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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, region, or religion) in a derogatory or pejorative manner. The term is listed, followed by its primary user(s) and a definition.

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(International) Facetious reference to any citizen of a nation whose politics and culture appear closely aligned with the United States. This term is used in self-deprecation, or to malign. Usually applied to Canadians, the term can also be used to describe Australians, British, or Israelis.

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(S. California) a term for blacks, comes from the suburban Los Angeles Police Department code for "Suspicious Person"

A

ABA

(CAN) Another Bloody Australian. Used in Canadian ski resort towns, primarily Whistler/Blackcomb. Describes members of the prevalent Australian expatriate communities in those areas.

ABCD

(Subcontinentals in US) "American-Born Confused Desi" used for American-born people from India or Pakistan who are confused about their culture. Often used by ABCDs about other ABCDs

Abo

(AUS) Australian aboriginal. This used to be the standard common term for Aboriginals, and was used by many Aboriginal people themselves (It was not considered offensive until the 1950s)

Abomination

(North America) Offensive slang for half bred children, mainly used for half white children

Adolf

(US & UK Commonwealth) Germans, referring to Adolf Hitler

African queen

(UK) a black gay male. Also the title of a film.

Africoon

(North America) a Black person

Afro-Saxon

(North America) Young white men who act black

Ahab

(US) an Arab, from the novelty song "Ahab the Arab"

Ahhh-Jew

(US) Indicating that a Jew is present with a false sneeze

Albino

(US Blacks) whites (see albino)

Ame-koh

(Japan) Americans

Amerloque

(France) Americans

Ami

(Germany) an American

Amo

(North America) the Amish

A-Neh

(Singaporean and Malaysian Hokkiens) an Indian person

Angie

(Quebec) Anglophones in Canada

Anglo

(US) a white person, used especially by Hispanics (Also a neutral/non-offensive but colloquial Australian term for a white member of the white Australian culture, in which sense it's short for 'Anglo-Celtic Australian')

Ang Mor / Kwee)

(Hokkien speakers) Red Hair (Devil), a white person

Apu

(US) Indian or Pakistani, popularized by the character of the same name from The Simpsons

A-rab

(US) Alternately Ay-Rab. someone of Middle Eastern descent (pronounced as the letter "A" followed by "rab" as in rabbit)

Arkie

(US) similar to Okie, except from Arkansas instead of Oklahoma

Aunt Jemima

(U.S. Blacks) a black woman who "kisses up" to whites, a "sellout", cf. Uncle Tom

B

Babuska

(UK Commonwealth & US) Eastern Europeans, deriving from the Russian word for grandmother

Babtou

(France) an ethnically-French French person ("français de souche"), used by French of other backgrounds (verlan for "toubab")

Bagel Dog

(North America) Jews, referring to traditional food product: bagels

Baguette

(France) an ethnically-French French person ("français de souche"), used by French of other backgrounds

Balanda

(AUS) Aboriginal term for non-indigenous person. Originating from the Yolngu people of Arnhemland, coming from the word Hollaender (Dutch)

Balki

(North America) a Balkan immigrant - also as foreign character in TV's Perfect Strangers

Bamboo coon

(US) Chinese people

Banana

(CAN, US) an Asian who is "yellow on the outside, white on the inside"

Bangla

(Malaysia & Singapore) a Bangladeshi

Barbie

(NA) A materialistic white female with no sense of self conciousness. Sometimes pertaining to celebrity life or wealth. IE: Paris Hilton.

B.A.P.

(US) Black American Princess - black women with ostentatious taste

Barbarian

(Ancient Greece) any non-Greek (derived from the Greek perception of any non-Greek-speaker babbling ("ba-ba-ba")
(Ancient China) any non-Chinese, but applied especially upon non-Confucianist cultures

Bar code

(US) a Jew. Refers to the tattoos of Nazi concentration camp internees.

BBCD

(UK) British Born Confused Desi

Beaner / Bean-Eater

(US) someone of Mexican descent (sometimes applied to other hispanics)

Beastie Boy

(US) Jews who act black, comes from The Beastie Boys

Benny

(UK military) Falkland Islander (after character on Crosroads)

Beulah

(U.S. Blacks) a black woman who "kisses up" to whites, a "sellout", (synonymous with Aunt Jemima).

Big Mama

(US) an overweight black woman

Big nose

(US) a Jew - Stereotypical Jewish facial features include a large nose

Bigger Thomas

(US) slang for a bad nigger

Bhai

(Malaysia and Singapore) a Sikh person. Originates from the innocuous Punjabi word meaning brother but in this sense it is offensive

Bhaiya

(India) actually meaning brother, it refers to people native to the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

Bihari

(India) refers to a person from Bihar and Jharkhand, often used to denote a person who is illiterate and backward.

Bin-Laden

(US) a person of Arab descent. ("He's one of them bin-ladens")

Black Pillar Box

(UK) a Muslim woman who wears a burka

Black Velvet

(AUS) an Aboriginal prostitute

Blackhead

(UK) an Arab (this term goes back to the medieval era)

Blizzard

(US negroes) a bunch of white people

Bloodsuckers

(US) a pejorative term for Jews based on the medieval myth that Jews drank the blood of Christian children. It is also a referance to the perception that jews proximate themselves within other cultures mainly to extract, or "leech" financial gains from the community while offering little or destabilizing influence in return. The term "bloodsucker" is also frequently applied to lawyers

Bluenose

(CAN) a person from Nova Scotia, named for a famous schooner originating from said province. Often used with pride by residents of this province.

Boat Niggers

(US) Cuban people, or anyone from the Caribbean seeking asylum in the U.S.

Boat People, Boaties

(AUS) sea-borne illegal immigrants of any nationality (In the 1970s usually Vietnamese, today mainly Afghans and Iraqis)

Bog Trotter

(UK) Irish people

Bog Wog

(UK) janitors and other low status occupations often held by foreigners (literally "toilet wog") was also used by British troops in Northern Ireland to describe local Catholics

Bög

(Finns) Swedes (actually Swedish for a homosexual male), see also "Bøsser"

Bogan

(AUS) white redneck. Some parts of Australia use equivalent terms such as Westie (Sydney term - as many live in the city's western suburbs) and Bevan (Queensland term); also, (CAN) aboriginal

Bohunk

(US 1890s) a person from east-central Europe, especially a laborer (compound of Bo(hemian) + Hung(arian)).

Bok Gwai

(Cantonese) a white person. - literally means "white ghost"

Bolillo

(Mexico) white people (bolillo is a white bread roll)

Boofer

(Hawaii) Polynesian word for African American

Boong

(AUS) Australian aboriginal. Highly offensive

Boonga

(New Zealand) a Pacific Islander ("boo-nger")

Boonie

(New Zealand) a Pacific Islander

Border Jumper

(US) an illegal Mexican immigrant

Boris

(US & UK) a Russian immigrant

Bøsser

(Denmark & Norway) term for Swedish men (pronounced "boo-sir") - literally a term for a homosexual males, but also applied to heterosexual Swedes because they are perceived as weak and ineffectual, see also "Bög"

Bounty bar

(US) a black person who acts like a white person, for the candy bar of coconut wrapped in dark chocolate

Boy

(Southern US and South African whites) a black man

Boy Lover

(UK & North America) a Greek male

Boy Lover

(Anglo-Saxon Protestants) a Roman Catholic priest

Bozgor

(Romania) a Hungarian especially living in Romania; derived from 'a bosgorodi' = "to babble"

Bubble

(UK) Greek (cockney rhyming slang "bubble and squeak")

Briar

(Ohio) a person from Kentucky and to a lesser degree West Virginia, this term originated when Appalachians first sought factory jobs in Ohio (amid hostility from native Ohioans), this usage of "Briar" (a rough thorny plant) is akin to "weed"

Brit

(North America) a British person, not usually intentionally offensive

Brother

(US) a black male - originally used exclusively by blacks, then appropriated by whites as a slur

Brown Eye

(US) an insulting term for a black person - based on slang for the anus

Brown Sugar

(US & UK) a black woman, sometimes offensive - this term is used liberally in the Rolling Stones song of the same name

Buck

(Southern US) obsolete term for a black man - usage similar to "breeding stock"

Buckwheat

(US) a Negro - especially a young boy (from character Buckwheat from "Little Rascals/Our Gang" movie shorts of 1930s & 1940s)

Buddhahead

(African Americans in Eastern US) an Asian person

Bule

(Indonesia) a white person - literally means "albino"

Burkha Bitch

(US) a Muslim woman

Burner

(CAN) derived from Wagonburner, Canada, for Canadians of frontier stock

Bumpkin

(AUS) white person, usually living in rural area. Equivalent term of hillbilly

Bushie

(South Africa) a Coloured

C

Caker

(Italian Canadians) a non-Mediterranean white Canadian

Camuga

(Serbia & Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Black

Camel Jockey

(US) someone of Middle Eastern descent

Campers

(US) Jews, residents of concentration camps and also to a supposed predilection of Jewish parents to send their children to summer camps.

Can'ardly

(AUS & NZ) Asians ("They can'ardly see")

Canuck

(US & CAN) a Canadian national. (Not always offensive)

Caphead

(AUS) a Jewish man.

Cardboard Nigger

(US Blacks) a black person "selling out" to the whites or not acting "black"

Carpet Bagger

(US Southerners) a Northerner (assumed to often be jewish) who moved to the South after the civil war with the intent to plunder the bankrupted southern states.

