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See also: List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity

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The following is a list of ethnic slurs,

ethnophaulisms, or ethnic epithets that are, or
have been, used as insinuations or allegations about
members of a given ethnicity or racial group or to
refer to them in a derogatory, pejorative, or
otherwise insulting manner.

Some of the terms listed below (such as "gringo",

"yank", etc.) can be used in casual speech without
any intention of causing offense. The connotation of
a term and prevalence of its use as a pejorative or
neutral descriptor varies over time and by
geography.

For the purposes of this list, an ethnic slur is a term

designed to insult others on the basis of race,
ethnicity, or nationality. Each term is listed followed
by its country or region of usage, a definition, and a
reference to that term.

Ethnic slurs may also be produced as a racial epithet

by combining a general-purpose insult with the
name of ethnicity, such as "dirty Jew" or "Russian
pig". Other common insulting modifiers include
"dog" and "filthy"; such terms are not included in
this list.

Mea
Location
Term Targets origi
or origin
no

Origina
United before t
Abbie, Abe,
States, Jewish men 1950s.
Abie
Canada the pro
name A

The ter
implies
otherne
lack of
connec
their Ch
American-born identity
Chinese, Han or (usually
other Chinese Chinese
ABC East Asia (including languag
Taiwanese) born howeve
and raised in the been
United States. reappro
by man
Chinese
America
used to
positive
connota

American-Born
Confused Desi, Used ch
Indian Americans South A
South
or other South immigra
ABCD Asians in
Asian Americans, imply co
the US
(desi) who were about c
born in the United identity
States.

Arabic f
Middle
slave,
Abid/Abeed East and
Black people associa
(plural) North
the Ara
Africa
trade

Origina
was sim
informa
for Abo
and was
used by
Aborigin
people
themse
(such a
Aborigin
newspa
Call) un
started
conside
offensiv
Australian
Abo/Abbo Australia 1950s.
Aboriginal person
Althoug
is still
conside
quite of
by man
pejorati
boong i
more
commo
used w
intent is
delibera
offend,
word's
as an in
unequiv

Shoddy
second
unconv
makesh
workma
Afro Indirect
engineering, to black
African United America
African Americans
engineering States people
or nigger worse o
rigging valued
white A
people
associa
anythin
with the

From 阿
Canton
Yale: ac
Ah Chah Hong Kong South Asian people from "a
meanin
"good"
in Hindi

An Iraqi
United suspec
Ali Baba Iraqi people
States crimina
activity.

Dates f
early 20
century
United
before;
Alligator States Black people,
that Afr
bait, 'gator (chiefly especially black
America
bait southern children
good fo
U.S.)
nothing
being u
bait allig

Serbo-
Croatian:
People of Slovenian
Alpine Serb Alpski
origin.
Srbin (ex-
Yugoslavia)

Khoisans and Cape

AmaLawu, South Xhosa w
Coloureds or
AmaQheya Africa for Hott
Coloureds

Hokkien
"red ha
referrin
Dutch p
from th
century
expand
encomp
European people,
Malaysia, other
Ang mo especially the
Singapore Europea
Dutch
the 19th
century
become
neutral
though
sometim
seen as
derogat

While M
Ann, als
plain An
derisive
referen
United White women, white w
Ann States, "white-acting" is also a
Canada black women to any b
woman
deemed
acting a
though
white.

Annamite, French,
Vietnamese people
mites English

Referrin
outdate
theories
ascribin
cultural
differen
betwee
groups
United
Ape Black people being li
States
their
evolutio
distanc
chimpa
with wh
humans
commo
ancestr

First us
the 197
Someon
is "red o
outside
on the i
United Used pr
Apple States, Native Americans by othe
Canada America
indicate
someon
has lost
with the
cultural
identity

Arabush / Arabs, d
Aravush Israel Arabs from He
(‫)ערבוש‬ "Aravi"

Extensi
used by
Argie/Argies United British s
Argentine people
(plural) Kingdom during t
Falkland
in 1982

Especia
United Armenian/Armenian
Armo in South
States American
Californ

Insult to
Indones
citizen,
[orang]
(foreign
rhymed
"Aseng
Non-Indonesian
Asing, (Chines
Indonesia people, especially
Aseng name).
Chinese people
word is
directed
Chinese
due to
Indones
relation
with the

Pronou
like
Ashke-Nazi
Israel Ashkenazi Jews "AshkeN
(‫)אשכנאצי‬
Used m
Mizrach

A black
Aunt who "ki
Jemima/Aunt up" to w
United
Jane/Aunt Black women "sellout
States
Mary/Aunt female
Sally counter
Uncle T

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