List of ethnic slurs
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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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- (US, UK) a Jew; refers to circumcision and consumerism (never pay retail). The term is most widely used in the UK where circumcision among non-Jews or non-Muslims is more rare, but in the United States, where it is almost universal, it can be considered insulting to many non-Jewish males as well.
- 1/4
- (Libya) a black person; the term reflects the unscientific notion that black Africans have only 1/4 of brain.
- 3/5th
- (United States) a term for blacks referring to the Congressional Compromise which agreed that, for purposes of representation in the House, every slave would be counted as 3/5ths of a person.
- 48 or 48'er
- (Alaska) a U.S. citizen from the lower 48 states
- 420
- (India, Pakistan) A person acting fraudulently to cheat somebody out of their belongings; a confidence trickster. From Section 420 of the Penal Codes of both India and Pakistan covering such activity. The Penal Codes of both countries are inherited from the Indian Penal Code of 1860 instituted by the British rulers of the Indian Subcontinent, which then included the present-day countries of India and Pakistan. A popular 1955 Hindi film from India, Shri 420 (in English: Mr. 420) has a central character who, though innocent, is regarded by many as a con man, hence "Mr. 420". Not to be confused with the association of '420' with marijuana in the USA.
- 51st Stater
- (International) a facetious reference to any citizen of a nation whose politics or culture appear closely aligned with that of 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, the British, Israelis, or Puerto Ricans.
- 666
- (International) a biblical reference to the Mark of the Beast or the Antichrist. Routinely used by various racist groups for other races or ethnicities: The KKK uses it to refer to black people, Islamic fundamentalists use it to refer to white people, Neo-Nazis use it to refer to Jews, and others use it to refer to Arabs.
- 925
- (Southern California) a term for blacks, comes from the suburban Los Angeles Police Department code for "Suspicious Person"
- 999
- (UK) shorthand term for a German (from nein, nein, nein), also the telephone number for the emergency services in the UK (similar to U.S.'s "911")
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.
- ABC
- (China, U.S. Chinese) "American Born Chinese" - a mildly condescending term used by native-born Chinese. Can also mean "Aboriginal/African bum cleaner", "Australian Born Chinese."
- ABCD
- (Subcontinentals in U.S.) "American-Born Confused Desi" used for American-born Indians who are confused about their culture. Often used by ABCDs about other ABCDs.
- ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
- (Subcontinentals in U.S.) "American Born Confused Desi Emigrated From Gujarat Housed In Jersey, Keeping Lots of Motels, Named Omkarnath Patel, Quickly Reached Success Through Underhanded Vicious Ways, Xenophobic Yet Zealous": Extended version of ABCD used for American-born Indians who are confused about their culture, implying greater racial and cultural disparagement.
- Abo / Abbo
- (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 biracial children, mainly used for half white children
- A-doh-a
- (Taiwan) "Tall nose" - offensive slang in Taiwanese referring to a white person
- Adolf
- (U.S. & 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
- (U.S.) an Arab, from the novelty song "Ahab the Arab" by Ray Stevens; in the bible, Ahab was the sinful king of Samaria married to the equally wicked Jezebel.
- Ahhh-Jew
- (U.S.) Indicating that a Jew is present with a false sneeze
- AJH
- (Irish) Usually a northsider coming from "Ah Jaysus Howaya"
- Alabama Porch Monkey
- (U.S.) An obscure Northern USA slur for African-Americans
- Albino
- (U.S. Blacks) whites, also a derogatory term for light skinned blacks used by darker skinned blacks
- Alien Race
- (Nazi Germany) a term for Jews, Africans, Slavs, and other races that were considered "foreign" or "alien" on traditional German soil (a noncitizen)
- Alter kacker or Alter kocker
- (North America) a disparaging term for elderly Jewish people. Although the word is of Yiddish origin (literally meaning 'old shitter'), it has been adopted by non-Jews as a slur against Jews
- Ame-koh
- (Japan) Americans
- Americunt/A Merry Cunt
- (UK) an American tourist
- Amerloque
- (France) Americans
- Amo
- (North America) the Amish
- A-Neh
- (Singaporean Hokkiens) an Indian person
- Animali
- (North Italy) refer to English people.
- Anglo
- (Quebec) Anglophones in Canada
- Ang Mor / Kwee
- (Singaporean and Malaysian Hokkien speakers) Red Hair (Devil), a white person
- Antique Farm Equipment/Outdated Farm Machinery
- (U.S) a Black person; slaves were mostly used for farming
- Apache
- Name given to the Native Americans who call themselves the Ndee, also sometimes used of the Diné (The Navajo). The word “Apache” means “enemies”, and was given to them by the Zuni, a Pueblo group. It was adopted by Western settlers as the actual name of the Ndee, although it is a slur.
- Apple
- (North America) An American Indian (Native American) who is "red on the outside, white on the inside." Used primarily by other American Indians to indicate someone who has lost touch with their cultural identity. Also can refer to a black person, from the quip that they both hang from trees.
- Apu
- (U.S.) Indian, popularized by the character of the same name from The Simpsons
- A-rab
- (U.S.) Alternately Ay-Rab. someone of Middle Eastern descent (pronounced /'eiræb/). The term is used in Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
- Argie
- (UK) a native of Argentina, used by the British press during the Falklands War
- Arkie
- (U.S.) similar to Okie, except from Arkansas instead of Oklahoma
- Armo
- (U.S. & Australia) person of Armenian origin
- Asfalt
- (Poland) man of African origin (literally means "asphalt")
- ASSHOL
- (Antisemites) An acronym for the Association of Spurious Survivors of the Holocaust and Other Liars. Invented by antisemite and holocaust denier David Irving to ridicule the testimony of holocaust victims.
- Aunt Jemima
- (U.S. Blacks) a black woman who "kisses up" to whites, a "sellout", female counterpart of Uncle Tom
- Aunt Tomasina
- (Filipinas) a Filipina who "kisses up" to whites, a "sellout" Filipina counterpart of Aunt Jemima
- Ay Hua Daeng
- (Thailand) A westerner. Literally "Red Head".
B
- Babaloo
- (North America) a Cuban American - after the nightclub and phrase associated with Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz)
- Baboushka
- (UK Commonwealth & U.S.) dumpy Eastern European women, deriving from the Russian word for grandmother
- Babtou
- (France) a white person (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
- Bak Gwai
- (Cantonese) a white person. - literally means "white ghost"
- Bakra
- (Jamaica) A slavemaster. An oppressive person. The person in charge. Derived from the West African phrase 'Swanga Buckra', roughly meaning 'elegantly dressed devil'. Bakra in Hindi/Urdu (بکرا)means goat (usually sacrificial) and its USA equivalent is "sucker".
- Balanda
- (AUS) Aboriginal term for non-indigenous person. Used by many Aboriginal cultures of Northern Australia such as the Yolngu. From the word Hollaender (Dutch via Macassan)
- Balija
- (Former Yugoslavia)a term used by Croats and Serbs to refer to Bosniaks. It is a play on the name of the Bosnian president Alija Izetbegovic. It is ment to be derogatory but the Bosniaks consider it stupid rather then offensive.
- Balki
- (North America) a Balkan immigrant - also as foreign character in TV's Perfect Strangers
- Bambo
- (Poland) Man of African origin. Refers to Julian Tuwim's poem for children "Murzynek Bambo" ("Bambo, the Little Negro") about a little African boy named Bambo
- Bamboo coon
- (U.S.) Chinese people
- Banana
- (CAN, U.S.) an Asian who is "yellow on the outside, white on the inside"
- Banana bender
- (Australia) a person from Queensland.
- Bangla
- (Singapore & Malaysia) a Bangladeshi
- B.A.P.
- (U.S.) 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 ("bar-bar-bar")
(Ancient China) any non-Chinese, but applied especially upon non-Confucianist cultures
(Ancient Rome) Any Non-Roman, derived from the Greek term - Barbie
- (NA) A materialistic white female with no sense of self consciousness. Sometimes pertaining to celebrity life or wealth, e.g. Paris Hilton. Refers to the Barbie doll.
- Bar code
- (U.S.) a Jew. Refers to the tattoos of Nazi concentration camp internees.
- Bắt đầu từ nay
- (Vietnamese) It is used by Chinese, especially the Chinese in Hong Kong, to refer to a Vietnamese person.
- BBC
- (China, U.K. Chinese) "British Born Chinese" - a mildly condescending term used by native-born Chinese.
- BBCD
- (UK) British Born Confused Desi
- Beaner / Bean Eater
- (United States) an offensive term for persons of Hispanic background including Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, etc. The term can be used self referentially by Hispanics, for example as part of Carlos Mencia's comedy act.