Carpet Pilot

(US) someone of Middle Eastern descent

Carlton

(US) refers to Carlton Banks: a black character from the sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" who "acted white".

Cashews

(US Catholics, Jews) The children of a Jew and a Catholic. Originated from a standup routine by Jack Carter in the 1960s.

Casper

(US) a white person

Cave Bitch

(US negroes) white women - from an Ice Cube song about white women

Céfran

(France) an ethnically-French French person ("français de souche"), used by French of other backgrounds

Celestial

(AUS, Western US, 19th century) Chinese

Chakh-Chakh

(Israel) a Mizrahi Jew. Used by Ashkenazi Jews and integrated Israelis to ridicule the preservation of the pharyngeal (guttural) pronunciations of Hebrew consonants ח ħêth and ע ‘áyin by Mizrahi Jewish immigrants

Chalala

(France) young trendy Jew

Chapata / chapat

(US Indian & Pakistani) a person of Oriental (Chinese, Japanese etc.) origin. Word is derived from Hindi 'chapata' meaning 'flat', used to refer to flat nose and facial features.

Chapín

(Central America) someone from Guatemala

Charlatan, Al

(US) a disrepectful term for a black activist - malaprop of Al Sharpton

Charlie

(US) a Vietnamese person (shortened from radio code for the Vietcong (V.C.): "Victor Charlie"); term also used by African-Americans (mainly in the 1960s and 1970s) to refer to a white person (from James Baldwin's novel Blues For Mr. Charlie)

Charles

(US) an Asian person (derived from Charlie)

Cheese-Head

(US) a person from Wisconsin

Chekh (чех)

(Russia) a Chechen or sometimes another North Caucasus person; this word also means "a Czech person", but without offensive meaning.

Chicano

(US) A person of Mexican descent born in the United States. This word is not always a slur, however it is sometimes used by native Mexicans as a derogatory term to insinuate that the person born in the United States is not a true Mexican and, therefore, a "lesser" Mexican.

Chicken-Shit

(US) a Hindu - based on the bad pun "Hen Doo"

Chief

(North America) A Native American.

Chigger or Chig

(US) person of mixed african/asian ancestry (assumes Chinese), also a parasitic insect (terms also used in TV series "Space, Above & Beyond" as slurs against the enemy insectoid species) Also an asian who acts black, Similar to Wigger.

Chinaman

(International) person of Chinese or generally of Asian descent

Chink

(UK Commonwealth & US) a person of Chinese descent, often misapplied to other Asians as well. Also pronounced "chank" by blacks in american inner cities.

Chocko

(AUS) ethnic person of dark/olive complexion, usually of Mediterranian extraction

Chocolate Drop

(UK) a black person

Chocolate Milk

(North America) a busty black woman

Chogee

(AUS) someone of Asian descent

Cholo

(Latin America) half-breed
(America) Hispanic gangster

Chongo/Chango

(also "mono") (US Hispanics) a black person ("chongo/chango" is Spanish for "monkey")

Choong

(AUS) Vietnamese or Cambodian immigrants

Chopperflops

(CAN) an Asian person

Chowie

(UK/AUS) someone of Asian descent

Christ-Killer

(used by some Antisemites) a Jewish person

Chug'

(CAN) a native Canadian

Chuntaro

(Mexico, US) a rural Mexican immigrant

Churka (чурка)

(Russia) a Central Asian, an Azeri, a Kazakh, a Turk, sometimes Mongolian: used mostly in reference to Turkic persons. The literal meaning of the word is firewood.

Chyorny (чёрный)

(Russia) a Central Asian, a person from Caucasus; sometimes a black man or an Indian, or any person whose skin color is less white than of an average Russian. Means black.

Čifut (Чифут)

(Former SFRY, Bulgaria) Jew

Cioarā

(Romania) a Rom (Gypsy), it means "crow" in Romanian

Claip

(US) an Amish person (origin uncertain; more commonly used as a verb, in the present participle – 'claipping : to refer to an act of harassment against the Amish, especially stoning an Amish-driven buggy as it passes along a road, particularly at night)

Clip-tip

(US) a Jew. Refers to the Jewish religious ritual of circumcision.

Clog Wog

(AUS) a person of Dutch origin, not always offensive

Coal Burner

(US) a white woman who has sex with black men.

Coca

(Portugal) a Mozambican (usually white), shortened from the word Coca-Cola.

Cochise

(US) a Native American, after Cochise, a Chiricahua Apache warrior chief who resisted white usurpation of Indian land

Cockroach or Kakerlake

(Americans of German descent) insulting term for a Frenchman

Coco

(UK) a black person
(New Zealand) a Pacific Islander(shortened from coconut)

Coconut

(US/UK/AUS) a black or Hispanic person who is perceived to act "like a white person" (a coconut is dark on the outside but white on the inside); New Zealand, a Pacific Islander

Colorado Beetle

(French WWII era) "doryphore": a German person.

Colored

(US) a Black person. Now considered a slur, it was acceptable in the past - for example "NAACP"

Coloured

(South Africa) a community of mixed origin, including Khoikhoi and Asian slaves, not derogatory but the normal term for this community

Commie

(US) a Russian. Sometimes used to refer to a Chinese individual

Conch

(US) a year-round resident of the Florida Keys

Conchy Joe

(Bahamas) a white native whose ancestors were slave-owning Loyalists; can be used jokingly and without negativity to refer to any white Bahamian

Convict

(AUS) white/anglo Australian, used by aboriginal and ethnic Australians, derived from the first European settlers on the First Fleet in 1788

Coolie

(North America) a Chinese (originally used in 19th-century for Chinese railroad labor)

Coon

(US) a black person - from the practice of using hunting dogs trained in hunting "Coons" (Raccoons) to chase runaway slaves. Also used in Australia for aborigine.

Coonass

(US) a Cajun person

Corkhead

a native of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England.

Corn Guzzler

(US) a rural southerner or appalachian (from drinking illegal corn liquor)

Cosmopolite

(former Soviet Union) a Jew

Cotton Picker

(US) a black person

Country Ass Nigger

(Urban US Blacks) a rural black person - considered unsophisticated, notable use by Richard Pryor in 1970s

Country Ass Dumb Fucker

(Urban Californians) demeaning term for rural residents of California - considered unsophisticated and socially unenlightened, for example Bakersfield and Fresno

Cowboy

(Europe) an American (Some Americans don't feel insulted by this)

Cracker

(US) a white person, esp. one in the South or Appalachia with a poor, rural background. Derogatory, though sometimes used self-referentially and interchangeably with "good ol' boy"

Crick-Crick

(US) a Japanese tourist - usually with cameras, from the sound of the camera shutter

Criminal

(UK & NZ) an Australian (see also convict)

Crusader

(Islam) a person from a country where Latin Christianity is dominant (North America and Western Europe)

Cucaracha or Cockroach

(US) a Mexican immigrant

Cuff

(US) a black person

Culture Carrier

(Nazi Germany) Asians

Culture Creator

(Nazi Germany) Europeans

Culture Destroyer

(Nazi Germany) Africans

Curley / Curlie

(US Northeast) a term for Hassidic/Orthodox men - possible etymologies include their characteristic curls, or possibly because the Curley Howard (Jerome Horwitz) of Three Stooges fame was a jew

Curl Merchant

(US Northeast) a term for Hassidic/Orthodox men - rhymes with "pearl merchant" - see "curley/curlie"

Curry Muncher or Curry

(AUS & NZ) an Indian person

Cygan

(Poland) it used to be Polish name for Roma (Gypsies), but due to popular belief that Gypsies don't work, steal and con people it is used today as a noun and verb meaning "con"

Czarnuch

(Poland) people of African or Middle Eastern origin; derived from Polish "czarny" (black); similarly to U.S. "Negro/nigger" Polish "czarny" is neutral, statement-of-fact, while "czarnuch" is highly offensive;

D

Da Bi Zi

(Chinese) Caucasian people – literally “Big noses”

Dago

(also "dag") (US) someone of Italian descent (originally derived from the Spanish name Diego, it was applied to Spanish, Portuguese or Italian sailors)

DagoWop

(US) (a combination of two slurs)an Italian

Damnyankee

(Southern US) a person from the northern United States, pronounced as a single word

Darkie or darky

(various) someone with dark-colored skin; also a racist, iconic caricature with inky-black skin, googly eyes and exaggerated red, pink or white lips

Dark Meat

(US) slur for black people - derived from the poultry term, also a term of sexual objectification for black women (or sometimes men)

Darkness

(various) someone with dark-colored skin (from skit on David Chapelle's comedy show featuring Rick James)

Desert nigger

(AUS) A person of Middle-Eastern or Indian descent

Devil Dogs

(translation from German) WWII German term of scorn for US Marines, later adopted by the USMC as a badge of pride

Diaper head

(US) someone of Middle Eastern descent, or another person that wears a turban

DIB

(US) Israelis. Dumb Israeli Bastard. Used by American Jews to describe practitioners of what they view as crude Israeli culture.

Didicoy

(UK) Rom (Gypsy)

Ding

(AUS?) an Italian

Dinge

(US) a black person

Dink

(US Vietnam era) North Vietnamese soldiers or guerillas. Possibly based on the Korean word for "foreigner"(a remnant from the Korean War).

