos and the
coloring of the beans is similar to the coloring of their skin.
Beaner Hispanics Because they are known to have a lot of beans in their diet.
Beanie Jews Referring to the yarmulke.
Beaver-Beater French-Canadians Fur trade.
Beef-Curtain Greeks Possibly originated from their smell.
Berry Picker Hispanics Refers to Hispanics who would work berry fields in
California, specifically illegal immigrants, as their employer didn't have
to pay them as much.
Bhindu Pakistanis Pakistani name.
Bhrempti Indians Their pronunciation of the number 20.
Big Nose Jews Refers to how Jews are said to have large noses.
Bjork Icelanders She's the Icelander everyone knows.
Black Barbie Blacks Refers to a black woman when she wears her hair and
makeup to try and look like a white woman.
Black Dagos Italians Believed that some Sicilians are part Black.
Blackie Blacks Self-explanatory.
Blackrobe White Missionaries Native American term.
Blanco Whites 'Blanco' is Spanish for white or blank.
Blanket-Ass Native Americans From when the US Government gave tribes
blankets.. i guess to make up for killing so many of them. The blankets were
also rumored to be infested with smallpox.
Blaxican Mixed Races Black/Mexican mix. Pioneered by the Black/Mexican hip-
hop group "Delinquent Habits".
Blockhead Macedonians Shape of their heads; Australian.
Blow Blacks Originated from blacks originally living in Africa and using
blow guns.
Blue-Gummer Blacks Refers to the blue tinge of the gums of some blacks/
southern origin.
Blue-eyed Devil Whites Whites primarily with blue eyes are said to be the
most evil. Especially since their skin is so pale, it looks scary to others
as their blue eyes stare out at them.
Blue/Blew Mixed Races Black/Jewish Mix.
Boat-People Asians or Cubans Could apply to any peoples who took a boat to
immigrate to another country. See: FOB.
Boffer/Boofer Blacks The Hawaiians or Polynesians call Blacks this name.
Same as nigger in the United States.
Bog-trotter Irish Abundance of Bogland in Eire.
Bogan Native Americans Male Native Americans.
Bogan (2) Whites New Zealand white trash or rednecks.
Bohunk Hungarians May be a contraction of 'Bohemian/Hungarian', and might
refer to Hungarians or Czechs. See: Honky.
Boogalee Cajuns May be a corruption of the French slang for "feces".
Boogie Blacks Referring to "Boogie Woogie" form of jazz? Could come from W.
African "Buuker" or "Buckra", meaning "Devil", "Boogie man" or "White Man".
Turned around and used against Blacks by Whites.
Book-Book Filipinos From Hawaii. A slur on how their language sounds to non-
Filipinos.
Boong Australian Aboriginal "Boong" is the sound they make when they hit the
bull bar (a metal bar attached to the front of a car to reduce damage when
you hit an animal)
Bootlip Blacks More or less self-explanatory, blacks tend to have big lips.
Border Nigger Hispanics Obvious.
Border-Bunny Hispanics Hopping the border to get into America.
Border-Hopper Hispanics Same as Border Bunny. Border-Jumper too.
Boudreaux Cajuns Common name among Cajuns.
Boxhead Germans Germans typically have, or are thought to have, rather
square heads.
Boy Blacks Originated during slavery. Used to belittle blacks.
Bozgor Hungarians Term used in Eastern Europe for Hungarian-Ethnics living
in different countries after WWI. It means "man without country" or just
imitates Hungarian talking.
Brillo Pad Blacks Hair reminiscent of a Brillo Pad.
Brit British Short for British. Used as in "Brits Out!": graffiti from
Ireland.
Bro Blacks Contraction of brother, see: Brother.
Brother Blacks Used by blacks in an effort to help unify their race. Also
used by non-black races to poke fun at or try to identify with the black
race.
Bruised Banana Asians A "banana" who acts black.
Bubble Greeks "Bubble & Squeak" is Cockney slang for Greek.
Buck/Buck Nigger Blacks This word has been used since the 17th century to
refer to a male Negro - no matter whether slave or not.
Buckethead Koreans Of all Asian groups, Koreans are said to have the biggest
heads.
Buckra Whites Gullah language word meaning White Trash.
Buckwheat Blacks Refers to Buckwheat, a Black character on "The Little
Rascals."
Buddhahead Asians A lot of Asians are Buddhists.
Bug-Eater Asians Many Asians eat bugs such as Locusts and Grasshoppers.
Buleh Whites Asian term, origin unknown, encountered on trip through
Indonesia.
Bumblebee Mixed Races Black/Oriental couple or mixed child.
Bumper Lips Blacks Self-explanatory.
Bun Blacks Big Ugly Nigger.
Buppie Blacks A (young) black upwardly professional person. Like yuppie, but
refers to blacks.
Burnt Cracker Blacks Used as a response to Blacks who call Whites crackers.
Burnt Match Blacks Self-explanatory.
Burnt Toast Blacks Skin color can resemble that of a burnt piece of bread.
Burr Head Blacks Hair Texture.
Bush-Boogie Blacks Derived from their jungle origins.
Bushnigger Native Americans Self-explanatory.
Butter Blacks Alternative to Nigger.
Cab Nigger Indians/Arabs Many cabbies are Arabs or Indians.
Cabbage Whites Small town farm trash that wore spotted welder beanie caps
and carried concealed knives to school.
Cabdriver Indians/Arabs A large portion of cab drivers seem to be foreigners
, mostly of Indian descent.
Camel Cowboy Arabs They ride camels like cowboys ride horses.
Camel Jockey Arabs From camels being a major form of transportation in the
Middle Eastern countries.
Camel-Humper Arabs Refers to lonely Arab shepherds.
Camel-Jacker Arabs A take off on Camel Jockey and Camel-Humper. This refers
to the act of "stimulating" a camel by hand.
Can'ardly Asians They can'ardly see, originated in Australia.
Canadian Blacks Used as a masked replacement for 'Nigger.'
Canal Panamanians Panama Canal.
Cancer Whites Cancer causes the face to become white, and the blood to drain
away.
Caneater Australians They consume a lot of canned beer.
Cankee/Cankie Canadians Canadian-Yankee.
Cans/Bans Hispanics MexiCANS, Puerto RiCANS, CuBANS.
Canuck Canadians From Johnny Canuck, emerging in 1869 as a "younger, simpler
cousin to America's Uncle Sam or Britain's John Bull." Reborn during World
War II as Canada's 'defender from the Nazi menace.' Could only be a slur if
you say it the right way.
Canucklehead Canadians Diminutive of Canuck.
Cargo Blacks Slave ship reference.
Carlton (Banks) Blacks Black males who behave like whites or talk very
proper. "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" reference.
Carpet Pilot Arabs Reference to Aladdin and his magic carpet.
Casabooboo Blacks From 1960s African leader Casavubu.
Cascos Mixed Races White/Black mix. Describes the offspring of two mulattos.
See: Mulatto.
Cashew Jews Catholic Jews. Mainly, the children of a Jew and a Catholic.
Might have originated from a Saturday Night Live skit (doubtful).
Casino-Owner American Native Americans Many Native American tribes run
casinos on their reservations to make money for their people.
Cat-lick Irish Catholic - Cat-lick.
Caucasianally- Challenged Non-Whites Self-explanatory.
Caveman Whites Refers to the Neanderthals living in caves; used by rappers.
Chale Chinese Informal/derogatory term used by Hispanics, primarily in
Mexico, to refer to Chinese people. As in "Cafe de Chales" = Chinese-run or
owned cafe.
Cham Amish Represents a former Amish man.
Charlie Vietnamese Originated during the Vietnam War (1960-1974) from the
phrase 'Viet Cong,' shortened to V.C., which in the military phonetic
alphabet is 'Victor Charles' which gets you to 'Charlie.'
Cheeser Canadians Used primarily in northern Washington State, refers to
Canadians who cross the border to shop for big blocks of inexpensive
American Cheese.
Chefur Balkan Comes from the same roots as "Kaffir", and is used in Slovenia
as a derogatory term for anyone originating from one of the former Yugoslav
republics.
Chief Native Americans Self-explanatory.
Chigger Chinese Refers to Chinese people that try to act like Black people
or are half Black.