- Beastie Boy
- (U.S.) Jews who act black, comes from The Beastie Boys. Also sometimes used to describe a white person who acts black or associates with blacks. (Beastie Goy is also sometimes used to describe these whites as well)
- Benny
- (UK military) Falkland Islander (after character on Crossroads)
- (North America) a male Jew - perhaps based on the number of Jewish men named Benjamin, Benny & Ben and/or Jack Benny as an iconic figure of the stereotypical tight-fisted Jew
- (New Jersey Shore, USA)also BENNY, a tourist, usually from Bayonne, Edison, Newark, or New York
- Beulah
- (U.S. Blacks) a black woman who "kisses up" to whites, a "sellout", (synonymous with Aunt Jemima).
- Bhai
- (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
- Bhindi
- (India) Derogatory term for an Indian, especially Hindus. A bhindi is a "dot" worn on the forehead of many Indian women.
- Biafra
- (UK & Ireland) Any thin person, derived from the famine victims of Biafra and the Congo during the 1960s.
- Bife
- (Portugal) Derogatory term for English people, who usually get red instead of tanned. It derivates from beef.
- Biffo
- (Ireland) Derogatory term for a person from County Offaly, Ireland; abbreviation for "Big Ignorant Fucker from Offaly"
- Big Mama
- (U.S.) an overweight black woman
- Big nose
- (U.S.) a Jew - Stereotypical Jewish facial features include a large nose.
- Bigger Thomas
- (U.S.) slang contraction for "bad nigger" derived from the anti-hero of Richard Wright's novel Native Son and the films based on it.
- Bihari
- (India) refers to a person from Bihar and Jharkhand, often used to denote a person who is illiterate and backward.
- Billy boy
- (Ulster/Scotland Catholics) a protestant; a reference to members of the Orange Order in Ulster and Scotland, derived from a popular Orange tune.
- Bin-Laden
- (U.S.) a person of Arab descent. Refers to Osama Bin Laden.
- Bint
- (UK military) originally an Arab woman, later any non-white woman. Now used in the UK as an offensive term for a woman of any race.
- Bint-Laden
- (U.S. military) a combination of "Bin-Laden" and "Bint". Term suggests that Arab men are cunts.
- Black Pillar Box
- (UK) a Muslim woman who wears a burka
- Black Velvet
- (AUS) an Aboriginal prostitute
- Blackamoor
- (UK) historical term for a black person (this term goes back to the medieval era)
- Blatte
- (Sweden) a black or brown person.
- Blaxican
- (U.S.) a young person of Mexican descent who acts black.
- Blizzard
- (U.S. blacks) a bunch of white people
- Blood
- (U.S.) a black man - usage has varied over time: 19th century usage referred to slaves, 20th century usage referred to "blood brothers", and recent usage also includes the name of a black street gang "The Bloods"
- Bloodsuckers
- (International) a pejorative term for Jews based on the medieval myth that Jews drank the blood of Christian children (blood libel). The term is also frequently applied to lawyers.
- Blue-Eyed Devil
- (US) Used most typically by followers of the Nation of Islam as a generic derogatory term for white people
- Blueblood
- (US) implies that the subject's high social status is the result of family name, and inheritance, not merit. Often used to describe White Protestant Americans of old money.
- 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.
- B.M.W.
- (CAN) Black Man's Woman. Refers to Caucasian women who have relations with black men.
- (US) Black Man's Wheels. Refers to a "pimped out" car.
- Boat Nigger
- (US/UK/AUS/NZ) Any person employed to work on and maintain a sailboat, usually referring to large yachts or race boats.
- Boat Niggers
- (U.S.) 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)
- (CAN) restricted to Vietnamese and Southeast Asians in the late 1970s and early 1980s
- Boat Rowers
- (U.S.) Cuban people
- Boche
- (France) a German
- Bog Trotter
- (UK) Irish people. The Nuttall Encyclopedia notes it as a term for "Scottish moss-troopers" as well as "certain Irish for their agility in escaping over bogs".
- Bog Wog
- (UK) janitors and other low status occupations often held by foreigners (literally "toilet wog"). It was also used by British troops in Northern Ireland when referring to nationalists, due to the prevalence of bogland in Ireland.
- Bogan
- (AUS/NZ) lower class white person. Some parts of Australia use equivalent terms such as Westie/Westy (Auckland and Sydney — as many live in the city's western suburbs), Bevan (Queensland), Booner (Canberra) and Chigger (Tasmania); also, (CAN) aboriginal
- Bohunk
- (U.S. 1890s) a person from east-central Europe, especially a laborer (compound of Bo(hemian) + Hung(arian)).
- Bolillo
- (Mexico) white people (bolillo is a white bread roll)
- Bombay
- (Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore,and Brunei) A person of Asian Indian (i.e., Hindi, etc.) descent
- Boofer
- (Hawaii) Polynesian word for African American
- Boogie
- (African Whites) A Black Person
- Boong
- (AUS) Australian aboriginal. Related to the (extinct) slang word bung, meaning "dead", "infected", "dysfunctional". Highly offensive
- Boonga
- (New Zealand) a Pacific Islander ("boo-nger")
- Boonie
- (New Zealand) a Pacific Islander
- Border Jumper
- (U.S.) an illegal Mexican immigrant
- Boris
- (U.S. & UK) a Russian immigrant
- Bounty bar
- (U.S.) (Bounty in France) a black person who acts like a white person, for the candy bar of coconut wrapped in dark chocolate
- Bourneville Boulevardier
- (UK) a homosexual man from Birmingham (Bourneville is the location of Cadbury's famous chocolate factory in Birmingham, England
- Boy
- (Southern U.S. and South African whites) a black male
- Boy Lover
- (UK & North America) a Greek male
- (Anglo-Saxon Protestants) a Roman Catholic priest
- Bozgor
- (Romania) a Hungarian especially living in Romania; literally means "person without a country"
- Brasuca
- (South America) Derogatory term in Spanish for Brazilian nationals. Among Brazilians, the term is considered merely slang, not derogatory.
- Break-Your-Dick (rhymes with Reykjavik)
- (U.S. Military) term applied to Icelandic women, based on their perceived hypersexuality
- Brew
- (U.S.) a Jew. Shortened form of the word 'Hebrew'.
- 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, Ireland) a British person, not usually intentionally offensive in North America, but often so in Ireland, where it often refers to members of the British army.
- Brother
- (U.S.) a black male - originally used among blacks, then appropriated by whites as a term for black males.
- Brown Eye
- (U.S.) an insulting term for a black person - based on slang for the anus
- Brown Paper Bag
- (upper-class U.S. Blacks) the darkest skin color accepted into African American "high society"
- Brown Sugar
- (U.S. & UK) a black woman, sometimes offensive - this term is used liberally in the Rolling Stones song of the same name
- Brownie
- (U.S.) a gay black male
- Brudas
- (Poland) usually a man with dark skin, from Africa or Asia, literally means "dirty person"
- Bubba
- (U.S.) an uneducated white working-class man, especially a Southerner
- Bubble
- (UK) Greek (cockney rhyming slang "bubble and squeak")
- Bubble Butt
- (US) a black person
- Buck
- (Southern U.S.) obsolete term for a black man - usage similar to "breeding stock"
- Buckeye
- (Southern U.S.) an Ohio resident, from "The Buckeye State". not usually offensive, but can be intended as offensive, as in "Buckeye..just a worthless nut"
- Buckwheat
- (U.S.) a Negro - especially a young boy (from character Buckwheat from "Little Rascals/Our Gang" movie shorts of 1930s & 1940s)
- Buddhahead
- (African Americans in Eastern U.S.) an Asian person
- Buffalo soldier
- (U.S.) Any black man in uniform, derived from the nickname given to members of the all-black U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment
- Buford
- (U.S.) Similar to Bubba, an overweight, uneducated white working-class man from the southeastern U.S., somewhat popularized by Smokey and the Bandit character Buford T. Justice.
- Buk-Buk
- (Hawaii) a Filipino. Derived from the sounds of the Philippine languages.
- Bule
- (Indonesia) a Caucasian - literally means "blonde"
- Bumpkin
- (UK & AUS) white person, usually living in rural area. Equivalent term of hillbilly
- Burkha Bitch
- (U.S.) a Muslim woman
- Burner
- (CAN) derived from Wagonburner, Canada, for Canadians of frontier stock
- Burnt Calamari Rings
- (Australian) Any person with Dark Rings (symbolising Burnt Calamari) around their eyes, mainly of Indian or Sri Lankan descent.
- Burr-head
- (North America & UK) a black person - descriptor for the hair.
- Burzhuy (буржуй)
- (Russia) a person from Western world. Originally was a spoken form of буржуа "bourgeois" (in marxist meaning).
- Bushie
- (South Africa) a coloured
- Bög
- (Finns) Swedish males (actually Swedish for a homosexual male), because Finns widely perceive Swedish males as effeminate, see also "Bøsser".