Dog Eater / Dog Muncher

(US) someone of Filipino, Korean or Vietnamese descent. 'Dog Eater' also used against the Lakota for their practice of 'white dog feasts' (the white dog believed to be Sacred) by whites, neighboring tribes, and even other Sioux tribes from the Dakota dialect who did not share this tradition/ritual. Generally considered quite offensive by the Lakota.

'Dolf

(UK) Germans, referring to Adolf Hitler

Don

(US) a wealthy Italian "businessman" - especially a ranking mafioso
(England) a Spaniard (from the Spanish title) (Common use in Elizabethan times)

Dot or Dot-head

(US) someone of South Asian descent (from the Hindu practice of wearing bindis)

Dot or Feather?

(US) a phrase for sorting American Indians from East Indians

Double Dutch / Dutch courage

(US/UK) insulting attributes for Dutch people

Dresiarz / Dres

(Poland) young urban people wearing sportswear (from Polish "dres" -sportswear), usually bald, often organised crime (recruiting from this group)

Dukh (дух)

(Russia) military slang for Afghans & Chechens. Means ghost.

Dumb Polock

(US) person of Polish descent

Dune Coon

(US) someone of Middle Eastern descent

Dutchman

anglophone South African whites, used for Afrikaner

DWO

(US) Asian drivers, perceived to be poorer drivers than others. From "Driving While Oriental"

E

Egg

(?) a white person who "acts" like an Asian (white on the outside, yellow on the inside)

Eggplant

(Northeast US) a black person - based on the dark color of the vegetable

Egg Roll Dick

(North America) an asian male, because the stereotypical uncircumcised asian penis looks like a small egg roll

Elvis

(US) overweight southerner with unexplainable sex appeal (for example Bill Clinton)

English

(US Amish) disparaging term for non-Amish whites

English Church

(Scotland) Scottish Episcopal Church, who are in communion with the Church of England.

Ese

(US) someone of Hispanic descent, specifically Mexican. Derived from the spanish word for "S" signifying "Southern". Popularised through its use by the Southern California prison gang "Mexican Mafia". Only actually offensive when used toward a rival of the Mexican Mafia gang.

Eskimo

(North America) a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')

Ethnic

(UK & AUS) someone whose ethnicity is not of Northern European descent or indigenous descent, someone else

EuroNazi

(US) Europeans, referring to Europe's history of dictators, nazis, and imperialism

Europhile

(US) any European, especially mainland Europeans, who are perceived as sexually promiscuous and overly passive

Euroscum

(US) any European, but especially the French, noted for being parasitic and opportunistic

Euro-spic

(US) Someone of Spanish or Portuguese ethnicity.

Eurotrash

(US & UK) Europeans gatecrashing society by trading on false claims of wealth, titles of nobility etc.

Euro-weenies

(US) Europeans, particularly French, who don't support instances of US foreign military intervention

Eyetie / Eye-talian

(US) someone of Italian descent

F

Faj

(South Africa) a black person; used primarily in prisons by white people

FBI

(Boston) for "Foreign Born Irish" who immigrate and immediately take high-paying white collar jobs

Feather head

(US) a Native American

Feuj

(France) a jew (Verlan of Juif)

Fender head

(US) an Asian

Fenian

(Ulster Irish & west of Scotland Protestants) originally the name of a political movement, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, but now a derogatory term for any Roman Catholic

Fig newton

(US Blacks) a white person who acts black - opposite of Oreo

Filippa

(Italy) a Filipina

Fisheyes

(US Asians) a white person

Fjord nigger

(Alaska) an Alaskan Native of the Tlingit tribe

Flat-Face or Flat-Head

(North America) an asian

Flatlander

(CAN) a person who was born in or lives in one of the Prairie Provinces, especially Saskatchewan (considered derogatory, when used by those from Quebec or Ontario.)

Flattie'

(UK traveller community) someone of fixed abode

Flea

(?) a person of Yugoslavian descent (derives from the fact that the majority of the Yugoslav names end in "ich" or "itch", when a flea bites, you itch)

Flip

(US) someone of Filipino descent - from US troops during the Philippine-American war "Fucking Little Island People"

FOB, Fob, F.O.B.

(US, AUS/NZ) "Fresh Off the Boat". Any new immigrant, referring to when most immigrants used to arrive by boat/raft. Also describes one who doesn't change their way of life, even though they are in a new and very different country.

Fog-Breather

(US) British person

Forby

(AUS) a Jew. Rhyming slang, forby is short for four-by-two, a piece of wood four inches by two, commonly used in building - now obsolete)

Fork

(Chinese) a brown person in Chinese

Franchute

(Spain) a French national

Frenchy

(US) a person with French roots (also fellacio)

Fritz

(UK & France) a German

Frog or froggie

(US & UK Commonwealth) a French national

Frog Eater or Frog Nibbler

(UK Commonwealth & US) a French national

Fuckoff

(France) a British youth

Fuzzy wuzzy

(AUS/NZ) a Melanesia, - usually Papuan or Solomon Islander

G

Gabacho

(Spain) a French national
(Mexico) any white foreigner, usually American.

Gabardine stroking mockey

(US) a Jew. Jews are often stereotyped as haberdashers. ;

Gachupín

(Central America) a Spaniard

Gadjo/Gadji

(Roma / Gypsy) the standard Romany (Gypsy) word for a non-Roma and is not intended to be offensive. Romanian borrowed the term with the meaning of "person" or "lover"

Gaijin

(Japan) any non-Japanese person

Gator Bait

(Southern US - esp. near sub/tropical wetlands) a troublesome Negro

Gavacho

(Mexico) a non-Mexican white person (See gabacho)

Gay or Just English?

(U.S.) The perceived effeminatly foppish mannerisms of Englishmen

Geechie

(S. Carolina & Georgia) disrespectful term for the "Gulla" - a distinct subculture/Semi-African dialect of the Negros of the coastal islands

Geep'

(US) an Italian (From Pinocchio's "father" Gepetto, who was Italian)

Germ Man

(?) a German person (using the bacteria form of germ)

German candle, German oven mitt

(US) Jews. Reference to crematoria and the Holocaust.

Ghandi

(UK, US) a person from India

Ghati

(India) in general, any Maharashtrian; else specifically Maharashtrians from Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur

Ghetto-Fabulous

(US) a term for black women with ostentatious taste - see B.A.P.

Ghetto Monkey

(US) a black person

Ghost

(China - Qing Dynasty), a foreigner, esp. a Japanese person (white people were "ghosts from the seas")

Ghost

(Sub-Saharan Africa) a white person

Ghost

(Hong Kong) a non-asian (including blacks), excluding japanese, koreans, etc.

Gicho or jicho

(Spain) a Rom (Gypsy) (from gitano)

Gin

(AUS) an Aboriginal woman

Gino

(CAN) a young man of Mediterranean descent who acts in a macho fashion

Ginzo

(US) an Italian-American

Goatfucker

(late filmmaker Theo van Gogh) Muslims

Goat Roper

(US southwest & lower midwest esp. Oklahoma & Missouri), white people (mostly hicks and/or suburban cowboys)

Goddams (Les)

(medieval France) Englishmen, after the common exclamation uttered by them.

Godo

(Canary Islands) "Goth", a Peninsular Spaniard.

Goita

(Catalan countryside) a Barcelonese city-dweller (from Catalan goita, "look!")

Goldberg

(US) Jew. Goldberg is a common Jewish name that carries a monetary allusion.

Goldie

(US) Jew. Refers to yellow/gold stars of David that the Nazis used to identify Jews.

Golliwog(g)

(UK Commonwealth) a dark-skinned person, after Florence Kate Upton's children's book character

Gook

(US military slang since the Korean War) applied initially to Koreans and later to Vietnamese during the Vietnam War; It derives from Hanguk, the Korean name for Korea

Goomba

(various groups) An Italian person

Gorilla

(US) a big, fat black person. An African.

Goy

(Jews) a non-Jew or a Jew that does not practice Judaism; (Goy, plural goyim, is the standard Hebrew and Yiddish word for a non-Jew and is not usually intended to be offensive when used in those languages)

Goyisher Kopf

(Jews) Jew who thinks like a non-Jew (literally, Goy-head)

Granola

(US) a Californian (as granola is a mixture of fruits, nuts & flakes)

Greaser

(US/AUS) someone of Latin American descent, esp. Mexican, in Australia, Italian

Greaseball

(US) an Italian person

Grease monkey

(US) Italian, or any other mediterranean person (Note that the same term is used for a motor mechanic)

Greasy Wop

(UK) an Italian, greasy is due to the use of hair-grease, wop is another slur for Italian.

Great Satan, Satan

(Islamic World - esp Iran) the United States, American

Greek

(UK & North America) person who indulges in anal sex (for example Greek style, Greek love, etc.)

