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Revision as of 11:47, 8 June 2003 by Dante Alighieri (talk | contribs) (fixing capitalization)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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 offensive 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.
- Ay-rab - (U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent)
- boy - (Southern U.S. whites, a black man)
- beaner - (Western U.S., someone of Mexican descent)
- 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)
- frog - (U.S., a French national)
- Gerry - (Allies in WWII, a German soldier)
- gook - (U.S. since Vietnam War, a Vietnamese person)
- goy - (Hebrew speakers, a non-Jew)
- honky - (U.S. blacks, a white person)
- 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)
- 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)
- Yank - (Southern U.S., a person from the North-Eastern U.S.)
- Yankee - (Europe, an American national) (also as above)