Chilango Hispanics Specifically Mexico City inhabitants. People from Mexico'
s provinces use it as an insult denoting a lazy, tricky, cheating person
from the big city. Seen on bumper stickers: "Haz Patria, Mata Un Chilango" (
Make Mexico great, kill a Chilango).
Chili Shitter Hispanics Self-explanatory.
Chinaman Asians Self-explanatory.
Chinese Asians Used by the ignorant to describe any Asian with slanted eyes.
Chinese Wetback Filipinos Filipinos have a Mexican and Chinese heritage.
Most have Hispanic surnames and still have a lot of Asian influence.
Chinig Mixed Races Chinese/Black mix. Combination of 'Chink' and 'Nigger'
Chink Chinese Shortened and rearranged from Chinese.
Chink-a-billy Chinese Half Chinese, half hillbilly.
Chino Chinese Spanish for Chinese.
Chinxican Mixed Races Chinese/Mexican mix.
Chite Whites White people trying to act Black.
Choco Blacks Short for chocolate, in reference to skin color.
Chocolate Drop Blacks Obvious.
Chocolate-Dipper Whites White women who date Black men.
Chole Creole Self-explanatory.
Chonky Chinese Concatenation of Chinese or Chink and Honky. See: Chink,
Honky.
Choo-Choo Chinese Americans Chinese immigrants help build the Pacific
railroad.
Christ Killer Jews See: Jesus Killer.
Chug Native Americans Refers to alcoholism in Native Americans. They chug it
back.
Coal-Burner White Women From the film 'Freeway', represents when a white
woman dates a black man.
Coalminer Blacks A Russian term for blacks, which originated because of
their dark skin which looks like it is covered in coal dust. Pronounced "
shahktor" in Russian.
Cocksauce Whites Semen is white.
Cocoa Blacks From southwestern area of the US, called blacks "cocoa" for
very much disrespect.
Cocoa Puff Blacks/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.
Cocolo Blacks Dominicans used this term for Blacks because they look like "
Coco"nuts and it sounds really African.
Coconut Blacks or Hispanics Mainly used to describe Hispanics who are
perceived as trying to be "white"...brown on the outside, white on the
inside.
Colored Blacks Skin color.
Commie Russians Originated during the cold war. Short for communist.
Congo Lip Blacks In reference to the ring-shaped objects primitive peoples
from the South American jungles insert into their lips.
Conky Whites Combination of "caucasian" (or "cracker") and "honky."
Conky (2) Blacks Derived from "conk", a lye-straightened hairdo popularized
in the 1920s by Cab Calloway.
Cookie Chinese Refers to fortune cookies. 'Cookie person/people.'
Coolie Chinese Chinese railroad workers in the 1800's wore triangle-shaped
hats called "coolie hats". Might have originally been heard as "ku-li", a
Chinese word meaning a menial worker.
Coon Blacks Probably refers to the Portuguese word for slave pens or
barracks "baracoons". Could also have meaning as a shortening of "raccoon",
as raccoons have a tendency to steal.
Coon Ass Cajuns French-Canadian Exiles who migrated to Louisiana. Fur
traders. Originated during WW2 when the French soldiers heard the Cajun-
French American forces speaking a very old version of the French language
peppered with slang, they called them 'conasse', which translates roughly to
mean 'cheap whore'. Of course the other non-Cajun members of the American
forces heard this as "Coon Ass", and it stuck.
Cordon Blacks Derivative of the name of a champagne; Cordon Negro.
Cornbread Blacks It was in the movie "Shaft." Apparently Black people like
Corn Bread.
Cornelius Blacks Planet Of The Apes reference.
Cotton-Picker Blacks Originates from pre-Civil War US. Refers to the slaves
who picked cotton all day at the plantations.
Cow-Kisser Indians For the worship of cows in India.
Cowboy-Killer Native Americans They killed many a cowboy.
Cowfuck Whites Farmers in the fields getting intimate with their animals
Cracker Whites First used by the slaves to refer to their slave owners.
Could originate from a) 'corncracker,' someone who distills corn whiskey, or
b) the 'crack' of a whip the slave owners used or c) "white as a soda
cracker". Might also refer to southern farmers too poor to own slaves, so
they had to work their own fields. Cracker was a derogatory term used by the
Scarlett O'Hara set.
Craw Blacks Fondness of "CRAW"dads.
Cremlin Whites White Europeans.
Cricket Blacks Color of skin vs. cricket's color (brown/black). Could also
refer to Blacks that stay up all night playing loud thumping music, real
common in the industrial Midwest.
Crime Blacks The high crime rate among Blacks.
Crizm Whites Some sort of variant of "cracker." Unsure of origins, but have
heard it used in Florida.
Cubs Blacks Look like cartoon bear cubs.
Curry-Muncher Indians They eat Curry.
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.
Dan Blacks Dumb-Ass-Nigger.
Darkie Blacks Skin color.
Dead Sea Pedestrian Jews See: Red Sea Pedestrian.
Dees-Right Arabs Arab people always ask "Is dees right, Is dees right?" (
meaning 'is this right?')
Demi-nigger Arabs Somewhat lighter skin tone than Blacks.
Devil Whites Used mainly by Blacks to refer to the evil white man.
Dial Jews During WWII, the Nazis would make soap out of the fat of the
burned Jews (Dial is a brand of soap).
Diaper-Head Indians Same idea as Towel-head or Rag-head. In reference to
turbans.
Dib Israelis Dumb Israeli Bastard. Commonly used by American Jews to deride
the Israeli culture.
Dicksuckinflog Dutch 16th Century term for prostitutes accused of witchcraft.
Dinge Blacks Used in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Dink Vietnamese Used in the movies Apocalypse Now and Platoon to refer to
the North Vietnamese.
Ditchpig Whites Redneck kids who play in the ditches/streets.
Dog-Muncher Asians They have been known to eat dogs; as seen on "Faces of
Death" Volumes 1-6.
Domes Dominicans New York origin, Washington Heights region. Used by other
Hispanics to refer to the Dominicans.
Dot-Head Indians Refers to the caste-mark (dot) on their foreheads.
Double A Blacks Shorter version of 'African American.'
Drywaller Hispanics Hispanics do a lot of construction work and are usually
paid very little or nothing.
Dumb Wet Hispanics Variation of Wet-Back, as used on an episode of X-Files.
Dune Coon Arabs Comes from 'coon' (Blacks) of the 'dunes' (sand dunes) in
the Middle East.
Dune Nigger Arabs Same ideas as Doon Coon and Sand Nigger.
Dyke-Jumper Dutch Because of all the dykes in Holland, Dutch farmers use
long wooden poles to pole-vault from one section of farmland to another.
Egg Whites White males that try to really get into East Asian culture and
date Asian women. White on the outside, yellow on the inside (opposite of
banana).
Egglet Blacks Black Children -- "little eggplant."
Eggplant Blacks Slur used mainly by Italians. See: Moolie.
Eh-Holes Canadians Canadians are known for saying 'eh?' a lot.
Ehlipe Blacks ?
Eraser Head Blacks Because of their Afros looking like school chalkboard
erasers.
Erkel Blacks Nerdy Blacks. Character from "Family Matters" TV show.
Ese Hispanics Pronounced "s-a." Roughly translates to "dude." Offensively
used by races other than Hispanics.
Etch Asian Indians ?
FBI Native Americans Full Blooded Indian. Used in the movie Thunderheart.
Not really a slur.
Fake Mexican Hispanic-Americans Used to describe those who have lost the
language, culture, etc. of Mexico.
Fan Kuei Whites Chinese for "ocean ghosts". Refers to skin color.
Farang/Falang Whites Means foreigner (ie. non-Thai) of the white race. It is
very frequently used in a simple descriptive way. It's negative only if the
intent of the speaker is such.
Feather Native Americans Used to differentiate Indians from India ("Dots")
from those from America ("Feathers").
Feb British Stands for Fucking English Bastard.
Feb (2) Blacks February is Black history month.
Felipe Parkhurst Guatemalan Exiled from the country for life for selling
many children to slavery.
Fez Arabs They wear fezes, the little hats.
Fig Gobbler Arabs/East Indian They eat figs.
Firangi Whites From Arabic "Firanji" or "Firangi" in Egyptian Arabic,
meaning "European". Corruption of "French" or "Franks". Made famous in a
slyly ironic way by the ultracapitalist Firengi on Star Trek.
Firewood Jews WWII Holocaust reference. 'Nazi Firewood' to be more specific.