Grimace

(US) a fat particularly dark-skinned black person (from the McDonald's restaurant character)

Gringo

(Latin America) Non-Hispanic U.S. national Hence Gringolandia, the United States; Not a pejorative term, unless used in an offensive manner
(Brazil) any foreigner

Groundskeeper Willie

(UK & North America) an unflattering term for a Scotsman (after the stereotypical character from the Simpsons cartoon)

Gubba

(AUS) Aboriginal (Koori) term for white people - derived from Governor/Gubbanah

Guido

(US) refers to a subculture of primarily Italian-American males, with the reputation of being "mob connected"

Guinea

(US) someone of Italian descent (Derives from "Guinea Negro", which came from the popular belief that Italians were part African because of their darker skin)

Gunga Din

(UK) a low status/subservient term for an Indian or Pakistani

Gwailo

also spelled "gweilo"; (Canton) Caucasians (Similar to the entry above for ghost)

Gyppo

(UK) Romany peoples, short for 'Gypsy' (see below); Also, UK and Australian military, Egyptians, sometimes used affectionately, but "bloody Gyppo" was a term of abuse

Gypsy

(International) a Sinti or Roma, also an Armenian of Roma descent

H

Habib

(US) someone of South Asian (e.g., Indian or Pakistani) descent

Hairyback

(Anglophone South Africans) an Afrikaner

Hajji

(North America) an Iraqi, Arab, Muslim, or occasionally other nonwhite, used by US occupation forces; one soldier notably wrote "Hodgie killer" on his footlocker (See Hajj for non-offensive usage). Also associated with Hadji of Jonny Quest

Half-Breed

(Worldwide) a multiracial person

Halfrican

(US) a multiracial person of partial black descent ("half-African"); sometimes self-applied

Hankee Yankee

(US Asians) a white southerner

Haole

(Hawai'i) whites - considered to be extremely derogatory

Happy Slave

(US/UK) an Irish immigrant

Harp

(North America) an Irishman

Hater

(US Blacks) slur against persons that do not approve of Gangsta-Rap/Thug Culture (also "Player Hater")

Hayseed

(North America) an unrefined person, usually of rural origins

Hay Seed

(Northeast US) a Hassidic Jew - from the intentional mispronounciation of "Hassid"

Heeb

(North America) a Jewish person (Short for Hebrew)

Heinz 57

(North America) a person of indeterminate racial or national origin

Hick

(North America) rural person, generally uneducated, similar to yokel

High Yellow

(US) a light-skinned black person

Hillbilly

(US) a rural white person, esp. one from Appalachia

Hindoo

(AUS) 19th century, Indian

Hok gwai

(Canton) a black person; Literally means "dark ghost"

Hooch Cooch

(US Military) term for an asian woman of easy virtue

Hook nose

(US) a Jew, from the stereotype of Jewish facial features. Used for Arabs as well in recent times.

Hooligan / Hool

(Poland, Europe) unruly Englishmen, troublesome soccer/football fans.

Hoosier

(US) one originating from the state of Indiana
(Other than Indiana) see Hick

Holy Roller

(US) evangelical Christians

Honger

(North America) a person from Hong Kong

Honky also spelled "honkey" or "honkie"

(U.S. blacks) a white person (derived from "hunkie")

Hop Sing

(North America) derogatory term for an Asian male (Hop Sing was the Cartwright's servant on Bonanza)

Hori

(NZ) a Maori

House Boy

(North America) derogatory term for an Asian male - see Hop Sing

Hout

(South Africa, Zimbabwe) derogatory term for black - from Afrikaans houtkop (wooden head).

Howlie

(Hawai'i) whites - considered to be extremely derogatory

al-Hufa

(Palestinian Territories - West Bank) a person from the East Bank. From Arabic language - the barefoot

Huero

(Mexico/US Latinos) White person

Hun

(Allies in WWI) a German soldier
(Irish nationalists) a British nationalist (See Huns for non-offensive usage)

Hungaro

(Spain & Mexico) an eastern european (from the Spanish word for Hungarian)

Hunkie

(US) someone of Hungarian descent

Hymie also spelled "heimy"

(US blacks) a Jewish person, especially from New York City

Hymietown

(US blacks) New York City - publicly used by the Rev. Jesse Jackson

al Halsuada

(Palestinian Territories) Jews (local Arabic dialect for "Evil Dogs")

I

Ice mutant

(black supremacists) a white person

Ice Nigger

(CAN) a native Canadian person (e.g., Inuit, etc.)

Indian

(North America) considered offensive by some Native Americans, because they are natives of the Americas and not natives of India

Indian giver

(North America) slur against Native Americans implying dishonesty, But rarely actually used in reference to Native Americans. "Indian giver" is a general descriptive slur meaning to give something and then want it back.

Inbred

(U.S.)A Rural white. Referring to the stereotype that people from Appalachia marry and procreate within thier own family.

Injun

(North America) a Native American, from "Indian"

Ireng

(Malaysia) means black; a Malay slur for Africans or Papuans

Irish Gypsy(s)

(North America) see "Irish Traveller(s)"

Irish Tinker

(UK) insulting term for a low status Irish person

Irish Traveller(s)

(North America) term for extended families of travelling con-artists, primarily of Irish Descent

J

Jabonee

(Italian-American) ; formerly used for someone of Japanese descent

Jack Mormon

(Western U.S.) an LDS-born person who has become inactive or does not abide by doctrinal principles of the Church

Jafa

(NZ) a resident of Auckland New Zealand

Jamairican

(Jamaica) Jamaican immigrants.

Jalapeno

(Hawaii) Japanese-Philippino

Jap/Japo

(US/UK Commonwealth) someone of Japanese descent

JAP

(US) Jewish women (Jewish American Princess)/Aust., spoilt Jewish adolescents (Jewish American Prince or Princess)

Jawa

(US) from Star Wars. Someone of Middle Eastern descent.

Jerry

(UK Commonwealth) a German national

Jersey Devil

(US) a resident of New Jersey (also folklore from New Jersey)

Jesse Jackoff

(US) a black activist - a malaprop for Jesse Jackson

Jewbacca

(US) a hairy Jew. Refers to Chewbacca from Star Wars.

Jewbie

(UK, Southern & Southwest U.S.) someone who wants to be jewish, acts jewish or is jewish (also someone who is rich and owns a large amount of property)

Jew Boy

(UK, Southern & Southwest U.S.) contemptuous term for jewish males

Jewgaboo

(US) a Jewish/Black hybrid (for example Lenny Kravitz)

Jewford

(Southern U.S. & Texas) a Jewish southerner, contraction of Jew & Buford

Jewgene

(US Northeast, esp. New York) pronounced like Eugene - a Jewish person that acts Italian

Jewop

(US) Jewish Italian

Jew Yorker

(US) a Jew. New York City has a large Jewish population.

Jigaboo, jig

(US) a black person (Also Referred As A Boo)

Jock

(UK Commonwealth) Scottish person

John Chinaman

(AUS) 19th century, Chinese

Jook-sing

(?) a Westernized Asian

Jungle Bunny

(US), a black person, see "rabbit"

Jungle Fever

(North America) a non-black that prefers sex with Blacks (for example - Robert DeNiro has Jungle Fever)

K

Kaffir

(South Africa) a black person. Very offensive (word borrowed from Arabic traders)

Kakerlake

(Germany) insulting term for a Frenchman

Kalla / kaalu / kalia

(East Indians & Pakistanis in US) a black person - derived from the Hindi word 'kaala' meaning black

Kani

(Iceland) an American, particularly an American serviceman, contraction of the Icelandic word "Amerikani" but sounds like the Icelandic term for Rabbit

Kappa Kappa Kappa

(US) racist frat boys, also a code name for a racist fraternity that starts with the letter Kappa (name withheld for legal reasons)

Kash Root

(Northeast US) a Jew obsessed with money - a bad pun involving money and Jewish dietary laws ()

Katzenfresser

(Germany) term for Italians (means "cat eater")

Keling

(Malaysia and Singapore) an Indian person. Very offensive.

Khachik

(former Soviet Union) a person from Caucasus, from Armenian name Khachik

Khokhol

(former Soviet Union) a Ukrainian person.

Kibol

(Poland) troublesome soccer fan, derogatory; comes from the neutral word kibic (sports fan)

Kike

(US) a Jewish person. Uncertain derivation, possibly derived from the fact that illiterate Jewish immigrants would sign their name with a circle (Yiddish keikl = "circle"). Another possible derivation from the frequent "K" sounds in many jewish names.

Kimchi

(North America) unflattering term for a Korean, from the spicy pickled Korean cabbage known for its offensive smell

Kiwi

(US & UK Commonwealth) New Zealand nationals, derived from the fact Kiwi birds originate there. Not usually considered offensive.

Knife-nose

(US) a Jew, from the stereotype of Jewish facial features.

Kool Smoker or Newport Smoker

(US) black men (known for smoking strong menthol cigarettes)

Kosher Ghost

(Northeast US) a Hassidic or Orthodox Jew - based on the belief that highly observant Jews have sexual intercourse through a hole in a sheet

Kosher Klansman

(Northeast US) a Hassidic or Orthodox Jew - see "Kosher Ghost"

Kounty Kountry Klub

(US) a code name for the Ku Klux Klan (other versions are also used)

Kraut

(North America) a German national

Kugel

(South Africa) an affluent Jewish woman

L

Ladies From Hell, Mad

(Germany) a term for Scottish Soldiers - specifically the Black Watch/Royal Highland Regiment (last fought the Germans wearing Kilts in WWI), later adopted by the Black Watch as a badge of pride

Lapp

(Sweden) a Sami. Derogatory Swedish for "patch"; the Samis wearing clothes which in the eyes of the Swedish colonist looked like patchwork. In Sweden normally used without derogatory meaning but often taken as derogatory. Used widely throughout the world without understanding of its alleged derogatory nature.

Latke or Latka

(US) an eastern European immigrant - from the television program "Taxi" (also a potato pancake)

Lebo

(AUS) Lebanese. Considered highly offensive to the point of being a 'fighting word'.