- Bøsser
- (Denmark & Norway) term for Swedish men - literally a term for a homosexual males, but also applied to heterosexual Swedes because they are perceived as weak and ineffectual. See also "bög".
C
- Caflick
- (Ulster & Scotland) a Catholic, see "proddy"
- Cagariso
- (Italy) literally "rice shitter", term for Asians
- Caker
- (Italian Canadians) a non-Mediterranean white Canadian; short for "mange cake" or cake eater.
- Camone
- (Brazil & Portugal) American ("Com'on")
- Camel Humper & Camel Fucker
- (U.S. & UK Commonwealth) emphatic terms similar to "Camel Jockey"
- Camel Jockey
- (U.S. & UK Commonwealth) someone of Middle Eastern descent
- Campbell & Bloody Campbell
- (Scotland, particularly the Highlands) contemptuous term for lowlanders with English loyalties/sympathies, also a term for a treacherous lowlander
- Campers
- (U.S.) Jews, residents of concentration camps and also to a supposed predilection of Jewish parents to send their children to summer camps
- Čamuga (Чамуга)
- (Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria) a black man - the most offensive term, commonly translation of nigger
- Can'ardly
- (AUS & NZ) Asians ("They can'ardly see")
- Canetoad
- (AUS, New South Wales) person from Queensland especially in the context of the State of Origin Football matches with New South Wales.
- Canuck
- (U.S. & CAN) a Canadian national. (Not always offensive, and considered by Canadians to be obsolete and silly -- compare "yankee")
- Caphead
- (AUS) a Jewish man
- Cappo or Capo
- (North American Jews) term for Jews that turn against or exploit their own people (from the name for Jewish guards in the concentration/death camps)
- Cardboard Nigger
- (U.S. Blacks) a black person "selling out" to the whites or not acting "black"
- Carpetbagger
- (U.S. Southerners) a Northerner who moved to the South after the civil war with the intent to plunder the bankrupted southern states. In modern times, a politician seeking office in a state they do not reside in. Examples include Democrats Robert F. Kennedy and Hilary Clinton both of whom became U.S. Senators representing the State of New York (Kennedy was from Massachussets and Clinton was from Arkansas).
- Carpet Pilot
- (U.S.) someone of Middle Eastern descent
- Carlton
- (U.S.) refers to Carlton Banks: a black character from the sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" who "acted white"
- Carrot Cruncher
- (U.K.) a rural uneducated person
- Cashews
- (U.S. Catholics, Jews) The children of a Jew and a Catholic. Originated from a standup routine by Jack Carter in the 1960s
- Casper
- (U.S. Blacks) a white person (sometimes used as "Casper, the unfriendly ghost")
- Cave Bitch
- (U.S. Blacks) white women - from an Ice Cube song about white women
- CBC
- (Canadian Chinese) "Canadian Born Chinese" - a mildly condescending term used by native-born Chinese.
- Čefur
- (Slovenia) Person or descendant of other Balkan countries (mainly Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro) with problems to culturally integrate to the host country and, eventually aggressive behaviour.
- Celestial
- (AUS, Western U.S., 19th century) Chinese
- Četnik, Četo (Croatia, Bosnia)
- Croatians and Bosniaks use this term to refer to people of Serbian Descent. A chetnik is a Serbian royalist, thus many Serbs do not see this as a derogatory comment.
- 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 (mostly Yemenite) immigrants
- Chalala
- (France) young trendy Jew
- Chamar
- (Trinidad and Tobago) the name of an untouchable caste, used as an isulting name for a Hindu or person of Hindu descent, especially by other Indo-Trinidadians.
- Chankoro
- (Japan) Any foreigner, especially Chinese, literally a subhuman, somewhat oldfashioned and mainly used during WWII.
- Chapata/Chapat/Chapta/Chupta
- (Used in U.S. Indian & Pakistani) Used in the subcontinent to describe 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
- Charlie
- (U.S.) 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
- (U.S.) an Asian person (derived from Charlie)
- Chav
- (U.K.) a low-income common white with a penchant for bling fashion accessories
- Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys
- (U.S.) the French, coined by Groundskeeper Willie of the TV program The Simpsons
- Cheesehead
- (U.S.) A resident of Wisconsin because of the state's dairies, a term embraced there, as demonstrated by the cheese-shaped hats worn by many Green Bay Packers fans. Also any Packers fan
- Chekh (чех)
- (Russia) a Chechen or sometimes another North Caucasus person; this word also means "a Czech person", but without offensive meaning
- Chekwa
- (Philippines) another derogatory word for people of Chinese descent
- Chernozhopiy (Черножопый)
- (Russia) literally means "a person possessing a black ass", used to refer to North Caucasus person, Central Asians, Middle Easterners, and also Africans and Indians. Offensive.
- Chichacko
- (CA & US - Oregon, Washington, BC, Yukon, Alaska) a derogitory Chinook Jargon word meaning newcomer.
- Chicano
- (U.S., Mexico) 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
- (U.S.) a Hindu - based on the bad pun "Hen Doo"
- Chief
- (North America) A Native American (considered disrespectful unless actually used to address a tribal leader)
- Chigger or Chig
- (U.S.) 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.
- Chilango
- (Mexico) a person from Mexico City. Used primarily in the states north of Mexico City (Coahuila, Guadalajara, Durango, Chihuahua, etc.). Residents of Mexico City consider the term's use by an outsider derogatory, but they use the term among themselves as a mark of pride.
- Chinaman
- (International) person of Chinese or generally of Asian descent
- Ching Chong
- (U.S.) An Asian
- Chink
- (UK Commonwealth & U.S.) a person of mainland Chinese descent, often misapplied to other East Asians as well. Also pronounced "chank" by blacks in american inner cities.
- Chogue/Choag
- (UK) Chinese person
- Chocko
- (AUS) ethnic person of dark/olive complexion, usually of Mediterranian extraction. Derived from Chocolate Frog, ryming slang for Wog.
- Chocolate Drop
- (UK) a black person
- Chogee
- (AUS) someone of Asian descent
- Cholo
- (Latin America) half-breed
(America) Hispanic gangster
(Mexico) Gangster
(Chile) derogatory word for people from Peru - Chongo/Chango
- (also "mono") (U.S. Hispanics) a black person ("chongo/chango" is Spanish for "monkey")
- Choong
- (AUS) Vietnamese or Cambodian immigrants
- Chopperflops
- (CAN) an Asian person
- Choucroute
- (France & Quebec) a German (French term for Sauerkraut)
- Chowie
- (UK/AUS) someone of Asian descent
- Christ-Killer
- (used by some Antisemites) a Jewish person
- Chuchmek (чучмек)
- (Russia) an Asian (mongoloid) person. See also "uzkoglazy".
- Chug'
- (CAN) a native Canadian
- Chuk'
- (THAILAND) a sikh person, usually a tailor (Chuks are the things on their heads)
- Chukcha (Чукча)
- (Russia) originally inhabitant of Chukotka, later generally native Siberian. Today used for any east asians.
- Chukhonets (Чухонец)
- (Russia) A person from Finland or Estonia.
- Chunk'
- (U.S.) an obese Chink (yao czerk) (see above)
- Chuntaro
- (Mexico, U.S.) a rural Mexican immigrant
- Churka (чурка)
- (Russia) a Central Asian, an Azeri, an Armenian, 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), Tsifoutis (Tσιφούτης)
- (Former SFRY, Bulgaria, Greece) Jew
- Cigan, Tsigannos (Τσιγγάνος)
- (Former SFRY, Albania, Greece) Gypsy
- Cioarā
- (Romania) a Rom (Gypsy), it means "crow" in Romanian
- Claip
- (U.S.) 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
- (U.S.) a Jew. Refers to the Jewish religious ritual of circumcision.
- Clog Wog
- (AUS) a person of Dutch origin, not always offensive
- Coal / Coal Black
- (UK & North America) refering to people with extremely dark skin
- Coal Burner
- (U.S.) a white woman who has sex with black men
- Coca
- (Portugal) a Mozambican (usually white), shortened from the word Coca-Cola.
- Cochise
- (U.S.) a Native American, after Cochise, a Chiricahua Apache warrior chief who resisted white usurpation of Indian land
- Cockroach
- (Germans, Americans of German descent) insulting term for a Frenchman, also Kakerlake
(AUS, Queensland) person from New South Wales, especially in the context of the Rugby League State of Origin matches with Queensland. - 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
- Coconut Nigger
- (UK/AUS/NZ) Term used to refer to Hawaiians. The abundance of coconut in Hawaii and the dark skin of the inhabitants seems to be the origin of this slur.