Fish Israelis Fucking Israeli Shithead. See: Dib.
Fish-Belly Whites Similar color
Flat-Back Whites Term refers primarily to white women who unlike women of
other races have flat butts and no shape.
Flip Filipinos Shortened and rearranged term, easier to say. Could also
stand for "Funny Little Asian People".
Fob Asians or Cubans "Fresh Off the Boat." Applies mainly to Asian and Cuban
immigrants.
Fog Nigger Blacks British Blacks. The weather is usually foggy in Britain.
Four By Two Jews Cockney rhyming slang "four by two" = Jew.
Fritz Germans WWI term?
Frog French The French are said to laugh like frogs. When they laugh, their
adam's apples bulge out of their necks like frogs. Also perhaps from the
French delicacy of frog-legs. Another possible derivation is the Fleur-de-
Lys displayed on the French king's banner in the Middle Ages, which, to the
English enemy, looked like squatting frogs. UK origins.
Frostback Canadians A play on "wetback", altered to fit Canadians.
Fur Licker French Sexual preference.
G/Gee Blacks Shortened from Gangster or OG (Original Gangster). Used as a
greeting between gang members ("Yo, G, what up?"). Used in a derogatory
fashion by members of other races or non-gang members.
Gabacho Whites Connotes "imperialist"; used by Mexicans and Mexican-
Americans; apparently originated in Spain to refer to French.
Gai-jin Whites Japanese equivalent to "Goyim," refers to anyone not Japanese
, but especially Westerners.
Gai-ko Whites Pronounced "guy-ko". Derogatory way of saying gaijin which is
'foreigner' (literally outside person) in Japanese.
Gar Blacks Redneck term. Short for nig-GAR. Could also refer to the Gar, a
fish similar to the piranha, found in streams in the Southern US and eating
by many Southern Blacks.
Gasbag Native Americans Some Natives are commonly prone to 'huffing' gas out
of a plastic bag.
Gatemaster Jews Some say they are destined for hell.
Geechee Blacks Specifically a derogatory term referring to the Gullah
culture of African ex-slaves on the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina and
Virginia.
Geep Italians From Pinnochio's "father" Gestepo, who was Italian.
German Oven Mitt Jews WWII.
Gew Jews A German Jew. Pronounced like 'goo'.
Ghetto Blacks Used to describe Black urban "Ebonic" syntax; can be used on
anyone who speaks in such a manner.
Ghetto Hamster Blacks Black Children. A disposable pet.
Ghost Whites Ghosts are white.
Gimpy Blacks It is an often stereotype that most people who collect
unemployment are black. And blacks pretend they are injured so they can
collect.
Ginzo Italians From Guinee/Ginney.
Goldberg Jews Common Jewish name. Also has slight money-related reference.
Golden Toe Whites Whites who don't bathe get golden toes.
Gomer Whites White goof Gomer Pyle from the television show of the same name
. A spin-off of The Andy Griffith Show.
Gook Vietnamese Most likely originated in Korea either by referring Korea's
original name, "Hanguk", or during the Korean War when Koreans would ask
American GI's "Mi Guk?" ("American?" in Korean) which sounded like they were
saying "Me gook." Was soon adopted for use in the Vietnam War.
Gookaniese Vietnamese Their language is Gookaniese.
Goombah Italians From the Italian word "Compare" (pronounced 'cumpa')
meaning "a close friend." Considered a slur when used by non-Italians to
describe an Italian male. Was first used by Louis Prima who was famous for
bastardizing the Italian language in his witty songs for his American
audience. The Goomba is also the weakest enemy in Nintendo's Super Mario
Bros. video game series.
Gorilla Head Whites Popular White 80s hairstyle called a 'mullet' is similar
to a gorilla: short on top and long in the back. Countless small-town White
folk still sport them.
Goy/Goyim Whites Used by Jews to describe White gentiles or non-Jews in
general. The term "goyim" means "human cattle." Possible old Hebrew
derivation from the word for nation (ie. nations other than we.)
Grape-Stomper Italians & French They make wine.
Gravelbellies Hispanics Crawling across border on their bellies.
Grease Ball/Bag Greeks, Italians & Hispanics Possibly because of the grease
they sometimes put in their hair or because of the types of food they make.
Greezer Greeks Play on word.
Grey Whites A white that tries to act black (white & black mix = grey). See:
Wigger.
Greyboy/girl Whites See: Grey.
Gringo/a Whites This is truly only derogatory in regions of northern Mexico
and in the United States where it translates to "white foreigner." Gringo/a
in many other countries in Latin America really only translates as "
foreigner" without a pejorative connotation. Is generally used to refer to
all foreigners/tourists of apparently northern European descent. Some say it
comes from Spanish "griego" (meaning Greek) which used to be used to refer
to anything foreign. Others say it comes from hearing Americans sing the
popular song "Green Grow the Rushes" (unlikely though). Yet others believe
it comes from when soldiers were in South America and they all wore green
outfits, and they would say, "Green Go."
Gro Blacks From neGRO.
Groid Blacks Short for Negroid.
Groundskeeper Willie Scottish From the Scottish character in 'The Simpsons'.
Grout Germans WWII.
Guerro Whites Used by Hispanic-Americans.
Guido Italians Northern term referring to Italians who try to portray a
mafia mentality. Feminine version is Guidette.
Guinea Italians Pronounced "gi-nee." Came from "Guinea Negro" and originally
referred to any Black or any person of mixed ancestry. This dates back to
the 1740's. By the 1890s it was being applied to Italians--almost certainly
because they tend to have darker skin than Anglo-Saxons/Germans. By 1911 the
term began being applied to Hispanics, although the reference to Italians
is the most common.
Guteater Native Americans They eat stomach lining (tripe) of deer, buffalo,
etc.
Gwailo/Gweilo Whites Cantonese term to refer to any Western person. Also
means 'White ghost' Gwai=ghost, lo=man. The first whites seen in China were
sailors. The ships often left on early morning tides or during the night,
causing the locals to believe they were "ghosts" who were seen and then
disappeared.
Gwat Central Americans Short for Guatemalan.
Gyp/Gyppo Egyptians Play on word "Gypsy". Gyp also actually means a cheat or
swindler.
Habibi Arabs Translates in Arabic to "Beloved". Technically a term of
affection but still sounds funny.
Hadji Indians Reference to a youthful East Indian side-kick character named
Hadji from the '70s Saturday-morning cartoon, "Johnny Quest."
Hagwei/Hayquay Blacks Chinese origin showing dislike or hatred of Blacks or
African Americans. Means 'black devil, or 'demon.'
Half Baked/Breed Mixed Races Black/White mix.
Half-Dick Jews Circumcision reference.
Halfrican Mixed Races Black/Any other race. Represents a person that is half
African.
Haole Whites Pronounced "haow-lee." Refers to any non-Polynesians. It means
"without breath" in Hawaiian, it was used to describe the ghost like
appearance of Capt. Cook and his men when they first came ashore.
Hapshi Africans Animal like, originates in ancient India, when some slaves
were imported from Africa. Still in use.
Harbor-Bomber Japanese The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, which
caused the US to enter World War II.
Harp Irish Perhaps derived from the fact that Harp Ale is brewed in Ireland
or that the Harp is popular instrument amongst the Irish.
Hawaga/Khawaga Whites Originally a Persian word for "Lord". Heard in Egypt.
Accent on second syllable.
Hay Seed Whites Slang term for country-farmer-type whites (or all whites in
general).
Hebe Jews Short for Hebrew.
Hebro Jews Black Jews. Combination of "Hebrew" and "bro"
Heinee Germans Possibly from the root name, "Hein," plus something, like "
Heinrich" or "Heineken".
Heinz Mixed Races Any mix of races. From the label on the ketchup bottle
reading "57 Varieties."
Helo Whites Whites who try to immerse themselves in hoodlum culture.
Herm Germans Herman the German - self-explanatory.
Herring Choker Scandinavians Scandinavians are known for eating lots of fish.
Hick Whites Country dweller, rustic farmer, unsophisticated tourist. The
whites that live in the country. Also, Sometimes they make a hicking noise
when they are excited.
Hickory-Smoked Jews WWII.
Higger Indians Hindus who act Black.
Hillbilly Whites Redneck, Hick and Hillbilly are all used as derogatory
terms for whites.