Leek Eater

(UK Commonwealth) a Welsh person - leeks are national symbols of Wales

Left footer

Northern Ireland Catholic

Levee Rat

(US) degrading term projected to Cajun People and people of the swamp

Lewinsky

(US) promiscuous Jewish woman - usually overweight and/or unattractive (also a term for fellatio)

Limey

(US) a British national – British sailors ate limes to prevent scurvy

Long Nose

(China) a person of European descent See Da Bi Zi

Loogan or Lugan

(US) a person of Lithuanian descent

Lumbee

(N. & S. Carolina) disparaging term for persons of mixed Native American, Negro & European ancestry, the term Lumbee derived from town "Lumberton" in south-central North Carolina, home to a community of mixed Native American, Black, and White ancestry who claim to be a Native American Tribe, although not recognized as such by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Lysol

(CAN) a Native Canadian. Named due to Native Canadians' perceived chemical dependance about household cleaners.

M

Mac

(US) a person of Scottish descent (from the common surname form MacXxxx)

Macaque

(Belgium & France) an Arab or a Negro; derived from macaque monkeys

Macaquito

(Argentina) a Brazilian; derived from the Portuguese word macaco (monkey)

Mackerel snapper

(Protestant North American) a Roman Catholic (reference to fish on Fridays)

Maco, Maconie

(?) a Macedonian person (can also be spelled "Mako")

Madrasi

(India) any South Indian person.

Makak

(Belgium & Holland) a Moroccan; derived from macaque

Maketo

(Basque Country) a Spaniard

Makhla

(East Indians & Pakistanis in US) a person of Mexican origin

Mall honky

(US Blacks) an indiscriminate white consumer.

Mammy or Mammy Woman

(US) an unflattering term for a mature black woman - usually subservient (term popularized by Al Jolson in song and film), a pop culture example is Hattie McDaniel's character in Gone With The Wind for which she won the Oscar/Academy Award

Mangia Cake

(Canadians of Italian descent) a person of northern European descent

Manne

(Finland) a derogatory word for the Roma people, also used as a verb, "Mannettaa", to steal.

Mara

(Mexico & El Salvador) originally a Salvadorian term used to decribe a street gang, in Mexico it is used to describe any person from central america associated with street gangs

Maria

(Mexico) a native American woman

Mario

(US) Italian person. (also "Luigi" is used)from nintendo game.

Mashed Potatoes

(Gay Asian Americans) a white person who is exclusively attracted to whites (an emerging term by association with Sticky Rice) (or cached at )

Master Race

(U.K. Commonwealth & US) a slur towards a German or the German people (from Hitler's term for the "Aryan Race")

Mat Salleh

(Malaysia & Singapore) a white person; derived from mad sailor.

Mau-Mau

(US/UK) a black activist or black person.

M.A.W.P

(US Blacks) Murder All White People, Used to indicate their hatred of white people.

Mayate

(US hispanics) a derogatory Spanish word for African Americans

Med-Wop

(US) any Mediterranean Person not from Italy(Greece, North Africa, Spain, South Balkans, Portugal, Malta, and Turkey).

Meeskite or Meeshkite

(North America) an unattractive Jewish woman - a Yiddish term (for example, Barbra Streisand refers to herself as a Brooklyn Meeshkite)

Mehmet

(Turkish Cypriot) – a mainland Turk. Mehmet is a Turkish derivitive of Mohammed.

Mexicans

(Sydney AUS) a term used for people arriving from Victoria, which is south of the Murray River (analogous to the Rio Grande). A humorous term not intended to be offensive, but sometimes taken that way. Also a Queensland term referring to those from New South Wales.

Mexican't

(US) an unemployed or low-paid Mexican immigrant, commonly illegal workers

Mick or Mickey

(UK Commonwealth & US) a person of Irish descent (from the common surname form McXxxx)

Million Dollar Nigger

(Midwestern US) a professional athlete (the term was popularized by the Marge Schott - owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team)

Mo or Moe

(US) a Muslim - contraction of Mohammed (not to be confused with 'Mo - a contraction of Homo/Homosexual)

Mohammedan

(UK Commonwealth) a Muslim. Considered impolite and offensive because it would seem to imply that Muslims worship Mohammed.

Mojado

(western US) used primarily by Hispanic-Americans. "Mojado" is the Spanish word for wet. Illegal immigrants sometimes have to swin across the rio grand to enter the U.S.

Molly Mormon

(Western US) an unflattering term for the stereotypically bubbly and submissive LDS homemaker housewife in pioneer-stock LDS culture in the western U.S.

Mollywog or Molly Wog

(UK & CAN) a dark skinned or negro female (also "Molly Wog")

Money Lender

(Europe & North America) a disparaging term for Jews

Mongoloid

(North America & UK) An obsolete degrading term for asians, even if they are of north Asian origin. The term became unacceptable after Down's Syndrome patients (a particularly severe form of mental retardation and physical disability) were labeled as "mongoloid" because of their supposed resemblance to Mongols.

Monkey

(US) a black person

Mookie or Mook

(US) a fool of African descent (after Spike Lee in "Do The Right Thing")

Moolie

(US) a black person; used primarily by Italian-Americans. "Moolie" is short for mulignane, which means eggplant in the Neapolitan dialect.

Moon Cricket

(US) a black person

Moose

(Japan & U.S. Military) derogatory term for Korean women - combination servant/sex object - from Japanese for "servant girl"

Moro, moraco

(Spain) a Moor, but see Moro.

Mountain Nigger

(?) a person from Montenegro.

Mrs. Simpson

(Egypt, 1930s & 40s), an English woman (after the Duchess of Windsor). Intended to be highly insulting when shouted at English women in the street.

Mudbone

(US) an elderly black man (from Richard Pryor's character of the same name)

Mud Person

(US white supremacists) a non-white person (usually seen in the plural form as mud people)

Mulatto

(International) a half black/half white person - based on the Portuguese word for "Mule" (the term Tragic Mulatto was frequently used in literature of the late 19th and early 20th centuries)

Mule

(US) a mixed race person - esp. black/white - after the hybrid of a horse & donkey

Munt

(South Africa) a black person from muntu, the singular of Bantu

Mutt

(North America) a multiracial person

N

Nam'er

(North America) a person of Vietnamese descent

Nanman

(China) "southern barbarian". Used historically to refer to ethnic groups south of China, or by regimes in North China to refer to South Chinese

Narrowback

(US) a first generation Irish-American.

Natasha

(India) an Uzbek prostitute working illegally in Mumbai. Turkey, Russian prostitute.

Natascha

(North America) a Russian woman (from Boris & Natascha of the Bullwinkle cartoon)

Natives

(North America) unruly blacks - as in "the natives are restless tonight" refers to tribal Africans.

Nazi

(North America, Europe, etc.) a German person or extremely strict authoritarian.

Negrito

(AUS) A person of Aborigine descent

Newf

(CAN) a person from Newfoundland

Newfie

(CAN) a person from Newfoundland, can be used as a term of pride

NFN

(UK) Normal for Norfolk, implying learning difficulties due to inbreeding in isolated fen communities.

Nickel nose

(US) a Jew

Nigger

(US & UK) a black person (also "niggra", southern U.S. pronunciation; "nigga", Ebonics). Can also generally be used towards anyone with brown or darker skin. From the word negro which means the color black in numerous languages.

Nigger Rich

(US) A person of any race that spends money on flashy clothes and/or cars, but not on necessities.

Night fighter

(US) a black person

Niglet

(US) a small black child.

Nig-nog

(UK) a black person (adapted from niknok, see below)

Niknok

(Netherlands) a Dutch word equivalent to nigger

Nine-iron

(US) an Asian person (reputedly from the angle made by the eyes having the same as that of a 9-iron in a golf bag)

Ninja

(US) a Muslim woman (like a Ninja because clad in black with only eyes showing). But also see Ninja.

Ninny

(US) a black person (short for pickaninny)

Nip

(US) someone of Japanese descent (from Nippon, an Anglicization of the Japanese name for Japan)

Nish

(CAN) an Aboriginal Canadian (from Anishinabe, the Ojibwa word for "Ojibwa")

Nordstrom Rack

(US midwestern blacks) White women with breast implants (fake breasts). The required surgery is fairly expensive; therefore, most women who undergo it are at least middle-class, and often upper-middle-class or wealthy. Nordstrom is an upscale chain of department stores often frequented by well-off women.

North Dallas 40

(Texas blacks) White women with breast implants (fake breasts). This also refers to the perceived upscale status of women who choose to undergo breast enlargement surgery. North Dallas is historically the wealthiest area of that city. "40" (inches; about 102 cm) is an unusually large breast measurement for a normally-built woman. Also the title of a football movie.

O

Oaxaquilla

(Pronounced oajakija) (Mexico) originally a term describing someone from the Mexican state of Oaxaca has become a term describing any person of native descent who is dark complected and speaks a native language

Occupation Forces

(Ireland) contemptuous term for the British

Octoroon

(19th century US & Europe) a person of 1/8 Black ancestry (also octoon)

Ofay

(African Americans in Eastern U.S.(through early 1970s)) a white person (pig Latin for 'foe' or enemy)

Okie

(1930s California) an uprooted or evicted farmer fleeing to California to find a better life. It was a derisive term, immortalized in the historical fiction novel The Grapes of Wrath. Short for "Oklahoman".