- Colorado Beetle
- (French WWII era) "doryphore": a German person
- Colored
- (U.S.) 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
(UK Commonwealth) a black person (while not usually intended to be offensive, the term is not regarded as acceptable by many black people) - Conch
- (U.S.) a year-round resident of the Florida Keys, alternate usage is "native of Key West", not generally considered a slur by residents
- 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). Also racial epithet for Indo-Caribbean people, especially in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and in South Africa, where it is considered on par with "nigger".
- Coon
- (U.S.) a black person - from the practice of using hunting dogs trained to track "coons" (raccoons) to chase runaway slaves. It is also used pejoratively in Australia to refer to Aborigines. "Coon" also is used as an appropriated term by some "coloureds" in South Africa and some Maori in New Zealand. (See Blackface, "The 'Coons' of South Africa and New Zealand.")
- Coonass
- (U.S.) a Cajun person, either from French 'conasse' (something like bitch) or (more likely) because they were regarded as lower than Coons (see above). Today, Cajuns freely use the term among themselves as a mark of pride or an in-joke, but many consider its use by non-Cajuns derogatory.
- Corkhead
- (UK) a native of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England.
- Corn Fed
- (U.S.) an overweight girl or woman from the midwest (cattle are typically corn fed to fatten them for market)
- Corn Guzzler
- (U.S.) a rural southerner or appalachian (from drinking illegal corn liquor)
- Cosby Kids
- (U.S.) a racist term for human feces that refers to the fictional Huxtable children. Common usage, as in "I've got to drop the Cosby Kids at the pool.", meaning use the toilet.
- Cossack
- (U.S. Jews) a non Jewish Russian
- Cosmopolite
- (former Soviet Union) a Jew
- Cotton Picker
- (U.S.) a black person
- Country & Country Ass Nigger
- (U.S. Urban Blacks) derogatory term for rural blacks, considered backwards
- Cowboy
- (Europe) an American, often used by political cartoonists. (Not offensive to many Americans, reflecting European ignorance of American cultural norms). [1] [2]
- Cracker
- (U.S.) 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".
- Crauto
- (North Italy) refers to all German people
- Crick-Crick
- (U.S.) a Japanese tourist - usually with cameras, from the sound of the camera shutter. Also refers to the absence of the syllable representing the english letter L in Japanese language, and the inability of Japanese to correctly pronounce it.
- Criminal
- (UK & NZ) an Australian (see also convict)
- Crow-eater
- (AUS) a person from South Australia
- Crusader
- (Islam) a person from a country where Christianity is dominant (the Americas and Europe).
- Crucco
- (North Italy) refer to all German people.
- Csangos
- (North Serbia & Montenegro) although the term refers to Hungarins living in Romania and Moldavia, and is not offensive, in Serbia and Montenegro it is used offensively for all Hungarian persons.
- Cucaracha or Cockroach
- (U.S.) a Mexican immigrant
- Cuff
- (U.S.) a black person
- Culchie
- (Ireland) A term used by natives of Dublin and Belfast to describe people from outside the cities, especially those from rural Ireland. Word is reported to stem from a mispronunciation of the village of Kiltemagh (kill-che-mock), County Mayo. A person from County Cork may sometimes be called a 'rednecked culchie'. However, the authoritative books on the issue ("Slanguage", "Dictionary of Irish Slang", etc) generally say that it came from the introduction of Agricultural Science students to the main campus of UCD in the 1960s. The other students shortened "Agricultural" to "culchie" and the name spread to mean all non-Dublin people.
- Culture Carrier
- (Nazi Germany) an Asian
- Culture Creator
- (Nazi Germany) an "Aryan"
- Culture Destroyer
- (Nazi Germany) a Jew or African (also, Jews were also sometimes referred to as simply The Destroyer)
- Curley / Curlie
- (U.S. 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
- (U.S. Northeast) a term for Hassidic/Orthodox men - rhymes with "pearl merchant" - see "curley/curlie"
- Curry Muncher or Curry
- (AUS & NZ) an Indian or other South Asian 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" (compare the English gyp).
- 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
- D4
- (Ireland) Mocking term for residents of the postal district Dublin 4. Locals in Dublin 4 are generally stereotyped as upper-class snobs who speak with a certain Anglo-Irish twang (i.e. "mobile phone" becomes "mowbile phewn").
- Da Bi Zi
- (Chinese) Caucasian people – literally “Big noses”
- Dago
- (U.S.) someone of Italian descent (originally derived from the Spanish name Diego, it was applied to Spanish, Portuguese or Italian sailors)
(UK) a Spanish person, often greasy dago - DagoWop
- (U.S.) (a combination of two slurs) an Italian
- Dahaati
- (Iran) (also translated as Dehaati) A Farsi word used to describe people (in a derrogatory manner) who live in villages and small towns in rural areas. It is almost synonymous with the American term "Hillbilly".
- Damn Yankee or Damnyankee
- (Southern U.S.) A person from the northern United States, often pronounced as a single word.
- Dandy
- (British) A person of Hispanic, Mediterranean or South-American origins (Dandy and The Beano rhyming with Latino).
- Darkie or darky
- (U.S. and elsewhere) Derogatory term for a black person; also a racist, iconic caricature with inky-black skin, googly eyes and exaggerated red, pink or white lips; a celebrated example of its use was in a popular song of 1928 entitled "Mississippi Mud," performed by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra and sung by the "Rhythm Boys," whose members included Bing Crosby and Johnny Mercer. See also Blackface.
- Dark Meat
- (U.S.) slur for black people - derived from the poultry term, often used as a term of sexual objectification for blacks.
- Darkness
- (various) someone with dark-colored skin (from skit on Dave Chappelle's comedy show featuring Rick James)
- Dark-Skinned
- (U.S. Blacks) term of ridicule for African Americans with very dark skin
- Day Laborers
- (U.S.) illegal Mexicans, refers to their propensity for migrant work
- Desert nigger
- (AUS) A person of Middle-Eastern or Indian descent
- Desi
- (India) A person or thing of Indian/Indian subcontinent origin. e.g, desi movie, desi girl, desi food
- The Destroyer
- (Nazi Germany) a general term for Jews and Jewry, who were said to "destroy" or "corrupt" German/Aryan culture (see also Culture Destroyer)
- Devil Dogs
- (translation from German) WWI German term of scorn for US Marines, later adopted by the USMC as a badge of pride
- Diaper head
- (U.S.) someone of Middle Eastern descent, or another person that wears a turban
- DIB
- (U.S.) Israelis. Dumb Israeli Bastard. Used by American Jews to describe practitioners of what they view as crude Israeli culture.
- Didicoy/Diddicoy
- (UK) Rom (Gypsies)
- Dim Sum
- (U.S.) A Chinese person
- Ding
- (AUS; Western Australia) an Italian (now rarely used, see also Wog).
- Dinge
- (U.S.) a black person
- Dink
- (U.S. Vietnam era) North Vietnamese soldiers or guerillas.
- Dirtbag
- (U.S.) A Mexican or Mexican-American
- Dogan
- (CAN) Irish Catholic
- Dog Eater / Dog Muncher
- (U.S.) 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
- (U.S.) a wealthy Italian "businessman" - especially a ranking mafioso
(England) a Spaniard (from the Spanish title) (Common use in Elizabethan times) - Donkey
- (North America) an Irish person -analagous to the view of Irish as "beasts of burden"
- Dot or Dot-head
- (U.S.) someone of South Asian descent (from the Hindu practice of wearing bindis)
- Dot or Feather?
- (U.S.) a phrase for sorting American Indians from Asian Indians
- Dresiarz / Dres
- (Poland) young urban people wearing sportswear (from Polish "dres" -sportswear), usually bald, often organised crime (recruiting from this group)
- Druid
- (UK) a Welshman. From the ancient Celtic religion.
- Dukh (дух)
- (Russia) military slang for Afghans & Chechens. Means spirit or malodor. Descends from afghanian worf dushman=peasant.
- Dumptruck
- (U.S.) term for black people with large buttocks. Originated on 'Chappelle's Show'.
- Dune Coon
- (U.S.) someone of Middle Eastern descent
- Dutch Courage
- (U.S./UK) courage that develops from having too much to drink. Specifically refers to gin, which the Dutch brought to England when William of Orange invaded.
- Dutchman
- anglophone South African whites, used for Afrikaner
- DWA
- (U.S./Northwest) Asian drivers, perceived to be poorer drivers than others. From "Driving While Asian"
- DWB
- (U.S.) black drivers, perceived by police to be driving the "wrong car" or in "wrong neighborhood" - from "Driving While Black"
- DWO
- (U.S.) Asian drivers, perceived to be poorer drivers than others. From "Driving While Oriental"
E
- Egg
- (CAN) a white person who "acts" like an Asian (white on the outside, yellow on the inside)
- Eggplant
- (Northeast U.S. & Chicago) a black person - based on the dark color of the vegetable (see also moolie)
- Egg Nigger
- (U.S.) used for asain people, possibly a reference to egg rolls.