Hispandex Hispanics Don't know if Hispanics are known for wearing Spandex,
but it sounds funny anyway.
Hitler Germans Self-explanatory.
Homey/Homie Blacks Synonymous with friend in the black community, used by
other races to poke fun at that.
Honky/Honkie Whites Possibly comes from the term "Honky Tonk", which is a
type of country music. Another interesting theory suggests it originated as
"Hunky" (and "Bohunk") to refer to Slavic and Hungarian immigrants and
eventually transformed into "Honkey" to refer to all White people. Might
also come from the African Wolof word "Honq" meaning red or pink and used to
describe white men. Yet another theory has it originating from white men
honking their horns to call on the lounge singer/prostitute types in 1920's
Harlem.
Honky/Honkie (2) Asians Asians hailing from Hong Kong.
Hooknose Jews In recognition of a common Hebrew facial characteristic.
Hoosier Whites Rednecks, trailer park trash.
Horse-Gums Blacks Self-explanatory.
Hoser Canadians From western-Canadian practice of stealing gas with a siphon
, ending up with a mouthful of gasoline. Suggests low intelligence. On the
Canadian TV show SCTV, "Bob and Doug McKenzie" always called each other
Hosers.
Hot Dog Eater Americans Used by Canadians, referring to American tourists
who eat a lot of hot dogs.
Hot Footer Hispanics Ones that can't swim across the border. See: Wet-Back.
Hotel Blacks Ebonics: "I gave the bitch crabs and the hotel everybody."
Hotnot Blacks Probably derived from Afrikaans "Hottentot", a name for a very
traditional Khoisan group generally recognized as among the most primitive
on earth.
House Nigger Blacks The slaves called the butlers house niggers, basic Uncle
Tom reference.
Hucka-lucka Arabs Derived from the sound of them speaking (as heard by a
dumb American).
Hun Germans A person who is wantonly destructive :VANDAL b usually
disparaging : GERMAN; especially : a German soldier
Hunyak East Europeans Contraction of Hungarian & Polock.
Huskie Eskimos Refers to a type of dog found in Northern parts. 'Husky' also
means large or overweight.
Hymie Jews Jesse Jackson once referred to New York City as "Hymie-town" (
which got him in a lot of trouble).
Ian Armenians All their last names end in IAN.
Ice Monkey Finlanders Because of their clear skin and facial features.
Ice Nigger Canadians Canadian Blacks. It's cold in Canada. Coined by
comedian Scott Thompson from the Kids in the Hall.
Iceback Canadians Another take on frozen Wetback. See Frostback.
Ikey-Mo Jews Abbreviation of "Isaac Moses".
Injun Native Americans Pioneer-related term dates back to the 19th century
during the Western Expansion. Probably comes from country people who could
not pronounce the word Indian correctly.
Island Nigger Polynesians Polynesians live in islands and some have hair
similar to that of Black people.
J.J. Blacks A goofy black guy, like the guy from Good Times.
J.O. Amish Pronounced 'cho.' Stands for Jerked Over. Refers to an Amish man
who has left the church; no longer Amish. See: Cham.
JAP (2) Jews Stands for "Jewish-American Princess". Related to the familiar
'Yenta'.
Jabonee Italians What American-born Italians call immigrant Italians, as in
"He/she is a real Jabonee right off the boat. Can't even speak English."
Possibly a real Italian word bastardized by English-speaking Italian-
Americans.
Jackamammy Blacks Combination of 'jack rabbit' and 'Aunt Jamima.' People
have said that jack rabbits looked like 'lynched' black people.
Jandel Polynesians Because most Polynesians wear jandels.
Janner Cornish Derogatory term used by the English.
Jap Japanese Short for Japanese.
Jar Jar Blacks In Star Wars Episode 1, the computer-generated character Jar
Jar Binks was filled with stereotypical black behavior. The actor who did
the voice was also Black.
Jaundy Boy Asians Comes from Jaundice (Hepatitis), which turns your skin
yellow.
Jerry Germans Brits called the Germans this in WWII. They thought it was a
common German name.
Jesus Killer Jews Christians in the times of WWII when the Jews were most
hated used this slur as a reason to hate Jews.
Jew Jews Short for Jewish. Not really a slur but could be if you say it the
right way.
Jew Killer Germans Reference to the Holocaust.
Jew-Bag Jews Reference to being cheap.
Jewban Mixed Races Jewish/Cuban Mix.
Jewlet Jews Female Teenage Jews. Heard frequently in NY.
Jewrab Mixed Races Jewish/Arabian mix.
Jewxican Mixed Races Jewish/Mexican mix.
Jigaboo Blacks Very dark-skinned Black people. Usually used among lighter-
skinned African-Americans to refer to ones of very dark complexion. Used in
the 1975 movie "Cooley High."
Jigger Mixed Races Jewish/Black mix. Jew + Nigger.
Jihadi Mosslems Mosslems in India have been branded after Jihad.
Jikky British ?
Jim Blacks Heard it used by Renko on Hill Street Blues. He called an older
black man "Jim" and the guy flipped out and roared, "Who are you callin' Jim
?" Most likely comes from the old Black slave character Jim in the book _Tom
Sawyer_.
Jock Scottish Heard in the UK. Because Joc is a common Scottish name.
Joe Americans Were referred to as "G.I. Joe" in World War II.
Jr. Mint Blacks White on inside, black on outside.
Jungle Bunny Blacks Jungle is referred to their jungle origins and bunny is
referred to some people saying that jack rabbits looked like 'lynched' black
people.
KFC Blacks Black people like fried chicken.
Kaaskop Dutch Dutch for "cheese head".
Kabloonuk Whites Inuit (Eskimo) word for any non-Inuit. Literal translation
means "person with bushy eyebrows."
Kaek East Indian Thais, living in Thailand, refer to the Indians (who have
been in Thailand for at least 200 years, I think) as Kaeks, which means "
guest" in Thai. Take a hint, already, guys! The word may also be spelled "
kak" or any other way you like, since Thais use a different "alphabet."
However, "kaek" is pronounced to rhyme with "crack."
Kaffer/ir Blacks Afrikaaner word for blacks, very derogatory. Made popular
by Lethal Weapon 2.
Kafir Non-Arabs Kafir is an Arabic word with meanings similar to Goy or
Goyim of the Jews, only describing any non-Muslim person in a derogatory way
. S. African Kaffir possibly imported during the Boer War by British
soldiers who had fought in the Sudanese campaign.
Kala Blacks Indian word for the color black. Used by Indians as a slur for
black people.
Katzenfresser Italians German slur meaning "cat eater".
Khazar Jews The Khazar Empire converted en mass to Judaism, in 740 A.D. and
allegedly (see Koestler's book, _The Thirteenth Tribe_) formed the bulk of
the Ashkenazi Jews. Many conspiracy theorists and White Nationalists refer
to Jews as Khazars. Search the web from more...
Kike Jews Originates from the word 'keikl', in Yiddish, which means 'circle'
, the reason being that the first Jewish immigrants in America, who were
unable to sign their names, signed with a circle instead of a cross.
Kingfish Blacks From Amos & Andy. Usually in reference to a poor, older
black man.
Kiwi New Zealanders The native bird is the Kiwi. Not necessarily a slur to
New Zealanders.
Knees Grow Blacks Comes from Negro.
Knuckle-Dragger Blacks Often believed that black people have longer arms
than other races and therefore their knuckles would drag.
Koku-jin Blacks Japanese term for Blacks or anyone of African descent.
Kraut Germans Short for sauerkraut, a popular German food.
Kukolokod Alaskans ?
Kung-fu Chinese Chinese delivery person, mainly 'Is that Kung-Fu with my Lo
Mein?"
Kunta/Kunta Kinte Blacks From Kunta Kinte in the book/movie "Roots."
Kurombo Blacks Used in Japan; considered very derogatory. Comes from "kuro"
(=black color) and "bo" (casual suffix meaning young man).
Landya Muslims Actually means 'cut cocks' because of the rite of
circumcising followed by Muslims.
Latrino Hispanics Combination of "Latino" and "Latrine."
Lava Lamp Hawaiians Also works on Pacific Islanders or anyone in the
volcanic circle.
Lawn Jockey Blacks Most all Lawn Jockeys are Black, sometimes also known as
Porch Monkey.
