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| It should be noted that not all terms on the list are considered equally offensive. It should also be noted that many of these terms are used more widely than would be imagined based on their "definition", for example, ''Chink'' can be used to refer to any Asian person. The key here is that the person using the slur cares so little about the target, that the person's ''actual'' background is irrelevant. The motivation for using an ethnic slur is often ]. | It should be noted that not all terms on the list are considered equally offensive. It should also be noted that many of these terms are used more widely than would be imagined based on their "definition", for example, ''Chink'' can be used to refer to any Asian person. The key here is that the person using the slur cares so little about the target, that the person's ''actual'' background is irrelevant. The motivation for using an ethnic slur is often ]. | ||
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| *'''Ay-rab''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent (obviously from Arab) | *'''Ay-rab''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent (obviously from Arab) | ||
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| *'''towelhead''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent | *'''towelhead''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent | ||
| *'''whitey''' - U.S., a white person | *'''whitey''' - U.S., a white person | ||
| *'''wop''' - U.S., an Italian immigrant (, although folk etymology gives the origin as: WithOut Passport) | *'''wop''' - U.S., an Italian immigrant (, although ] gives the origin as: WithOut Passport) | ||
| *'''Yank''' - Southern U.S., a person from the North-Eastern U.S. | *'''Yank''' - Southern U.S., a person from the North-Eastern U.S. | ||
| *'''Yankee''' - Europe, an American national (also, same as ''Yank'') | *'''Yankee''' - Europe, an American national (also, same as ''Yank'') | ||
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The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are, or have been, used to refer to members of a given ethnicity (or, in some cases, nationality or religion) in a derogatory or pejorative manner. The term is listed, followed by it's primary user(s) and a definition.
It should be noted that not all terms on the list are considered equally offensive. It should also be noted that many of these terms are used more widely than would be imagined based on their "definition", for example, Chink can be used to refer to any Asian person. The key here is that the person using the slur cares so little about the target, that the person's actual background is irrelevant. The motivation for using an ethnic slur is often racism.
See also: Terms of disparagement
- Ay-rab - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent (obviously from Arab)
- boy - Southern U.S. whites, a black man
- beaner - Western U.S., someone of Mexican descent
- Boris - U.S., a Russian national
- camel jockey - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
- Charlie - U.S. military; Vietnam War - a Vietcong soldier
- Chink - U.S., someone of Chinese descent
- Christ-killer - widespread in Western cultures, a Jewish person
- darkie - U.S., someone with dark-colored skin (not used for Hispanics or Asians)
- dego - U.S., someone of Italian descent
- eggplant - North-eastern U.S., a black person
- Eyetie - U.S., someone of Italian descent (also Eye-talian)
- fob - U.S., a recent Asian immigrant (from Fresh Off the Boat)
- flip - U.S., someone of Filipino descent
- frog - U.S./U.K., a French national
- Gerry - Allies in WWII, a German soldier
- gook - U.S. since Vietnam War, a Vietnamese person
- goy - Hebrew speakers, a non-Jewish person
- honky - U.S. blacks, a white person
- hun - Allies in WWI, a German soldier; also Irish nationalists, a British nationalist
- Jap - U.S., someone of Japanese descent
- jungle bunny - U.S. whites, a black person
- kike - U.S., a Jewish person
- Kraut - U.S., a German national
- limey - U.S., a British national
- nigger - U.S., a black person
- Nip - U.S., someone of Japanese descent
- Papist - Protestants, a Roman Catholic person
- raghead - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
- Russki - U.S., a Russian national
- sand Nazi - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
- sand nigger - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
- slant-eye - U.S., a person of Asian descent
- spic - U.S., a person of Hispanic descent
- spook - U.S. whites, a black person
- spear-chucker - U.S. whites, a black person
- towelhead - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
- whitey - U.S., a white person
- wop - U.S., an Italian immigrant (click here for etymology, although folk etymology gives the origin as: WithOut Passport)
- Yank - Southern U.S., a person from the North-Eastern U.S.
- Yankee - Europe, an American national (also, same as Yank)