- Egg Roll Dick
- (North America) an Asian male, based on the perception that the uncircumsized Asian penis resembles an egg roll
- Eh Hole
- (U.S. states bordering CAN) Canadians, in reference to how they say "eh?"
- Elvis
- (U.S.) overweight southerner with unexplainable sex appeal (for example Bill Clinton)
- English
- (U.S. Amish) disparaging term for non-Amish whites
- English Church
- (Scotland) Scottish Episcopal Church, who are in communion with the Church of England.
- Ese
- (U.S.) 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") or Yupik
- Essex girl
- (UK) A woman born in the British county of Essex, noted for her strong estuary (common) accent, flamboyant sense of humour and liberated sexuality
- Ethnic
- (UK & AUS) someone whose ethnicity is not of Northern European descent or indigenous descent, someone else
- Eurofag
- (U.S.) European. The implication is that European men are effeminate.
- European Nigger
- (Eire) Someone of Irish descent.
- EuroNazi
- (U.S.) Europeans, referring to Europe's history of dictators, nazis, and imperialism
- Europeon
- (U.S.) Europeans. A pun based on the similarity of the end of the word "European" to the word "peon". The implication is that Europeans are lowly, unfree people.
- Eurosexual
- (U.S.) Generally used by conservatives implying Europeans are effeminate. Not always used for Europeans, as it is also used as "A metrosexual who doesn't bathe."
- Euro-spic
- (U.S.) Someone of Spanish or Portuguese ethnicity.
- Eurotrash
- (U.S. & UK) Europeans gatecrashing society by trading on false claims of wealth, titles of nobility etc.
- Euro-weenies
- (U.S.) Europeans, particularly French, who don't support instances of US foreign military intervention
- Eye-talian
- (U.S.) someone of Italian descent
- Eyetie
- (U.S., Canada & UK) an Italian or someone of Italian descent
F
- Faj
- (South Africa) a black person; used primarily in prisons by white people
- Falasha
- (Worldwide) Jew of Ethiopian origin; correctly known as Beta Israel
- FAP
- (North American) Derogatory acronym used for "Fat Asian Pig".
- Farang
- (Thai) any Caucasian person
- Fatme
- (Lebanese) a Muslim woman who wears traditional concealing clothing; used by non-Muslims of either sex
- FBI
- (Boston) for "Foreign Born Irish" who immigrate and immediately take high-paying white collar jobs
- Feather head
- (U.S.) a Native American
- Feuj
- (France) a jew (Verlan of Juif)
- Fender head
- (U.S.) an Asian
- Fenian
- (Ulster & west of Scotland Protestants) originally the name of a political movement, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, but now a derogatory term aimed at Catholics, especially those thought to sympathise with the IRA.
- al Ferengi
- (Arabs) term for a foreigner, especially a disliked or distrusted one. Word was used as the name of a despicable alien race in Star Trek, the Ferengi.
- FIB
- (U.S. from Illinois) acronym used to refer to Illinois residents generally by Wisconsinites to refer to people on vacation from Illinois. The acronym stands for "Fucking Illinois Bastard."
- Field Nigger/Field Slave
- (U.S.) A dark skinned or uneducated black person. Usually used by other blacks. Derives from slave times when dark skinned blacks were relegated to outdoor work. See house nigger.
- Fig eaters
- (U.S.) Middle easterners
- Fig newton
- (U.S. Blacks) a white person who acts black - opposite of Oreo
- Filippa
- (Italy) a Filipina
- Finik (финик)
- (Russia) a person from Finland. The literal meaning of the word is date, a fruit of the date palm.
- Fischkopf/Fischkopp (Fishhead)
- (Germany) someone from Northern Germany, used primarily by Bavarians
- Fisheyes
- (U.S. Asians) a white person
- Fish and chips
- (Britain) a white British person with no taste and low intelligence.
- Fjord nigger
- (Alaska) an Alaskan Native of the Tlingit tribe
- Flat-Face or Flat-Head
- (North America) an asian
- Flatlander
- (Northern New England & Northeastern Canadian provices) 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. Also, in Vermont, a left-leaning wealthy person from New York or Boston.
- Flattie'
- (Britaintraveller community) someone of fixed abode
- Flea
- (Australia) 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
- (U.S.) a person of Filipino descent. Used in the 80’s and early 90’s by Filipino American youths from Chicago born in the US as a contraction of “Filipino”. Considered derogatory in Hawaii, but generally acceptable in other U.S. states. It is not true that the term was invented by American troops stationed in the Philippines, or that it is an acronym for "Fucking (or Flippin') Little Island People".
- FOB, Fob, F.O.B.
- (U.S., AUS/NZ, CAN) "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. Also a slur against people who exhibit their traditional culture regardless of how long they have spent in the new country, including 2nd generation immigrants. In Canada the term usually refers to recent immigrants from Hong Kong and Mainland. In Australian it is used for Maoris and Pacific Islanders, and is extremely offensive China. Because of Canada's large Chinese community, the word FOB is considered very offensive. See also FOP
- Fog-Breather
- (U.S.) British person
- FOP
- (U.S, AUS) "Fresh Off the Plane". A new variation to "FOB", 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.
- 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
- Foula
- (Libyan) an Egybtian person. Foula maens a fava bean in arabic and is applied to egyptians in Libya due to the fact that the egyptian diet is to a large extent based on fava beans.
- Franchute
- (Spain) a French national
- Franzmann
- (Germany) a French national
- Free Stater
- (Ireland) a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, especially to Ulster Protestants. Also used by Irish republicans to refer to Irish people who they believe are less than patriotic.
- Frenchy
- (U.S.) a person with French roots (also fellatio)
- Fresno Indian
- (U.S.) an Armenian (Fresno, California has a sizeable Armenian population).
- Fritz
- (UK, France, Russia (фриц) ) a German
- Frog or froggie
- (U.S. & UK Commonwealth) a French national; (Canada) a French-Canadian (Not always offensive, at least to French-Canadian)
- Frog Eater or Frog Nibbler
- (UK Commonwealth & U.S.) a French national
- Frog Wog'
- (UK) a French national, based on the expression "The wogs start at Calais."
- Frummer
- (UK) : A Hasidic Jew, from the Yiddish word "frum" meaning devout.
- Fuzzy buzzy/wuzzy
- (AUS/NZ) a Melanesia - usually Papuan or Solomon Islander
(UK military) 19th century term for a North African or any non-white
G
- Ga Tsai
- (Hong Kong) Japanese person
- Gabacho
- (Spain) a French national
(Mexico) any white foreigner, usually American. - Gabardine stroking monkey
- (U.S.) 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. The term was borrowed in Romanian slang with the meaning of "person" or "lover"
- Gaijin
- (Japan) any non-East Asian, though most widely used against Whites. Sometimes intended to be derogatory where its meaning is "barbarian." Less polite term for a foreigner than "gaikokujin", meaning roughly "outlander;" "gaijin" is closer to "outsider".
- Gallego
- (Venezuela) a person from Spain
- Gandhi
- (UK & U.S.) a person from India
- Gas Huffer/Gasoline Huffer
- (Canada & U.S.) North American Native American 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 effeminately foppish mannerisms of Englishmen
- Geechie
- (South Carolina & Georgia) disrespectful term for the "Gulla" - a distinct subculture/Semi-African dialect of the blacks of the coastal islands
- Geep'
- (U.S.) an Italian (From Pinocchio's "father" Gepetto, who was Italian)
- Geier'
- (German) "vulture", a derogatory term for persons from the Middle East
- German candle, German oven mitt
- (U.S.) Jews. Reference to crematoria and the Holocaust.
- Ghati
- (India) in general, any Maharashtrian; else specifically Maharashtrians from Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur
- Ghetto-Fabulous
- (U.S.) a term for black women with ostentatious taste - see B.A.P. Alternately This term is also used by blacks to describe someone in the ghetto with a flashy expensive lifestyle, like a drug dealer or Rapper. Outwardly similar to "nigger rich" (below) but is considered a bragidocious compliment, often used self-descriptivley by males.
- 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) (ironic?).
- Gicho or jicho
- (Spain) a Rom (Gypsy) (from gitano)
- Gin
- (AUS) an Aboriginal woman
- Gina
- (CAN) a young woman of Mediterranean descent who is seen as ditzy or self-absorbed, esp. the girlfriend of a Gino (see below)
- Gino
- (CAN) a young man of Mediterranean descent who acts in a macho fashion
- Ginzo
- (U.S.) an Italian-American
- Goatfucker
- (late filmmaker Theo van Gogh) Muslims
- Goat Roper
- (U.S. 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
- (U.S.) Jew. Goldberg is a common (Ashkenazi, i.e. Central or Eastern European) Jewish name that carries a monetary allusion.