Leb/Lebbo Lebanese Pretty Self-explanatory. Used a lot in Australia where
there was a large arrival of Lebanese immigrants in the mid 80's.
Lefty Arabs Thieves in the Arab countries get their hand chopped off.
Lemonhead Asians Skin color.
Leprechaun Irish From the well-known old Irish myth of the chubby green-clad
gnome (what happens when you mix Catholicism with Paganism). Popularized in
America by Lucky from the Lucky Charms cereal and St. Patrick's Day.
Limey British The British sailors ate a lot of limes to prevent scurvy (18th
and 19th centuries). Limey implies lime-eaters.
Lincoln's Mistake Blacks US President Abraham Lincoln is known to have freed
the slaves.
Lobsterbacks British Redcoats in Revolutionary War.
Lofan Whites Anglo-Americans. A Chinese word, not necessarily derogatory.
Lowlander Dutch The Netherlands are below sea level.
Lucius Blacks Commonly used on poor black people. During the period prior to
the Civil War, many blacks were named after famous Romans (e.g. Lucius,
Marcus, Scipio, etc.)
Macaroni Italians The famous macaroni noodle originated in Italy.
Makaronifresser Italians German. Fressen is impolite term for eating (people
essen, but animals fressen).
Maldito Bori Puerto Ricans Puerto Ricans come from Boriquen and call
themselves Boriquas. Bori is short for that. Maldito is used so commonly
before Bori by many other Hispanics because they steal, rob, kill, and smell
. Maldito means "god-damned".
Mandingo Blacks In reference to the 1975 blacksploitation movie with the
same name.
Mandinka Blacks Reference to the motion picture "Roots": A Mandinka warrior
was a 'Big Black Buck'.
Mangro-Monkey Blacks Monkeys live in mangroves.
Maple Leaf Nigger Canadians Their flag has a maple leaf on it.
Massa Whites Black Southern speech. The Negro slaves addressed their Masters
in this way.
Mayate Blacks Hispanics term for 'Nigger.'
Mayonnaise Whites Skin color.
Meat Pie Asians "Yellow on the outside, black on the inside."
Med Wop Mediterraneans Self-explanatory.
Melanzana Blacks Italian for "eggplant" - very dark black people have a
purplish tint to their skin, so does eggplant.
Mellanoid Blacks Dictionary: one having dark pigmentation.
Mestizo Hispanics Specifically, Spanish/Native American mixed breed. Not
polite, but not taboo either. From the Spanish word for "mixed".
Mexijew Mixed Races Mexican/Jewish mix.
Michelli Whites Commonly used to refer to Whites living in southern United
States.
Mick Irish Many Irish surnames begin with "Mc" or "Mac." Irish are also
named after the famed Michael Collins, making Michael (Mick) a very common
name. Not as derogatory as Paddy.
Midnight Blacks Self-explanatory.
Mockey Jews Andrew Dice Clay among others have used it.
Mof/Moffen Germans Used by the Dutch in the 2nd World War.
Mohow Native Americans Indians have Mohawks & Pow wows.
Mojo Hispanics Normally used among Hispanics towards other Hispanics. "Mojo"
derives from "mojado" meaning "wet" i.e. wet-backs. Mojados are Mexican
citizens while pochos are Mexican-Americans.
Moke Hawaiians Refers to how locals in Hawaii are big/fat/dumb. Used by
locals similar to how blacks use "nigger."
Monkey Blacks Self-explanatory.
Monkeyboy Blacks People once believed, because of their high cranium, blacks
were close cousins to primates.
Mook Chinese A 'mook jonk' is a wooden dummy used in kung fu. Word defined
as "an ineffectual, foolish, or contemptible person."
Mooliachi Blacks Female version of Mooley. Used in The Godfather.
Moolie Blacks Shortened from Melanzane, meaning "eggplant" in Italian.
Eggplants have black skin.
Moon Cricket Blacks See Cricket. Possibly derived from the "MC" often used
after many black nicknames.
Moon Cricket (2) Whites The slur is also used by some Native Americans
against whites: "moon" as in pale, and "cricket" as in whites have big eyes
and gangly legs. Whites also make annoying sounds like crickets.
Moor Blacks For the black Muslims that invaded Europe during the Middle Ages
. Also used as derogatory against those of ancestry where the Moors settled
(Spain, Sicily) - they are "part Moor".
Moosefucker Canadians Tom Green, a Canadian, mocked sexual contact with a
moose on his television show.
Moss Eater Whites White trash in the Pacific Northwest.
Mouse Whites Used by Blacks to refer to nervous ("shook") white people
walking through the ghetto.
Mud Duck Blacks Dark skin. See Mud People.
Mud People Blacks Sentiment that only Wasps are born with souls, everyone
else God made from mud. Also suggests life without meaning, value or worth.
Used by the church that was attended by Mr. Smith - the hate killer that
shot up a bunch of Jews and Blacks in the summer of '99.
Mud Shark Whites White girls who date black men.
Muk/Muktuk Alaskans Comes from the main Eskimo food source - Muktuk - whale
fat/meat.
Mullato Mixed Races Black/White mix, usually. The Spanish "Mullato"
translates to "like a mule." Could refer to any mixed breed.
Mullethead Whites Bad hair cut (short on top, long in back) rural whites
sport fashionably.
Mung Vietnamese Vietnamese people that were relocated to America by the US
government during and after the Vietnam War. It's actually the correct
pronunciation of the word "Hmong", mountain-dwelling people inhabiting
southeastern China and the northern parts of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
Muppetfucker Whites Backwoods inbred rednecks of the U.S. south are called
muppetfuckers because they look like Muppets.
Mutt Mixed Races Any mix of races. The regular use of 'mutt' refers to dogs
of mixed breed.
Nacho Hispanics Based on the popular snack.
Naco Hispanics Native Mexicans. Used as an insult by city dwellers on
indigenous, small town inhabitants or vulgar people even from the big city.
Naga Blacks North American Ground Ape; Affectionately used by the LAPD
during the Watts riot in Los Angeles.
Nammer Vietnamese Derived from Vietnam being called "Nam".
Napkin Nigger Indians Obvious reasons.
Nappy Head Blacks Refers to hair type.
Narrow Back Irish Heard used on jobsites around NYC amongst the many Irish
immigrant workers and every time one Irish immigrant calls another this slur
it has always ended in a bloody fistfight.
Nazi Germans Self-explanatory.
Neck Whites Shortened version of 'redneck.'
Neechee Native Americans Love of Lychee fruit.
Negro Blacks Once acceptable, it is now often taken derogatorily by Blacks.
Nethead Hispanics Chicano slur used in L.A. From Mexican boys wearing thin
nets to cover their hair.
Newfie Canadians Newfoundlanders. Some of the people from Newfoundland are
considered to be less intelligent.
Ni-ni Blacks Used instead of "nigger" in potentially sensitive company, to
avoid being overheard, or to appear politically correct.
Nickel Nose Jews Money and Facial characteristic.
Nig-nog Blacks Used in England. Probably from the Dutch "niknok" (=nigger)
by way of South Africa.
Nigger Blacks Most likely originates with the Latin word "niger" which
translates to "black". Similar words for "black" exist in other languages (
Spanish, for example, is "negro"). Also somewhat relates to the African
country Nigeria, which is primarily black. Many variations exist, including
"Nig", "Nigel", "Niggy", "Niggly", etc.
Niggerette Blacks Black women. Adapted from: Nigger, See: Nigger.
Niggeroid Blacks Usually light skinned mixed breed black and any other race.
Nigglet Blacks Black children. Adapted from: Nigger, See: Nigger.
Nigloo Blacks In northern Canada, it refers to Blacks living way up north in
the cold with the Eskimos.
Niknok Blacks Dutch version of Nigger.
Nikon Asians Popular brand of camera. Asian tourists are known to take a lot
of photographs.
Nine Iron Asians Golf club with a dramatic degree of loft, ostensibly
resembling stereotypical Asian 'slanted' eyes.
Ninja Blacks Ninjas wear black clothing.
Ninky Mixed Races Black/White mix. See Carlton or Zebra. It can be both.
Nip/Nipper Japanese Short for Nippon meaning "Japan".
Nit Native Americans Refers to the belief that Native Americans had lice.
Nog Blacks Stands for "Nigger Out of Gas". Used by White police officers to
describe Blacks who run out of gas and wait for the police to supply them
some, which, supposedly, by law they have to do.