One of the Good Ones

(US) term for members of a race/ethnicity that the speaker doesn't find objectionable, usually applied to Blacks but could be applied to any race, statement assumes that the other members are not "good ones"

Opie Cunningham

(US blacks) a white person (coined by Eddie Murphy to describe Ron Howard)

The Oppressor

(US blacks) the white man

Oreo or Oreo Cookie

(US) someone of black and white descent (or a black person who "acts white"; black on the outside & white on the inside; see Carlton)

Oriental

(UK Commonwealth & US) an Asian person, considered offensive by Asians because they claim that objects (rugs, art, etc) are Oriental and people are Asian

Osama

(US) any Arab, turban-wearer, Muslim, Middle Easterner, South Asian or person of complexion similar to Middle Easterners or South Asians. An extremely derogatory slur. It is however an Arabic person name.

Outsider

(Alaska) a person from the lower 48.

Oven dodger

(AUS) a Jewish person

P

Paddy

(UK & US) an Irish person (from the popular Irish diminutive of "Patrick"); term is also sometimes used by Mexican-Americans – particularly in Southern California – to denote any white "Anglo", regardless of specific ethnic ancestry

Pahadi

(India) a person living in the Himalayan foothills.

Pakeha

(Maori) a New Zealander of European descent (not necessarily widely-regarded as offensive)

Paki

(UK & CAN) a Pakistani or other South Asian (regarded as offensive when spoken by Non-Pakistanis)

Panface

(US) a asian

Palongi

(Tonga) a White person (short for Papalongi).

Pape

(Protestants) same as "Papist" but rather more offensive

Papist

(Protestants) a Roman Catholic person - usually Irish Catholic

Pariah

(Malaysia and Singapore) a Hindu person (Pariah is the lowest caste in Indian culture)

Patel

(US) a South Asian, especially an Indian, and particularly one who owns or manages a hotel or motel (Patel is a very common surname in the Indian state of Gujarat, located in the west-central part of the country, many immigrants from which own and operate lodging establishments in the (US) especially small, independently-owned ones)

Payo

(Spain) a non-Gypsy

Pea soup

(CAN) a French-Canadian

Peckerwood

(US) a white person, especially Southern whites

Pedigreed

(US) racially & ethnically pure WASP

Pedro

(UK) a Spaniard / (US) a Mexican

Pepé Le Pew

(US) a Frenchman - based on the reputation of poor hygiene and the famous French skunk

Pepsi or pepper

(Anglophone Canadian) a French-Canadian (from popularity of Pepsi-Cola in Quebec, where this soft drink outsells Coca-Cola — possibly the only place in the world where this is true)

Perker

(Denmark) anyone of Arabic descent (regarded as offensive, but slowly becoming more acceptable in certain circles)

Perp

(US) a black person - short for perpetrator (criminal suspect)

Pickaninny, pickaninnie

(UK & US) black child - in South African picannin is used.

Pilgrim

(US East Coast Blacks (currently in use)) a white person

Pied Noir

(France) a Moroccan, Algerian or other North African - literally "Black Feet"

Pikey

(UK) gypsy, but may also describe lower class

Piney

(US (New Jersey)) a poor white person living in the sandy, coastal pine forests known as the Pine Barrens. Usually living in substandard housing or trailers in areas often hit by forest fires. An inferior form of white trash.

Pinko

(Japan) a Russian person; also, (US/CAN) social democrat or liberal.

Ping-Pong

(US & UK) a racial term for a Chinese person (due to their prominence in table tennis)

Pizza Man

(North America) an Italian or person of Italian descent - from TV drama Hill Street Blues

playing the white man

(US Blacks) other blacks that conform with the norms of white society - or a black that takes a superior attitude to other blacks.

Pocho

(Southwest US, Mexico) term for a person of Mexican heritage who is partially or fully assimilated into American culture (literally, "unripe") (also see "Chicano")

Polack or Polock

(US) a person of Polish descent. Ironically, the word for "Pole" in the Polish language is "Polak".

Polaco

(Spain) a Catalan (literally "pole")

Polar Bear

(US Blacks) a big, fat, white person

Polentone

(Southern Italy) comes from the word Polenta (a typical dish of the north of Italy) and roughly translates to "polenta eater", used for Northern Italians, is the symmetrical term of "terrone" though less strong.

Pom, Pohm, Pommy

(AUS/NZ/SA) a British national. Some claim it derives from "Prisoner of Her Majesty", but it probably derives from "immigrant, jimmygrant, pommygrant". It is often used affectionately and is not usually considered offensive. Many English migrants to Australia call themselves "ten pound poms", because they paid ten pounds for their passage to Australia in the 1950s. Often combined with an adjective, particularly whinging pom, a reference to British migrants who complained about their adopted country.

Ponch

(US) a hispanic trying to act white - derived from the Eric Estrada character from CHIPS / or simply a slur against a hispanic police officer

Pongo

(UK) a black person

Popolo

(Hawaii) a black person

Porch Honky

(US) lazy white person

Porch Monkey

(US) a black person

Pork Chop

(US/CAN) a Portuguese person

Portagee

(Eastern US) a person of Portuguese origin

Potato

(CAN) a black person who "acts" like a white (brown on the outside, white on the inside). Also (gay Asian American) a white person.

Potato Chugger

(North America) a Slav (usually Polish or Russian) derived from the practice of distilling potatoes into liquor

Potato Eater

(UK & North America) an Irish person or a person of Irish descent

Potato Queen

(gay) an Asian who is primarily or exclusively attracted to Whites

Powerpoint

(AUS) An Asian person due to facial features resembling an Australian powerpoint) (Type I (Australian 2/3-pin))

Prairie Nigger

(US and CAN as of late) a Native American or Native Canadian (Indian).

Previously Owned American

(US) American black of slave descent.

Prod

(Scotland/Ulster/Ireland) a Protestant

Proddy, Proddy dog

(AUS Catholics (particularly school kids)) term for Protestants, particularly rival kids from Protestant schools.

Psy

(Poland) offensive for "police" (meaning dogs); earlier not universally recognised in all regions of Poland, popularised by the movie Psy

Punjab / Punjabi

(US) - Referring to people of Indian descent

Push Start

(US) someone of South Asian descent (from the Hindu practice of wearing bindis)

Q

Quadroon

(19th-century Europe & US) a person of 1/4 Black ancestry. Now obsolete.

Queue Jumper

(AUS) illegal migrant. The term is used as they are perceived to be "jumping the queue" ahead of legimite migrants, who often wait years before being allowed enterence into Australia.

Quickie Mart

(US) a convenience store operated by a person from Southwest Asia or India (from The Simpsons - see Apu, also see "Sand Nigger" and "Diaper Head")

Quintroon

(19th-century Europe & US) a person of 1/16 Black ancestry. Now obsolete.

R

Rabbit

(US) a black person, said to have rabbit blood because of perception of high reproductive rates (see Jungle Bunny)

Raghead

(US) someone of Middle Eastern descent. (UK) a Sikh, or any South Asian.

Raisinette

(US) a child born of a black-white, mixed race relationship.

Rat Eater

(Jewish Americans) a person considered unclean by Jews - see "Ratten Fresser"

Raton

(France) a North African Muslim (from the French augmentative for "rat")

Ratten Fresser

(Jews) yiddish/low german term for persons considered unclean by Jews (ie. a Gypsy) - see "Rat Eater" - the corruption "rassin frassin" frequently heard in old animated cartoon shorts

Ravo

(Launceston, Tasmania) a bogan from the suburb of Ravenswood.

Red Bone

(US) black person with light skin, similar to "High Yellow"

Red Indian

(UK ) British term to differentiate American Indians from East Indians, however this term is considered very offensive by Native Americans

Redneck

(US) an rural, unrefined white person (esp. a person from a southern or appalachian state)

Red Sea Pedestrian

(?) A Jewish person. Refers to the parting of the Red Sea by Moses.

Redskin

(North America) a Native American

Rhineland Bastard

(Nazi Germany) children of mixed African and German parentage.

Ricain

(France) an American

Rican

(US) a Puerto Rican

Rice

(US Gays) An Asian

Rice King/Queen

(US Gays) a white person who dates Asians.

Rice Picker

(UK Commonwealth & US) a Filipino, Viet, Cambodian, or any other south-east Asian.

Ritz Cracker

(US) a rich Caucasian man or woman, also refers to 'tan people' due to the Golden-Brown Color of Ritz Crackers.

Roast Beef or rosbif

(France) a British person

Rock Ape

(UK/AUS) a black person (although it can also have non-ethnic meanings, such as a member of the RAF Regiment)

Rock Spider

(Anglophone South Africans) an Afrikaner (although in Australia, rock spider means child molester)

Rooinek

(Afrikaners) an English speaking South African

Rootless cosmopolitan (Russian

bezrodnyj kosmopolit) – Soviet Union (late Stalin era, 1948-1953), a Jew

Round Eye

(Asians) a white person

Round Hair

(US) a black person

Rug Pilot

(US) a person of Middle Eastern descent (from the image of the flying carpet)

Russki

(US) a Russian national

Ryssä

(Finland) a derogatory word for a Russian national. Also used as a verb, "ryssiä", to foul up

S

Sambo

(UK Commonwealth & US) a black person

Sand Monkey

(US) someone of Middle Eastern descent

Sand Nazi

(US/Israel) someone of Middle Eastern descent

Sand Nigger

(US/Israel) someone of Middle Eastern descent

Sandgroper

(AUS) a Western Australian of any ethnicity

Sapphire

(US) an attractive black woman - from the Amos & Andy shows

Sassenach

(Scotland) contemptuous term for the English or an Englishman, derived from Scots Gaelic word for "saxon" - infrequently used

Scarecrow

(US) a black person who skis

Schwarzer

(Germany & North America, especially among U.S. Jews) a black person

Scheister

(UK Commonwealth & US) See "shyster".