- Goldie
- (U.S.) Jew. Refers to yellow/gold stars of David that the Nazis used to identify Jews.
- Golliwogg
- (UK Commonwealth) a dark-skinned person, after Florence Kate Upton's children's book character
- Good ol' Boy
- (U.S.) a Southern white man. Not considered offensive when used by a Southerner, but offensive when used by a non-Southerner.
- Goofy Newfie
- (CAN) a person from Newfoundland
- Gook
- (U.S.) military slang since 1899, applied initially to Filipinos during the Filipino insurrection of 1899, and later revived for Asians during the Korean War and Vietnam War; It derives from Gugus, the Tagalog word for "tutelary spirit". See [3]. May have gained currency during the Korean conflict, since "gook" in Korean means "country"; "Migook" is "American" (literally translated, 'Migook' means 'beautiful country') and "hangook" is "Korea." Popularized to include any Asian after its widespread use during the Korean War.
- Goomba
- (North America) An Italian person - from the Italian word "Compare" (pronounced 'cumpa') meaning "a close friend."
- Gorilla
- (U.S. & UK) a big, fat black person. An African. Also, generically, any large and presumed violent male of low intelligence, a thug.
- Gora
- (Pakistan & India) (Urdu گورا) Britishers. A white person, particularly from the colonial era. Literally means 'white'.
- Gorol
- (Poland) person from outside Silesia (especially from Zagłębie Dąbrowskie), used by Silesians
- Goy (גוי)
- (Jews) a non-Jew (Gentile)or someone that does not practice Judaism; (Goy, plural goyim, is the standard Hebrew and Yiddish word for a Gentile and is not usually intended to be offensive. "Goj" (plural "Gojiem") is also the accepted Dutch word for a non-Jew.)
- Goyisher Kopf
- (Jews) Jew who "thinks" like a non-Jew (literally, Goy-head)
- Granola
- (U.S.) a Californian (as granola is a mixture of fruits, nuts & flakes)
- Greaser
- (U.S./AUS) someone of Latin American descent, esp. Mexican, in Australia, Italian
- Greaseball
- (U.S.) an Italian person
- Grease monkey
- (U.S.) 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 (Note: almost never used by Iranian minorities: Jews, Christians, Armenians, Baha'is, Zoroastrians)
- Great White Hope
- (North America) White Athlete who is presumably hyped by the media to keep fans interested in sports dominated by non whites (i.e boxing and basketball).
- Greek
- (UK & North America) person who indulges in anal sex (for example Greek style, Greek love, etc.)
- Grimace
- (U.S.) 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 always a pejorative term, unless used in an offensive manner.
(Brazil) Any foreigner.
(Northeastern United States) A tourist from Middle America. - Groundskeeper Willie
- (UK & North America) an unflattering term for a Scotsman (after the stereotypical character from the Simpsons cartoon)
- Guat
- (North America) A person from Guatemala.
- Gubba
- (AUS) Aboriginal (Koori) term for white people - derived from Governor/Gubbanah
- Guero
- (Mexico/US Latinos) a non Latin white person
- Guido
- (U.S.) refers to a subculture of primarily Italian-American males, with the reputation of being "mob connected"
- Guiri
- (Gibraltar) English person, also used in Spain to mean 'tourist'
- Gumbo
- (U.S.) Refers to French Louisianans, particularly Cajuns (after the dish)
- Gunga Din
- (UK) a low status/subservient term for an Indian or Pakistani
- Gurbet
- (Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Gypsy
- Gwailo
- also spelled "gweilo"; (Canton) Caucasians (Similar to the entry above for ghost)
- Gyp
- To rob or cheat someone, comes from the common stereotype of Gypsies as thieves.
- 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
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- Habib
- (U.S.) someone of middle-eastern or Muslim (e.g., Arab, Pakistani, or Indian) descent
- Haggis muncher
- (England) a Scot
- 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
- Hak Gwai
- (Cantonese) a black person. - literally means "black ghost"
- Half-Breed or Half-Caste
- (Worldwide) a person of mixed race
- Halfrican
- (North America) a multiracial person of partial black descent ("half-African"); sometimes self-applied
- al Halsuada
- (Palestinian Territories) Jews (local Arabic dialect for "Evil Dogs")
- Hamburger Heifer
- (U.S.) term for an obese young woman from the Midwest - pun on the budget food product Hamburger Helper and Heifer (a young cow)
- Hamilton
- (Scottish) South Asians (Hamilton Academicals Football Club, often abreviated to Hamilton Accies, rhyming with 'pakis').
- Hanys
- (Poland) Silesian - used normally between the Silesians about themselves, considered as offensive when used by a person from other part of Poland (origins probably from the German name Hans)
- Haole or Howlie
- (Hawaii) whites - considered to be extremely derogatory
- Happy Slave
- (U.S./UK) an Irish immigrant, also used in the same context as "house nigger"
- Harp
- (North America) an Irishman
- Hayseed
- (North America) an unrefined person, usually of rural origins
- Hay Seed
- (Northeast U.S.) a Hassidic Jew - from the intentional mispronounciation of Hasid
- Hebe, Heeb or Heebo
- (North America) a Jew (short for Hebrew), not universally considered offensive.
- Heinz 57
- (North America) a person of indeterminate racial or national origin
- Herm
- (U.S. Military) a german used in phrase "Herman the German"
- Hessian
- (North America) Usually used in reference to a machismo whitetrash metal head, or hard rocker.
- Hick
- (North America) rural person, generally uneducated, similar to yokel
- High Yellow / Yella
- (U.S.) a light-skinned black person
- Hillbilly
- (U.S.) a rural white person, esp. one from Appalachia or the Ozarks.
- Hindoo
- (AUS) 19th century, Indian
- Hitlerowiec
- (Poland) derogatory term for German nationals, comes from Adolf Hitler.
- Hok gwai
- (Canton) a black person; Literally means "dark ghost"
- Hooch Cooch
- (U.S. Military) term for an asian woman of easy virtue
- Hook nose
- (U.S.) a Jew, from the myth of Jewish facial features. Used for Arabs as well in recent times.
- Holy Roller
- (U.S.) ritualistic protestants prone to shaking (Shakers), quaking (Quakers), rolling on the floor, suffering from fits or "speaking in tongues" (Pentecostals during worship or prayer)
- Honger
- (North America) a person from Hong Kong
- Honky also spelled "honkey" or "honkie"
- (U.S. blacks) a white person (derived from "hunkie")
- (U.S.) also used like Honger above.
- Hoosier
- (St. Louis area of Missouri and Illinois) a lower class, uneducated white person. Anywhere else, a non-offensive term for a native of Indiana.
- Hop Sing
- (North America) derogatory term for an Asian male (Hop Sing was the Cartwright's servant on Bonanza)
- Hori
- (NZ) a Maori. Comes from the Maori pronunciation of the English name "George"
- Hoser & Hosehead
- (North America) derogatory term for Canadians (sometimes used by Canadians to disparage other Canadians)
- House Boy
- (North America) derogatory term for an Asian male - see Hop Sing
- House Nigger/House Slave
- (U.S.)Derogatory term for a light skinned black or a black person who is percieved to be acting better than others.Usually used by other blacks,originated in slave times when light skinned blacks were used for house work.See Field Nigger.
- Hout
- (South Africa, Zimbabwe) derogatory term for black - from Afrikaans houtkop (wooden head).
- al-Hufa
- (Palestinian Territories - West Bank) a person from the East Bank. From Arabic language - the barefoot
- Huinca
- In Chile, used term by mapuche people in order to talk about white chilean people
- Hun
- (Allies in WWI) a German soldier
(Irish nationalists) a pro-British Protestant
(Scottish Catholics) Protestant, especially members of the Orange Order (See Huns for non-offensive usage) - Hungaro
- (Spain & Mexico) an eastern european (from the Spanish word for Hungarian)
- Hunkie
- (Northern U.S.) early 20th century term for a laborer of Hungarian descent
- Hymie also spelled "heimy"
- (U.S. blacks) a Jewish person, especially from New York City
- Hymietown
- (U.S. blacks) New York City - publicly used by the Rev. Jesse Jackson
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- I-tie
- see Eyetie
- Ice Nigger
- (CAN) a native Canadian person (e.g., Inuit, etc.)
- Ice mutant
- (black supremacists) a white person
- Ikey-Mo
- (Australian) a jew
- Inbred
- (U.S.) A Rural white. Referring to the stereotype that people from Appalachia marry and procreate within their own family.
- Inchik
- (Philippines) A person of Chinese descent.