Nordski Scandinavians They come from "da Nord".
Nubian Princess Blacks Originally was a compliment for Black women, grew
popularity from the movie "Friday" then was commonly used mockingly under
mentality that a Nubian meaning African even with a title of princess is
still a Nigger.
Nuprin Asians "Little, yellow, different."
Nurple Blacks African Blacks, specifically. "So black they appear purple."
Ocnod Arabs A bastardization of Achnad, a common Arab name.
Octroon/Octaroon Mixed Races A person who is 1/8th Black. Originated by the
Spanish in the 14th/15th century as they were very exact in their racial
classifications to determine a person's worth in society.
Ofay Whites Pig Latin for "foe" - opposite of "friend." Used to be popular
with political types who were down with their "African Roots."
Orange Picker Hispanics From all the Hispanics that work in the agriculture
industry in California.
Orb Blacks The word 'bro' backwards.
Oreo Blacks A black person who acts white. Black on the outside, white on
the inside.. or a person who is of both black and white descent. Thus, they
are both black and white e.g. an Oreo.
Oreo (2) Asians Oreo is bastardized form of Oriental.
Orlando Blacks Used by other black people to refer to the 'old-school'
blacks who do not keep current with the 'gansta' styles of music or clothing.
Osrouge Mixed Races Native American/Black. ?
Oven-Baked Jews World War II reference.
Oven-Dwellers Jews World War II reference.
Pakeha New Zealanders White New Zealanders only. Maori for "white devil".
Curiously, this is an official term.
Paki Pakistanis Short for Pakistani.
Pakoniggy Mixed Races Pakistani/Black mix.
Paleface Whites Skin pigmentation.
Pancake Asians Facial characteristics.
Panda Panamanians Mispronunciation.
Panhead Asians Facial characteristics.
Pastyface Whites Used mainly by Blacks to refer to a really pale White
person. The vanilla, creamy color of Whites' skin that seldom gets exposed
to the sun. Derogatory in nature.
Patel Indians Means "Innkeeper" or "Motel Owner". Pal is a name of rich,
land owning Indians. It means landowner. It's a slur because only the rich
Indians would come to western countries years ago, a flood of patels.
Patty/Paddy Irish Derogatory slur word for Irish people. Used mainly in
Britain. Similar negativity connotations as "nigger". Comes from St. Patrick.
Peckerwood Whites Originated in the South (pre-Civil War by the slaves).
Comes from red-necked woodpecker. See: Redneck
Penny Chaser Jews The old "Jews are cheap" thing.
Pepperbelly Hispanics They eat a lot of peppers
Persuasion Whites Similar sound to Caucasion; Implies their persuasive,
scandalous actions and attitudes.
Petrol Sniffers Aborigines In Australia they sniff all the petrol and gas.
Pickaninny Blacks From the days of slavery. Three possible origins: The
slave owners would "pick a nincompoop" from the lineup of slaves; or the
slave children who couldn't pick cotton "ain't pickaninny"; in some parts of
the south, breasts are referred to as ninnys, so pickaninny was a reference
to blacks being used as wetnurses.
Pie Face Native Americans Round shape of their faces.
Piffke Germans Pronounced "pif - ka." Used by Bavarians/Austrians to refer
to North Germans (after a famous Prussian with the last name "Pieffke").
Pineapple Nigger Hawaiians Pineapples grow there.
Pinewood Whites Pine being a whiter colored wood than most.
Ping-pang Asians Mimics the way their language sounds to non-Asians.
Pinko Russians Originally referred to Communist sympathizers - later as a
general slur against all Leftists, including Communist Party members. Now
pretty much synonymous with Russians/Communists.
Pinky Poops Mixed Races Vietnamese/Black mix. For when Black soldiers had
kids with Vietnamese women.
Pinto Mixed Races White/Native American mix. Pinto horses are white and
brown.
Pit Blacks Black Children. Stands for 'Perpetrator In Training.'
Pizza Jews Both go in the oven.
Pizzabagel Mixed Races Italian/Jewish mix. Popular in New York as Italian
and Jewish neighborhoods grew together.
Po'bucker Whites Corruption of West African "Buuker" meaning devil, boogie-
man or white man. Poor white trash were referred to as "Po'buckers".
Po-Bean Hispanics Short for Poor Beaner.
Pocho Hispanic-Americans Chicano derogatory term referring to Hispanics who
can't speak Spanish. Used by Hispanics.
Pogue Irish Possibly from Irish Gaelic "pog mi hone", meaning "kiss my arse".
Pohm British "Prisoner Of Her Majesty". Used mainly in Australia as a
derogatory term for British People. Comes from the fact that Australia was a
prisoner colony for British Prisoners.
Point-Six (.6) Blacks Reference to the 3/5ths Compromise, where the US Gov't
decided that slaves (Blacks) only counted as 3/5ths of a person for
population reasons. (3/5=.6)
Pointy-Head Asians J. W. Pepper says it a number of times in "The Man with
the Golden Gun" while speaking to some Asians in Bangkok.
Polarican Mixed Races Polish/Puerto Rican mix.
Pollo Hispanics The U.S. Border Patrol uses this term to refer to illegal
aliens. Pollo means chicken in Spanish. Agents call the illegals Pollos on
their service radios.
Polock Polish Polish pronunciation of "Polish."
Pom British Used by Australians. It's the acronym of "Port of Melbourne",
the port where British immigrants landed in the colonization of Australia.
Pome British 'Property Of Mother England' Used in Australia, New Zealand,
etc. Probably related to and/or another version of Pom.
Poo Blacks Poo-Poo (Feces are black or brown in color.)
Popolo Blacks The Hawaiian version of "nigger".
Porch-Monkey Blacks Presumably referring to when blacks would sit on their
porches to cool themselves off, not being as fortunate as whites, who had
fans.
Pork-chop Portuguese Sounds similar.
Portagee Portuguese Common term for those of Portuguese origin of someone
who talks a lot.
Portajew Mixed Races Puerto (Porta) Rican/Jewish mix.
Potato Head Irish The Irish grow potatoes.
Powder Whites Skin color. Might be from the albino guy in the movie Powder.
Powerpoint Asians Used mainly by Australians. Australian electricity outlets
are commonly called power points, they are said to look like a stick figure
drawing of an Asian face.
Prairie-Nigger Native Americans Self-explanatory.
Pretendian Native Americans Native Americans who claim to be pure, but are
just mixed-breeds. I suppose this could refer to any mixed -ian race.
Pubie Blacks Refers to the pubic-like hair on blacks' heads.
Puckhead Canadians For their love of hockey.
Pull-Start Arabs Reference to pulling their turbans off their heads.
Punjab Indians Punjab is the Indian character from "Little Orphan Annie."
Also represents the Punjab region of India (near the Punjab river). When the
British took over India, they used it as a derogatory term for the natives
there.
Push-Button Indians Refers to the caste-mark (dot) on their foreheads. Push-
Start also.
Quadroon Mixed Races A person who is 1/4 Black. Coined during the Civil War,
referring to how White you had to be in order to serve in the army.
Race-Traitor Mixed Races White/Any other race mix. Term used by whites for
any person of mixed race or who marries a non-white..
Rag-head Arabs Referring to turbans, a Muslim headdress. Also: Towel-head.
Ragu Italians Spaghetti sauce.
Rail-Hopper Chinese In early America many Chinese were sent to build the
railroads.
Red Native Americans Skin color.
Red (2) Russians Refers to the color of revolution, as well as old Red
Russia. Too, "Red Army." See J. Edgar Hoover's use.
Red Coat British Used during the Revolutionary War, because of the Red coats
the British army wore.
Red Nigger Native Americans Self-explanatory.
Red Sea Pedestrian Jews Moses led the Israelites across the Red Sea from
Egypt. Heard in Monty Python's "Life of Brian."
Redbone Blacks Used by darker-colored Blacks to refer to Blacks with a very
light complexion. Origin unknown. Link
Redneck Whites Previously referred only to the rural prejudice whites,
mostly farmers, who have reddish necks (or a "farmer's tan"). However, its
usage has become a lot looser and now includes any racist white. See:
Peckerwood
Redskin Native Americans Skin color.
Reggie Blacks Common name, especially for famous Black sports stars.
Regin Blacks Niger backwards.
Rice King Whites White men who date Asian women.
Rice-Eater Asians Popular food among Asians.