Schwoogie

(US Northeast, esp. New York) a black person

Scotch

(UK Commonwealth & US) a derisive term for Scots (similar to Oriental vs Asian - Scotch is whiskey vs Scots are people)

Scuro

(Italo-Canadians) a black person ("scuro" is Italian for "dark")

Sea Kaffir

(South African Whites) person of Portuguese descent

Self-Loathing Jew

(US/UK) term used to describe Jews that are Palestinian sympathizers. Also used by jews to describe other jews who either hide or understate being jewish. (

Seppo

(AUS/UK) an American (from septic tank, rhyming slang for yank)

Serv

(English-speaking world) Serb (based on similarity of the word with servant)

Shaggy

(US Jews) a young non-Jewish man - see Shegetz (also a pun based on Scooby Doo's human friend)

Shegetz or Shagetz

(Jews) a young non-Jewish man

Sheeny

(North America) a Jew

Sheepfucker, Sheepscrewer, Sheepshagger and other variations on this theme

England, a Welshman; Australia, a New Zealander; USA, a Scot, etc.; Scotland, someone from outside the urban central belt

Shiksa

(Jews) used as a disparaging term for a non-Jewish girl or woman

Shina

(Japan) a Japanese term for "China" that most Chinese people find deeply offensive, while some Japanese people disagree

Shit-Kicker

(US) a white person from the southwest or lower midwest (example: Missouri & Oklahoma)

Shylock

(US & UK Commonwealth) a Jew. From the Jewish character in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

Shyster

(UK Commonwealth & US) a Jew. Also a derogatory reference to lawyers, regardless of their ethnic origin, usually implying questionable ethics.

Sickle Cell

(US) a Black person, used in the movie Full Metal Jacket. An allusion to the higher incidence of sickle cell anaemia in black populations.

Sid

(NYC & locality) term for a Hassidic Jew

Silverback

(US) a large physically imposing black man - sometimes middle-aged

Šiptar

(Serbia and Montenegro) Albanian. The word comes from Albanian language shqiptar which means "Albanian". Nonetheless, some Albanians claim that it is insultive to them and prefer to be called Albanac (an Albanian); other prefer the opposite. Some Serbian nationalist insist on using this term to distinguish Serbian Albanians from Albanian Albanians, yet others insist on using Albanac to stress Albanian immigration from Albania.

Sistah Souljah

(US) a militant black female (sister soldier) - originally used exclusively by blacks, then appropriated by whites as a slur

Sister

(North America) a black female - originally used exclusively by blacks, then appropriated by whites as a slur

Skids

(Upper Midwestern US) derogatory term for black people (term derived from the common Scandinavian words for "shit", ie. skidur, skita, etc.)

Skinny

(US) First (?) used in Starship Troopers for an alien race. Used by U.S. and other western militaries for Africans, especially Somalis.

Skip

(AUS) a white Australian of British descent – from the TV show Skippy the Bush Kangaroo. Among ethnic youth, "skip" is the opposite of "wog".

Skippy

(US Blacks) a black male who doesn't behave "black" enough (see Carlton)

Skunk

(US) someone of Middle Eastern descent

Slant-Eye, Slit-Eye also Slant

(UK Commonwealth & US) a person of Asian descent

Slant-Slash

(North America) an Asian woman

Slapface or Slaphead

(North America) an Asian

Slapped A Yamulke

(US) a person with stereotypical Jewish facial features, from "slapped with a yamulke" at birth

Slave Race

(Translation from German) the term used by "Aryans" for Slavs. Slavs became slaves around the beginning of the ninth century when the Holy Roman Empire tried to stabilize a German-Slav frontier.

Slob

(North America) Russian, ie. person of Slavic heritage

Slope also Slope Head

(US) a person of Asian descent

SLUF

(US Military) an asian male - acronym for "short little ugly fucker"

Sloppy

(Gibraltar) Spaniard

Snip-Tip

(US) a Jew - Refers to circumcision

Snowbird also Snowback

(U.S. South) a Canadian or Yankee refugee who flees his/her Motherland to vacation in the warm climate of the Southern U.S. (From the song by Canadian singer Anne Murray)

Snow Flake

(US blacks) a white person

Snowman

(US blacks) white person

Snow Mexican

(US) An eskimo, from a stand-up comedy routine by Dave Attell

Snozzo

(US) A person Jewish descent (made obvious by an oversized nose)

Soap

(Sub-Saharan Black Africans) unflattering term for caucasians

Sons of Heaven

(AUS) 19th century, Chinese

Soul Brother

(North America) a black male - originally used exclusively by blacks, then appropriated by whites as a slur

Soul Sister

(North America) a black female - originally used exclusively by blacks, then appropriated by whites as a slur

Soutpiel

(South Africa) literally "salt dick" English-speaking South African with divided loyalties one foot in South Africa, one in England and his penis in the ocean

Soviet or Serviette

(UK) a person from Russia. Also a table napkin in U.K.

Space Ghost

(US Asians) A white person perceived to have limited mental capacity. From a superhero character.

Spade

(North America) a black person - from the black spades on playing cards

Spaghetti-Bender

(North America) Italian

Spear-Chucker

(North America) A black person. Derived from the hunting style of African natives.

Spic or Spick

(US) a person of Hispanic descent - from "no spickie English". May have also derived as a shortened term for the word "hispanic".

Spook

(US whites) a black person

Spudfucker, Spudlover, Spud-Eater, etc.

(North America) an Irish person - from the Irish staple, potatoes

Spyski

(US) a person defected from Soviet Russia

Squarehead

(US upper midwest) A German or a Norwegian

Stani

(North America) a person from central asia with the country's name ending in "Stan" (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, etc.)

Sticky Rice

(US Gay Asians) a gay Asian who primarily or exclusively is attracted to other Asians (not considered offensive if used by a gay Asian who self-identifies as such)

Stinker

(Sub-Saharan Black Africans) unflattering term for caucasians - based on the perceived unpleasant smell of european toiletries

Subhuman & Sub-Human

(translation from German: "Untermensch") Nazi term for Jews, Gypsies,Slavs, Negroes and other non-Aryans (current use infrequent)

Sudaca

(Spain) a Latin American, a play on sudamericano and sudar (to sweat)

Suicide Bomber

(US) a Muslim Person

Surrender Monkey

(US & UK Commonwealth) a French person

Sushi-Dick

(North America) an Asian male, because the stereotypical asian penis is small and squat like a piece of sushi - see Egg Roll Dick

Swamp Honky

(US Blacks @ Gulf of Mexico) similar to white trash – white residents around the Louisiana/Texas border - also "swamp trash"

Swamp Nigger & Swamp Rat

(US) degrading terms projected to Cajun people and people of the swamp

Sweaty

(UK) London term for a Scotsman, from rhyming slang "Sweaty Sock" for "Jock" (nickname for Scots)

T

Taffy

(UK) a Welsh person. From the Taff River or the name Dafydd. Children's rhyme: "Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief.

Taig

(Northern Ireland Protestants) a Catholic, from Tadhg, Irish for Timothy.

Tartar, Tar-Tar

(UK & CAN) a Russian, from an offensive misspelling of "Tatar".

Teco

(Mexico) a derogatory word used primarily to refer to native Mexican indians or people of Mexican indian descent. Probably derived from the names of several Mexican indian cultures (i.e. Zapoteca, Azteca, Chinanteco, etc.) It can also be used to refer to someone that is considered ignorant, stupid, or uncultured.

Teléfono

(Colombia) a black person. Term originated before the 1960's when the time when most telephones were colored black.

Terrone

(Northern Italy) roughly translates to "mud- or eartheater", used for Sicilians and Southern Italians

Terrorist

(North America) a person from the Middle East, sometimes is used for a person from south eastern europe.

Terrier

(US) an Irish laborer

Tête carrée

(Francophone CAN) a Canadian of British descent ("square head")

Teuchter

(Scotland) a Highlander (mildly derogatory)

Thanksgiving

(US) a person of Turkish descent. Used solely as an adjective. E.g., "Thanksgiving Muther-fucker".

Tim

(West of Scotland Protestant) a Catholic, from "Tim Malloy", a generic nickname for a Glasgow Catholic

Tim/Tim Hortons

(Quebec) term for anglophone Canadians, after the name of the ubiquitous donut shop

Tommy

(Germany) Used for the British in WW2 (Originally affectionate British slang for British soldiers, c. 19th century - WW1, from nickname Tommy Atkins, but the Germans extended it to e.g. British sailors)

Tonto

(US) a Native American (refers to the sidekick on "The Lone Ranger")Also used as an insult by southern american mexicans towards northern american mexicans. Tonto is spanish for "foolish"

Topdeck

(?) A coloured person. Derives from the Cadbury's chocolate bar of the same name, consisting of blocks of white chocolate on a dark chocolate base.