- Incognegro
- (US) a black person trying to fit in with whites, from a pun on "incognito"
- Indian
- (North America) a Native American. Considered offensive by some because they are natives of the Americas and not natives of India (see Native American name controversy).
- Indio
- (Latin America and Philippines) A derogatory name given by the Spanish and those of full Iberian (criollo) descent to people who are of aboriginal Native American Indians and Mestizos living in South America and Mexico. Similar to Injun in North America and equivalent to the word Nigger in Latin America. In the Philippines, it was used by the SPaniards during the Spanish colonial period (late 16th century-19th century) to denote native brown-skinned unmixed Filipinos.
- Injun
- (United States) a Native American, from "Indian". Popularized by Western films of the 20th century.
- Inside Out Nigger
- (Boston?) Irish-American who lives in the inner city and has thus adopted stereotypically or typically African-American and typically or stereotypically inner-city language, dress, behavior, style, or been affected by other influences from this culture.
- Instant Asshole
- (Scandinavia) term for Icelanders (just add alcohol). A term often applied to Icelandic sports teams who frequently consume large amounts of alcohol (mainly due to the highly expensive price of alcohol in Iceland) on trips to other Scandinavian countries and frequently become very violent afterwards.
- Ireng
- (Malaysia) means black; a Malay slur for Africans or Papuans
- Irish Gypsy(s)
- (North America) see "Irish Traveller(s)"
- Irish Tinker
- (Britain) insulting term for a low status Irish person
- Irish curse
- (North America) ethnic slur for alcoholism; also unrelated as a sexual slur for being afflicted with a small penis
- Island Ape/ Inselaffe
- (Germany) Term sometimes used for people from the United Kingdom
- Islum
- (U.S.) an offensive term used to refer to Islam and the below average socio-economic status for Muslims in the US. (A combination of slum and Islam put together).
- Islumic
- (U.S.) an offensive term used to refer to the Islamic religion. (A combination of slum and Islamic put together).
- Itacker
- (Germany) Italian or person of Italian descent
- Ivan
- (America) same reason as "Iwan"
- Iwan
- (Germany) a Russian, after a common forename
- 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.
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- Jabonee
- (Italian-American) ; formerly used for someone of Japanese descent
- JACA
- (Western U.S.) ; Just Another California Asshole; used by native-born Nevadans to describe Californians who move to Nevada to escape high taxes and crime.
- Jack Mormon
- (Western U.S.) an LDS-born person who has become inactive or does not abide by doctrinal principles of the Church
- Jackeen
- (Ireland) A derogatory term in rural Ireland for a person from Dublin, possibly because of Dublin's Unionist community at the start of the 1900s (derived from Union Jack).
- Jafa
- (NZ) a resident of Auckland New Zealand
- Jaffa
- (Irish Catholic) Irish Protestant, a pun on Jaffa oranges and the Orange Order
- Jahūd (جهود)
- (Iran) Jewish person, originally inoffensive but currently only used as a slur
- Jamairican
- (Jamaica) Jamaican immigrants.
- Jalapeno
- (Hawaii) Japanese-Filipino (not necessarily offensive)
- Jap/Jappo
- (U.S./UK Commonwealth) someone of Japanese descent
- JAP
- (U.S.) Jewish women (Jewish American Princess)/Aust., spoilt Jewish adolescents (Jewish American Prince or Princess)
- Japse
- (German) Japanese person
- Jatt-Sikh
- (India & UK) a lower class Sikh (literally "farmer Sikh") - usage decried by devout Sikhs because Sikhism officially rejects notions of caste or class
- Jawa
- (U.S.) from Star Wars. Someone of Middle Eastern descent.
- Jek
- (Thailand) Perjorative term for ethnic Chinese, akin to English "chink".
- Jerry
- (UK Commonwealth, especailly during WWII) a German national
- Jersey Devil
- (U.S.) a resident of New Jersey (also folklore from New Jersey)
- jew
- (as verb, spelled in lower-case) to bargain aggressively or unfairly, to attempt to manipulate or deceive someone in a business deal. Extremely pejorative, although not all users realize it.
- Jewbacca
- (U.S.) 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.
- Jew Boy
- (UK, Southern & Southwest U.S.) contemptuous term for Jewish males
- Jewgaboo
- (U.S.) a person of both Jewish and Black heritage (Lenny Kravitz, for example)
- Jewford
- (Southern U.S. & Texas) a Jewish southerner, contraction of Jew & Buford
- Jewgene
- (U.S. Northeast, esp. New York) pronounced like Eugene - a Jewish person that acts Italian
- Jewop
- (U.S.) Jewish Italian
- Jew Yorker
- (U.S.) a Jew, especially from New York City, which has a large Jewish population. (also, NYC is sometimes called Jew York City)
- Jiff
- (Ireland) a term for a person from Dublin's Northside, thought to derive from the phrase "Jaysus It's F**king Freezing!"
- Jig
- (uk) a term for negro in the uk. ie that thieving jig.
- Jigaboo', jig, jiggy, jigga
- (U.S.) a black person (also referred to as a Boo)
- Jigger
- (U.S.) a Jewish person who displays stereotypical Jewish behavior (i.e. cheapness) with stereotypical Black behavior (i.e. laziness)
- Jock
- (England, Ireland, Wales and Commonwealth) Scottish person (U.S.) A macho athlete (e.g., a football player), usually meant to connotate low intelligence and aggressive behaviour
- Jockbrit
- (Scotland) excessively "British" Scot
- Joganosh
- (North American First Nations) A Caucasian, or any non-native person
- John Chinaman
- (UK & AUS) 19th century, Chinese
- Johnnie
- (Britain) any foreign person; often meant affectionately (as in Johnnie Gurkha or Johnnie Foreigner)
- Jok-bali
- (Korea) a Japanese person - strongly offensive
- Joobs
- Referring to Jewish women with Large Breasts.
- Jook-sing
- (?) a Westernized Asian
- Juan Valdez
- (North America) term for a native of Colombia; based on a stereotypical character from a coffee commercial on TV
- Judeophile
- (U.S.) a non-Jewish person with an obsession or partiality for all things Jewish; often used to describe Western supporters of the state of Israel
- Jugo
- (Germany) a person from the former Yugoslavia
- Jundie
- (UK) an Iraqi soldier (used by British soldiers, especially during first Gulf War in 1991)
- Jungle Bunny
- (U.S.) a black person, see "rabbit"
- Jungle Fever
- (North America) a non-black that prefers sex with Blacks
- Jyske
- (Denmark) term of derision for rural Danes from Jylland (Jutland in English)
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- Katsap (Kacap)
- (Ukraine, 'Кацап') insulting term for a Russian. Means 'goat', derived from the beards Russians have been wearing in the past.
- Kaffer
- (Germany) a black person. See Kaffir.
- Kaffir
- (South Africa) a black person. Very offensive. Origin is disputed. Possibly from the Arab word meaning 'non-Muslim', perhaps originating in the East African Slave Trade which was largely run by Arabians and migrating to South Africa. Usage: 'Kaffir Boy', a famous autobiographical book by Mark Mathabane about his childhood in South Africa. (The South African Consul General in Lethal Weapon 2 calls Mel Gibson 'kaffir lover'.)
- Kaka Siah
- (Iran) same as Nigger.
- Kakerlake
- (Germany) historically used as a term for a Frenchman, current usage has widened to include arabs, turks and other muslims. Literally means cockroach.
- Kalla / kaalu / kalia
- (Indians & Pakistanis) a black person - derived from the Hindi word 'kaala' meaning black
- Kani
- (Iceland) an American, particularly a member of the American military; contraction of the Icelandic word "Amerikani"
- Kano
- (Philippines) an American, contraction of the Tagalog word "Amerikano"
- Kappa Kappa Kappa
- (U.S.) racist frat boys, also a code name for the Ku Klux Klan.
- Kartoffeln
- (North Italy) refers to German people (based on the German word for potato)
- Kash Root
- (Northeast U.S.) a Jew obsessed with money - a pun involving money ("cash") and Jewish dietary laws (Kashrut)
- Katsivelos (Κατσίβελος)
- (Greece) a Gypsy. Not always derogatory, sometimes used to properly refer to a specific Gypsy clan rather than all Gypsies in general.
- Katzenfresser
- (Germany) term for Italians (means "cat eater"); rare
- Kebab
- (U.K. and Europe) a Turkish person. Derived from traditional Turkish food.
- Keling
- (Malaysia and Singapore) an Indian person. Very offensive.
- Khachik
- (хачик: former Soviet Union) a person from Caucasus, from Armenian name Khachik
- Khokhol
- (хохол: former Soviet Union) an Ukrainian person. Derived from traditional Ukrainian haircut.