Rice-Paddy Asians Places where they grow rice in Asia and Japan.
Rice-Picker Asians Because they pick rice. Probably the Asian version of '
Cotton Picker.'
Rico Suave Hispanics The 80's singer/rapper of the same name.
River-Crosser Hispanics Self-explanatory.
Roach-Rancher Arabs Their apartments often have roaches, which they are
forbidden to kill.
Roofucker Australians Kangaroo-fucker. Australian version of Sheepfucker.
Used often on USENET and other internet forums.
Rosbif British French origins. From pasty-complexioned British tourists who
go to French beaches on holiday and immediately get sunburned the color of "
roast beef".
Round-Eye Whites Japanese derogatory term for American whites.
Rubberhead Canadians Heads bounce off ice in hockey games.
Rube Whites In the same league as hick. See: Hick.
Ruble Head Russians Originated because of the national currency and it's
origin.
Rug-Pilot Arabs The whole magic carpet thing.
Rug-Rider Arabs See: Rug Pilot.
Ruskie Russians The Russian word for the Russian language is pronounced "pa-
rooski." Was popular during the Cold War.
Rutabaga Swedes Swedes cherish this thick bulbous edible yellow root; used
as food and animal feed, which is even called the Swede or Swedish turnip.
SBH Asians Represents their Straight Black Hair.
Safe Blacks Because the government gives them food, housing, money and
protects them from "hate".
Salmon Nigger Native Americans Salmon was a primary food source for
Northwestern Native Americans.
Saltine Whites Same color as skin. Same sentiments expressed as in "cracker."
Saltwater Nigger Cubans Immigrants who come to America by boats or ships (or
rafts).
Sambo Asian Indians Derives from the traditional children's story, "The
Story of Little Black Sambo" about an Asian Indian who had dark skin.
Sand Moolie Arabs Same idea as Sand Nigger, only with Moolie.
Sand Nigger Arabs They look like blacks and they live in deserts, hence the
name.
Sassenach British From Scotland. Scottish Gaelic 'sassanach', derived from
Saxon. Also Welsh "Sassain". Link
Sayeedi/Saeedi Egyptians Used by Cairenes to refer to inhabitants of Upper
Egypt.
Scheiss-Ami Americans Used by Germans as derogatory reference of Americans.
Schiptar Albanians U.S. Army in Kosovo.
Schmeisser Germans WWII term for a German soldier, derived from a machine
gun of the same make.
Schwarzie Blacks 'Schwarz' is German for 'black.'
Schwoogie Blacks Believed to be contraction of Yiddish/German schwatrz (
black) and boogie.
Scratch-Back Hispanics Mexicans (illegals) who crawl under fences, getting
their backs scratched up in the process, to get into America.
Seagull Filipinos Possibly from how Filipinos often travel overseas to work
like migratory birds (although the seagull is not migratory...). Heard in
Japan, used by non-Japanese.
Seinfeld Jews Probably one of the most famous Jews.
Self-Chosen, The Jews In reference to their moniker 'chosen people of God.'
Semi-Simian Blacks Self-explanatory.
Semihole Native Americans Referring to the Seminole tribe.
Seppo Americans Short for Septic, see Septic.
Septic Americans Cockney rhyming slang. Septic Tank - Yank: Full of shit.
Shadow-Smurf Blacks They the darkest of all Smurfs.
Shagitz/Shiksa Whites These are commonly used words in Yiddish. They are the
male and female form (respectively) of the older Hebrew word for worm or
insect and as such are negative. They are also commonly used in an almost
neutral way, but they are never complementary. Shagitz is pronounced "
shaygitz." Term "Shiksa" used in Jewish religious books such as the Talmud
when referring to white gentile women.
Shant Irish Poor Irish People. Derived from the shacks they lived in -- the
shanty.
Sheeny Jews From Yiddish "shaine" or German "schon" meaning "beautiful".
Sheepfucker Scottish or Welsh 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.
Sheister Jews Like a shyster lawyer. One who carries on any business,
especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way.
Shilaeli Hugger Irish Shilaeli is a staff commonly use by the Irish.
Shine/Shiner Blacks A 1920's main occupation, shoe shiners.
Shit-Kicker Whites From farmers or country boys walking through the cow
pastures.
Shitheel Blacks Slang term for a Black servant. Southern origins.
Shovel-Head Koreans Believed their heads look like shovels.
Shvartz Blacks Yiddish (German origin) word for Black. Used neutrally and
disparagingly.
Shylock Jews Comes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and "Othello"
. Similar to sheister.
Silverback Blacks Old Black.
Silvery Blacks Cockney rhyming slang for Coon - Silvery Moon - Silvery.
Skillet Blacks Refers to the color of iron skillets.
Skimo Eskimos Derogatory slang of 'Eskimo'.
Skinflint Blacks Skin appearance related.
Skip Whites White Australians specifically. From "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo."
Slant Asians Facial description -- referring to the eyes.
Slantey-eye'd Asians Facial description -- referring to the eyes.
Slave Blacks Self-explanatory.
Slit Asians Another eye reference.
Slope/Slopehead Vietnamese/Asians Facial description, Self-explanatory.
Smigger Blacks From the joke "what do you call a Black Smurf?"
Smoke Jumper Whites White women who date Black men.
Smokefoot Blacks Color of feet.
Snigger Blacks "Snow nigger." Black people seen on the ski slopes; a
stereotype that they generally don't go skiing because they dislike the cold.
Snipes Blacks Wesley Snipes is the blackest of the Black people.
Snowback Canadians Play on 'wet-back'.
Snowflake Blacks Was used to indicate an educated black man during the civil
war; white collar blacks were pretty rare - only white people had desk jobs.
Snowflake (2) Jews When they would burn the Jews and the ashes would come
out the smoke stacks. (See Schiendler's List)
Sole Samoan Pronounced 'So Lee,' short for Samoan.
Sorta Rican Puerto Ricans Mix of Puerto Rican and any other race. Read in
National Lampoon.
Spade Blacks The spades in decks of cards are black.
Spanglish Hispanics Spanish-Americans; English-speaking Hispanics, also the
language they speak.
Spear Chucker Blacks Comes from the hunting styles of African natives.
Spec Hispanics Baby Spic. See: Spic.
Spegro Mixed Races Spanish/Black mix.
Spew Mixed Races Spanish/Jewish mix.
Spic Hispanics Short for Hispanic. Might also be acronym of SPanish, Indian,
and Colored, coming from the mixed breeds that resulted from the union of
Spanish colonists, Indian natives, and Black (colored) slaves. Another
theory has it originating from the response Mexicans would give when spoken
to in English and they didn't understand. They would say, "I don't SPIC
English".
Spickaboo Mixed Races Mexican/Black mix. Derived from 'Spic' and 'Jigaboo.'
Spigger Mixed Races Hispanics/Black mix. Combination of 'Spic' and 'Nigger.'
Spink Mixed Races Spanish/Chinese mix. Combination of 'Spic' and 'Chink.'
Spizzician Mixed Races Hispanic/Guatemalan mix. Pronounced "spizzz-ik-ien."
Splib Blacks ? Possibly originated sometime in the 1960's.
Spoda Blacks How blacks talk (ex.) "We ain't Spoda be here." (we aren't
supposed to be here)
Spook Blacks Because of their dark skin, which can blend into the night,
making them ghost-like.
Spoon Blacks From the reflection you see when looking at a spoon.
Sprout Belgians Obscure Monty Python reference; take on "brussel sprouts",
hence Belgians.
Spudnigger Irish Irish/Potato relationship. Also, Spudfucker.
Sputnik Russians The world's first artificial satellite sent into space. Not
really a heinous threat, but sounds that way.
Squarehead Germans or Swedes Shape of head, late 19th/early 20th century
American word.
Squaw Native Americans Refers to Native American women. Usually thought to
refer to a woman's vagina, but this is fairly controversial.
Squint/Squinty Asians Referring to their eyes.
Stovelid Blacks A book from the 1950's set in Florida (_The Lotus Eaters_)
used Stovelid, which makes some sense if you've ever operated a big wood
stove - the lids are the disks set into the big holes on top (these
eventually became burners when the design was refined to use gas or electric
).
Stovepipe Blacks Stovepipes from wood-fired stoves get encrusted with black
soot, hence the association.