Toubab

(France) an ethnically-French French person ("français de souche"), used by French of other backgrounds; the word comes from the Wolof language of Senegal

Toucan Sam

(US) a Jew. The large protruding beak of the toucan resembles the stereotypical Jewish nose.

Towelhead

(US) anyone who wears a head turban. Derisively applied towards Middle Easterners and Muslims, but rarely applied against people who wear other types of turbans. Australia, wearers of religious headdress, particularly Sikhs; considered derogatory.

Turban Cowboy

(US Southwest) a Middle Easterner or Muslim trying to assimilate into the local community

Trailer trash

(US) a rural white person living in a trailer park; cf. white trash

T.W.A.

(US) a national of a developing country who works professionally in the U.S. Short for "Third World assassin".

T.W.E.

(?) Eastern European (from Third-World-European) For short, "Tweety" is used.

Twinkie

(North America) an Asian person who is "yellow on the outside, white on the inside" (similar to "banana" above). Twinkie (slur) is also used by some American Indians to describe a white person who claims to be a American Indian, claiming to be a shaman, a healer, etc, with little or no connection to any tribe via social or blood links.

U

Ukie,or `Ukes

(Northern & Midwestern US) Ukrainian. Also used by Ukrainians as an ironic term of endearment

Unclean

(Jews) persons that Jews consider unclean or undesirable (ie. Turks)

Uncle Tom

(U.S. Blacks) term for someone who panders to white people; a "sellout" (taken from Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin")

Uncle Tonoose

(Arab-Americans) a "sellout" (derived from "Uncle Tom" and from the name of a stereotypical character on a 1950s television show)

Unevolved

(UK & US) unflattering term for blacks - based on reasoning that they are the last race to leave Africa (birthplace of human species)

Untermench

(Nazi Germany) a member of an inferior race

Uryuk (урюк)

(Russia) Central Asian, usually Central Asian tradesmen. Means dried apricot

Urkel

(US) A black man that acts like a geek, from the TV show, Family Matters

V

Vanilla Bean

(US) a person of Mexican ethnicity trying to fit in with Whites

Velcro head

(US) a black person

Vichy

(U.K. Commonwealth & US) a term of derision for the French (based on the term Vichy France - for Nazi Occupied France in WWII - noted for quick defeat & later collaboration with the Nazis)

Viet

(North America) a Vietnamese person

Viet-Coon

(US) a Vietnamese person - formerly reserved only for the Viet-Cong but expanded in use

Vodka Pisser

(North America) Russian person

Vus-vus

(Israel) an Ashkenazi Jew. Used by non-Ashkenazi Jews towards Ashkenazi immigrants to Israel during the mass-aliyah after World War II. From "Vus? Vus?" meaning "What? What?" in Yiddish.

Vut

(North America) a Russian, because the Russian immigrants said "vut" instead of "what" when asked something in English.

W

Wagonburner

(CAN) native Canadians

Walpeople

(US) working-class whites, supposedly frequent shoppers at Wal-Mart.

Wap

(US) a white person who "acts" Japanese, by analogy to wigger.

Wasp

(North America) White Anglo-Saxon Protestant - offensiveness questionable as many "wasps" self-identify as such (originated as shorthand term in sociology)

Watermelon or Watermelon Eater

(North America) black people

Welfare Monkey

(US) a black person

Wetback, wetter

(US) an illegal Mexican immigrant (presumably having swum across the Rio Grande),also see Mojado.

Wetback Samoan

(American Samoa) a Samoan from West Samoa who has moved to American Samoa (from "wetback" used for Mexicans in Texas, West Samoans must travel over a strait to reach American Samoa)

Wetjala

(AUS) Aboriginal (Nyungah) term for non-indigenous person. Coming from 'Whitefella"

White boy

(US) A white male

White-bread

(North America) middle-class white person

White Cracker

(US) a white person. More commonly "Cracker"

White Devil

(US) (originated with Nation of Islam) a white person

White Meat

(US Blacks) slur for white people - derived from the poultry term, also a term of sexual objectification for white women (or sometimes men)

White Negro

US/UK, an Irish immigrant

White Nigger

(Southern US) an unrefined white person - see White Trash

White trash also poor white trash

(US) an unrefined white person - usually poorly educated

Whitey

(US) a white person

Whopper

(Denmark) an American tourist - usually overweight, called after the popular hamburger

Wigger or Whigger

(US/UK) a white person who "acts" black

Wiglet

(US) a teenage or younger white person who is perceived to "act black"

Wodka or Wadka

(North America) a Russian (based on their pronounciation of Vodka)

Wog

(UK) a dark-skinned national of a Colonial British colony
(AUS) an aborigine, or Mediterranean-European (especially Greek or Italian) person (or any foreigner). Possibly derived from Golliwog. In Australia the term, once very offensive, has been appropriated by second-generation ethnic youth and is used humorously or with pride, as in "wog culture" and the successful comedy show Wogs Out of Work. In the UK it is sometimes said in jest that "the wogs begin at Calais" - the origin of this phrase is unclear. Some people also claim that Wog is an acronym for 'Western Oriental Gentleman', but this improbable etymology is undocumented.

Wog Officer

(UK Commonwealth military) a gentleman of any race assigned to low prestige, noncombatant duties (supply, admin, maintenance, messing, etc.)

Wonder Bread Wop

(US Italians) an Italian-American that acts Anglo (does not make home-made pasta, did not grow up in Italian neighborhood, does not have accent or does not use Italian-American slang, etc.).

Wop

(US) an Italian-American (especially immigrants); popular etymology gives the origin as: WithOut Passport' : although some believe the acronym derived from "WithOut Papers" or "Without Official Papers", suggesting illegal immigration (however, Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe were far more likely to lack conclusive documentation than those from Italy during the peak period for immigration of both to the (US) which straddled the late 19th and early 20th Centuries)

Wrap head

a person who wears a turban.

X

Xarnego or charnego

(Catalonia) an immigrant from of Spain, especially, Andalusia or Extremadura. Originally, it meant an immigrant from Occitania.

X Head

(US) a black person - from the "X" hats popular after the release of the 1992 Spike Lee film Malcolm X

Y

Yahoodi

(US) a Jew - from the Arabic.

Yank/Yankee

(Originally used by the New York Dutch to refer to the English "Jan Kees", adaption of John Cheese), it has gradually broadened in meaning. In the northern U.S., it means a traditional New Englander of English stock. In the southern U.S., it means any northerner. Outside the (US) it means any American, as in "Yankee go home." Spelled "Yanqui" in Spanish. "Yankee" also is a signalling code for the letter Y.

Yankee Doodle'

(Europeans) Americans

Yard Ape

(US) a black person; cf. porch monkey

Yellow Dog

(US Elite Southern whites) a term for southern whites of limited education (from the quote - "would vote for a yellow dog")

Yellow Fever

(North America) a non-Asian that prefers sex with Asians

Yellow Kid

(North America) an asian child - from the racist newspaper comic by Richard Outcault from the late 19th-century

Yellow Menace

(US white students) Asian students with high test scores

Yellow Peril

(AUS & NZ) an Asian immigrant

Yenta

(North America) an annoying gossipy Jewish woman - a Yiddish term. C.f. - The character "Yente" in Fiddler on the Roof.

Yid

(US & UK) A Jewish person (came from Yiddish language)

Yiddiot

(US) A stupid Jew, from yid, Yiddish for Jew, and idiot.

Yid-lid

(US) a Jew. Yid is Yiddish for Jew, lid refers to the Jewish yarmulke.

Yoko

(US) extremely disparaging term for an Asian woman, assumes the woman is irritating - from Yoko Ono

Yo-Yo

(?) a black person (yo-yos hang from strings, Likely a reference to Lynchings)

Yuca

(US Hispanics) Young Urban Cuban American, a term used to refer to Cuban-Americans with values and beliefs more similar to mainstream USA than to the values of their Cuban parents.

Yugo

(North America) a Yugoslav person (from the car "Yugo" which was cheap and broke down easily)

Z

Zebra

(North America) a person of black and white parentage.

Zekes

(US) a WWII era term for the Japanese - derived from radio chatter for the Japanese Zero

Zerg

(US) Korean (short for "KEKE~LA")

Zhid

(Russia and ex-USSR) a Jewish person (a Polish word for slur against Jews in Russian language)

Zig

(US) a black person (short for zigaboo)

Zigeuner

(Germany) a term for Gypsies, at times seen as pejorative or at least politically incorrect

Zip

(US) an Italian immigrant who is fresh of the boat

Zipperhead

(US) a Chinese person

ZOG

(US) Jews - see Zionist Occupied Government

Zoidberg

(North America) a Jew that does not keep kosher, for example eating shellfish (from Dr. Zoidberg the jewish lobster from Futurama)

Zot

(South Africa) black person

Zupfer

(Lower Franconia, Germany) term for American, especially an American soldier - pronounced tsoopfah, meaning "plucker" in German)

Related articles

• Offensive terms per nationality, groups the terms by nationality
• Hate speech
• List of sexual slurs
• List of political epithets
• List of common phrases based on stereotypes
• List of words meaning outsider, foreigner or 'not one of us'
• Term of disparagement
• List of ethnic stereotypes
• List of ethnic group names used as insults

External links

• Racial slur Database : RSDB
• The Racial Slur Database
• An article on the Coon caricature

• Ethnic slurs