- Kibol
- (Poland) troublesome soccer fan, derogatory; comes from the neutral word kibic (sports fan)
- Kike
- (U.S.) a Jew. Said by some to have originally used by Western European Jewish immigrants to denigrate Eastern European Jews (whose names often ended in "ki"), and later by many mainstream (mostly non-Jewish) Americans. Began as a form of Jewish differentiation before being universalized as a slur. Hypothesized to derive from a German or Yiddish term for "circle" (Kikel), a mark often written by Jews on documents for those unable to write their names, parallel to the "x" mark used in Western culture, but seen by some Jews as a Christian cross. Some have suggested the term derives from the Latin word caeca ("blind"), coming from Pope Clement VIII's declamation of the "blind obstinacy" of the Jews.
- Kimchi
- (North America) unflattering term for a Korean, from the spicy pickled Korean cabbage known for its offensive smell
- Kiwi
- (U.S. & UK Commonwealth) New Zealand nationals, derived from the fact Kiwi birds originate there. Not usually considered offensive.
- Klan Bait
- (U.S.) refers to a militant black person.
- Knacker
- (Ireland) reference to members of the travelling community in Ireland; the word "knacker" refers to someone who buys discarded structures and dismantles them to sell the materials.
- Knife-nose
- (U.S.) a Jew, from the stereotype of Jewish facial features.
- Kojangi
- (Korea) In Korea, white people are often called Kojangi. 'Ko' means 'nose' and 'jangi' means 'person'. So, roughly translated, 'Kojangi' means 'person with big nose'. It is considered an insult and quite derogatory, but Koreans use the term quite loosely.
- Kool Smoker or Newport Smoker
- (U.S.) black men (known for smoking strong menthol cigarettes)
- Kosher Ghost
- (Northeast U.S.) 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 U.S.) a Hassidic or Orthodox Jew - see "Kosher Ghost"
- Kounty Kountry Klub
- (U.S.) a code name for the Ku Klux Klan (other versions are also used)
- Kraut
- (North America & British Commonwealth) a German
- Kyoppo
- (Korea) a Korean-American or Korean-Canadian. Not always used disparagingly.
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- Labus (лабус)
- (Latvia) a derogatory term for Latvians. Primarily used by russians who live in Latvia.
- 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
- Lamerikanets (ламериканец)
- (Russia) a person from USA. This word can be translated as Lamerican and is a hybrid of lamer (ламер) and amerikanets (американец - "American"). The word lamer is popular in Russia in computer context, so lamerikanets can be found in Russian Internet and Fidonet.
- Langer
- (Ireland) a person from County Cork, Ireland, and sometimes more widely used to describe people from the province of Munster; derives from the langur, a type of monkey encountered by the Munster Fusiliers during their British Army service in India in the late nineteenth century.
- Lao Wai
- (China and Taiwan) Derogatory for white foreigners.
- 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
- (U.S.) an eastern European immigrant - from the television program "Taxi" (also a potato pancake)
- Lawn jockey
- (U.S.) a black person - based on the antiquated practice of using hitching posts that resembled black jockeys
- Leb/Lebo
- (AUS) Lebanese. Considered highly offensive to the point of being a 'fighting word'.
- Leech
- (International) see "Bloodsucker"
- Leek Eater
- (UK Commonwealth) a Welsh person - leeks are national symbols of Wales
- Left footer
- (Northern Ireland)(West of Scotland) Catholic (Northern Ireland) Used by Protestants to describe Catholics or a supporter of Celtic FC. From the myth in Glasgow that Irish Catholic labourers pushed spades into the ground their leeft foot and kicked footballs with the left foot.
- Leprechaun
- (U.S., Britain) Irish
- Leroy
- (U.S., U.K.) A black man, used as a generalisation (representing anapocryphal belief that Leroy (aka Le Roy) is a popular name in the black community)
- Levee Rat
- (U.S.) degrading term projected to Cajun People and people of the swamp
- Lewinsky
- (U.S.) promiscuous Jewish woman - usually overweight and/or unattractive (also a term for fellatio)
- Light-Skinned
- (U.S. Blacks) term of ridicule for African Americans with lighter skin
- Limey
- (International) an Englishman; Englist sailors were rationed with lime juice to prevent scurvy
- Little brown fucking machine (usually abbreviated to LBFM)
- (English Language Internet) a Filipina, Thai, or Singaporean prostitute
- Litvok
- (U.S.) a derogatory term for Lithuanians
- Long Nose
- (China) a person of European descent See Da Bi Zi
- Lo Faan
- (China and Chinese-Americans) refers to any non-Chinese (usually white); literally means barbarian (See also "Lao Wei")
- Loogan or Lugan
- (U.S.) a person of Lithuanian descent
- Lubra
- (AUS) Aboriginal woman, similar to "Squa"
- Lumbee
- (North & South Carolina) disparaging term for persons of mixed Native American, Black & 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.
- Luo bo tou
- (Chinese) a Japanese person - literally means "carrot head", derived from the fact that the Japanese like to have pickled carrots as sidedishes in a meal.
- Lysol
- (CAN) a Native Canadian. Named due to Native Canadians' perceived chemical dependence about household cleaners.
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- Macaque
- (Belgium & France) a Negro (originally) or a person of North-African origin (more recently); derived from macaque monkeys
- Macaroni nigger
- (UK) an Italian; derived from macaroni pastas
- 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
- (U.S/Australia) a Macedonian person (can also be spelled "Mako". Pron. "maso" in Aus.)
- Macogong
- (Australia) a Macedonian immigrant living in Wollongong (an area in Australia with a high number of Macedonian Slavs) (comes from "Macedonia" + "Gong"; shortened form of Wollongong)
- Madinga
- (Trinidad and Tobago) a term for Indo-Trinidadians of the Muslim faith; derived from Mandinka, after a small group Muslim Mandingos who settled in Trinidad in the 19th century.
- Madrasi
- (India) any South Indian person, also used in Trinidad and Tobago for any dark-skinned Indo-Trinidadian.
- Mafioso
- (North Italy) used against people that live in the three South Italy Regions where there are Mafias: Sicily, Calabria and Campania.[[
- Mail Order Bride
- (Western countries) Used to describe Asian and Slavic women who marry Europeans and Americans.
- Makak
- (Belgium & the Netherlands) a Moroccan; derived from macaque
- Maketo
- (Basque Country) a Spaniard
- Makhla
- (East Indians & Pakistanis in U.S.) a person of Mexican origin
- Malakas (Μαλάκας)
- (global, mainly Europe and USA) A person of Greek origin, when used by non-Greeks vs. Greeks. It is not necessarily derogatory. Although 'malakas' literally means "one who masturbates" in Greek, the word is very commonly used in a daily, semi-joking basis among friends and peers, to the point of becoming associated with Greek communities and Greeks worldwide, apart from being the most common Modern Greek word worldwide.
- Mall honky
- (U.S. Blacks) an indiscriminate white consumer.
- Mallate
- (Mexico) a black person. Named after a small annoying insect.
- Malteeser
- (UK) someone from Malta. Also a small chocolate covered spherical sweetie.
- Mama
- (Singapore) a racist term for an Indian person.
- Mamasan
- (US & UK Commonwealth) term for an Asian woman over approximately 35 years of age; term is considered offensive because it is also used as a term for the madam of a brothel
- Mammy or Mammy Woman
- (U.S.) 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 Academy Award
- Mandingo
- (U.S.) Antebellum term for a large strong black slave, presumed etymology is the ancient Mandingo tribe of Africa
- Mangal
- (Balkans) a Roma person
- 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 describe 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
- (U.S.) Italian person. (also "Luigi" is used) From a famous Nintendo game.
- Marocchino
- (North Italy) refer to all North African pople.
- Marrano
- (Spain) a Jewish convert to Christianity, usually for social and not spiritual reasons; derives from the Inquisition; today, can be used to describe a Jew who marries a Catholic. Can also be called a Converso. (It is also a Latin American Spanish slang synonym for "pig.")
- Mashed Potatoes
- (Gay Asian Americans) a white person who is exclusively attracted to whites (an emerging term by association with Sticky Rice) [4] [5] (or cached at [6] )[7]
- Masshole
- (New England U.S.) a person from Massachusetts, particularly when driving. (From Massachusetts & Asshole).
- Master Race
- (UK Commonwealth & U.S.) a mocking term for a German or the German people (from Hitler's term for the "Aryan Race")
- Matchstick
- (European Antisemites) a contemptuous term for Jews - based on the starvation, genocide, and cremation of Jews in Nazi death camps
- Mat Salleh
- (Malaysia & Singapore) a white person; derived from mad sailor.
- Matzo Baller
- (U.S.) a non-Jewish person who prefers Jews as sexual partners. (compare with jungle fever, yellow fever)
- Mau-Mau
- (U.S./UK) a black activist or black person.
- M.A.W.P
- (U.S. Blacks) Murder All White Peo