Strange Fruit Blacks Coined by Blacks during slavery to refer to other
Blacks who were hanged from trees. See: Apple (2).
Stump/Tree Jumper Whites Rednecks use Stump Jumper or Tree Jumper against
hillbillies lower than themselves, but they also use it to point out
hillbillies that commit incest- jumping the family tree.
Sub-Human Blacks They are said to be the missing link between apes and
humans.
Suntan Blacks Refers to their dark skin color.
Swamp Kike Cajuns It has been said that Cajuns are the Jews of Louisiana
because of their propensity for commerce and finance. The slur is used by
any non-Cajun, Black and White alike.
Swamp Yankee Americans Of the same nature as "trailer trash", but refering
to a poor Whites who live in the boonies.
Swirlie Mixed Races Black/White mix.
TPT Whites Short for "trailer park trash."
Tabeetsu Whites Used by Chinese. Means "great-nosed ones".
Table Face Asians They tend to have flat faces.
Taco Bender Hispanics Self-explanatory.
Taffy Welsh The Taff is the name of the river that runs through Cardiff, the
capital of Wales. Also from a poem that starts: "Taffy was a Welshman,
Taffy was a thief..."
Tape Head Asians Facial characteristics--slanted eyes as if someone pulled
back their eyes using Scotch tape around the back of their head.
Tar Baby Blacks Skin color.
Target Iraqis Gulf War related.
Tater Tot Irish Irish Child.
Tea-wop British Tea-drinking immigrants.
Teabag British Self-explanatory.
Tee-Pee Creeper Native Americans Some live in tee-pees.
Terrence Blacks Likely comes from the black singer Terence Trent D'Arby, who
claimed that his debut album was the most important album since "Sgt.
Pepper" and then bored his audience with self-important lyrics, losing major
credibility in the process.
Three-Fifth (3/5) Blacks Same vain as Point-Six. In reference to the 3/5ths
Compromise, where the US Gov't decided that slaves (Blacks) only counted as
3/5ths of a person for population reasons.
Timber Nigger Native Americans Similar to Prairie Nigger.
Timmy Whites Timmy is a retarded kid on the TV show South Park who says only
his name in a unique manner.
Toad French ? Frog-related, see: frog.
Toby Blacks Reference to the character in "Roots."
Tomato Picker Hispanics Hispanics pick tomatoes.
Tommy British Germans called the Brits this in WWII. They thought Tommy was
a common British name.
Tony Italians Started when there was a big Italian emigration to the U.S.
Their Luggage would say "TO NY" (New York).
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.
Towel-head Arabs Referring to turbans, a Muslim headdress. Also: Rag-head.
Trailer Trash Whites Similar to "White Trash" but only used for lower-class
Whites who live in trailer parks.
Trash Whites Self-explanatory. Usually used as "White trash," "Poor white
trash," or "Trailer trash."
Tree-Swinger Blacks Monkeys.
Tunnel Digger Vietnamese They used to dig foxholes and tunnels in Vietnam to
kill American soldiers.
Twinkie Asians An Asian-American who has lost their heritage. Yellow on the
outside, white on the inside.
Uncle Ben's Boys Vietnamese From the Vietnam War, referring to Vietnamese
soldiers, due to large number of rice patties.
Uncle Tom Blacks Blacks who suck up to white people. In reference to the
Uncle Tom character in the famous 1852 book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet
Beecher Stowe.
Velcro-head Blacks Characteristics of the hair.
Vodkalky Russians Vodka + alcoholics. Plural: Vodkalkies.
WT Whites White Trash.
Wab Hispanics Short for Wet-Back. See: Wet-Back.
Wagon Burner Native Americans Self-explanatory.
Wahoo Native Americans War Cry, there was also a famous Native American
wrestler named Wahoo McDaniel in the 80's.
Waki Paki Pakistanis Wacky Pakistanis.
Wanker British Implies that the addresser is accusing the addressee of self-
gratification.
War Whoop Native Americans Refers to the traditional Native American war cry
. ?
Wasp Whites Stands for "White Anglo-Saxton Protestant." Refers to "Pure
whites."
Watermelons Guatemalans Words sound alike, look alike?
Webe Blacks Pronounced "we be", this refers to the inability of most blacks
to conjugate the "be" verb, thus resulting in "we be" instead of "we are"
when making references to themselves.
Wej Jews Jew spelled backwards.
Welfare Monkeys Blacks Blacks tend to get all the welfare (and often don't
need it).
Wet-Back Hispanics Refers to Mexicans (or illegals) having "wet backs" from
swimming across the Rio-Grande to get into America illegally. Could also
refer to the sweaty backs that Mexicans get when they work in the fields in
the heat.
Wexican Mixed Races White/Mexican mix.
Whale Turd Blacks Derived from the joke - Q. What do you call a black in the
ocean? A. A whale turd.
White Chocolate Whites Whites who try to act like Blacks.
Whitetrash Whites Lower class whites. Self-explanatory.
Whitey Whites Self-explanatory.
Wic Whites 'White Irish Catholic'
Wigger Whites Affluent suburban white kids who dress, talk and act like they
were brought up in the ghetto.
Wiggerette Whites Same as Wigger only for women.
Wiggie/Wigg Non-Whites Non-Whites who date only Whites or have a strong
preference for whites. Stands for "white guy groupie" or "white girl groupie"
Wikki Wikki Blacks DJ turntable scratching noise, often heard in rap music.
Windchimes Blacks A common practice of southerners was to hang blacks. When
the wind blew and swung them back and forth against each other southerners
would refer to them as windchimes.
Wink Whites White person trying to be like or associates with Chinese.
Wog Asians Abbreviation of either "White-" or "Worthy-Oriental Gentleman."
Originally intended as a term denoting respect. In common use, however, it
became a term of abuse/denigration.
Wog (2) Greeks or Italians This term is currently used in Australia to refer
to Greeks and Italians. Made popular by the movie "The Wog Boy"
Wog (3) Indians British Imperialists commonly referred to Indians as a "WOG"
since they were commonly used as security, it stood for "Warden on Guard".
Wonder Bread Whites Wonder Bread is white.
Wonder Bread Wop Italians Used by Italians to describe Italians who are more
assimilated into "North American" culture.
Wood Whites Short for Peckerwood.
Wool Head Blacks Self-explanatory.
Woolyback Welsh NW England origins. Lots of sheep in Wales.
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).
Yankee Americans Slang used by the British. Also used in the former
Confederate states to refer in a derogatory fashion to people of the Union
states. Slur perhaps originally used derisively against the Dutch, calling
them "John Cheese" (they made/ate a lot of cheese); Non-English speaking
Dutch called back to the Americans, yelling "Yankee" (mispronunciation).
Might also be a bastardization of "Jan-Kees", a common Dutch name.
Yard Ape Blacks Low-income housing quite often has no air conditioning. Thus
, people who live in housing projects often sit out front to keep cool. This
slur originated in the 60's and 70's.
Yello-Devil Asians Common name used by American servicemen to describe the
Japanese. Play on "White Devil"
Yellow Asians Skin color (as compared to Caucasians).
Yellow Monkey Asians Skin Color as well as referring to the Asian race as
monkeys, from Vietnam.
Yen Blacks Yellow Eyed Nigger. These are Blacks, usually male, that due to a
life of hard substance abuse have the whites of their eyes turn a hepititis
yellow.
Yenta Jews Know-it-all Jewish women.
Yid/Yid-Lid Jews Yid = Yiddish, lid = Yarmulke.
Yo Yo Blacks "Yo Yo's hang from strings."
Yoko Japanese Yoko Ono broke up the Beatles.
Yolk Asians Egg yolks are yellow.
Yom Blacks In Brooklyn is short for melanzane.
Yugo Yugoslavs Self-explanatory (and because they can't make a car).
Zambo Mixed Races Indian/African mix.
Zebra Mixed Races Black/White mix. Relates the colors of a person's parents
to the colors of a zebra's stripes.
Zeeb Whites An alternate usage for the word wigger.
Zip Italians Commonly used in the NY construction industry to describe
Immigrant Italian laborers either in the Bricklayer or Concrete Mason trade.
They are notoriously hard workers rarely stopping for a break and always "
zipping" around the jobsite. They generally have a poor command of the
English language.
Zipperhead Asians Coined by US soldiers during Korean War because if Asians
were shot in the head with high-powered weapons, their heads would split as
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