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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.

Meaning
Location or
Term Targets origin an
origin
notes

Italians,
Spaniards,
Greeks,
Portuguese
or Maltese
Possibly
people; in
derived fro
Dago, United States, the United
the Spanis
Dego Commonwealth States,
name
primarily
"Diego"
used for
Italians and
people of
Italian
descent

The term
literally
translates
"dal eater"
connoting
Indians and the
Pakistanis supposed
Dal Khor Pakistan
(specifically higher
Punjabis) emphasis
pulses and
vegetable
the diet of
countrysid
Punjabis.

Dalle is a
pejorative
which mea
"Batak
people wh
Dalle, can't spea
Batak
Batak Indonesia Batak" or
people
Dalle "Batak
people wh
don't (wan
to) know
about Bata
culture"

According
lexicograp
Richard A.
Spears, th
word
"darkie" u
darky / to be
Black
darkey / Worldwide considere
people
darkie mild and
polite, bef
it took on
derogator
and
provocativ
meaning.

As referen
to their
indigenou
Indian or
clothing
Dhoti Nepal Madheshi
Dhoti worn
people
by people
Indian
subcontin

Origin: 196
70,
Americani
Also used
a disparag
term for a
North
Vietnames
soldier or
guerrilla in
the Vietna
Southeast
War. (Note
Asian,
rendered i
Dink United States particularly
ALL CAPS
Vietnamese
then DINK
people.
may be th
benign
lifestyle
acronym f
dual-incom
no kids [a
couple wit
two incom
and no ch
raising
expenses]

19th centu
on; origin
uncertain:
Dogan, Irish
Canada perhaps fr
dogun Catholics
Dugan, an
Irish
surname.

Dothead, Hindu In referenc

United States
Dot women to the bind

equivalent
Dune Arabian
United States sand nigg
coon people
(below).

Location Meaning, origin

Term Targets
or origin and notes

Referring to the
black ball in
Eight ball, Black
pool. Slang,
8ball people
usually used
disparagingly.

Afrikaans:
Englishman. A
derogatory term
used to refer to
white South
Africans of
British descent
whose first
language is
English. This is
due to historical
and cultural
tensions
White between
South English-
Africans speaking and
of British Afrikaans-
South descent speaking white
Engelsman
Africa whose South Africans,
first which were
language fueled by British
is colonialism and
English apartheid
policies. Some
Afrikaans-
speaking people
view the English-
speaking
minority as elitist
and
condescending,
and the use of
the term
"Engelsman"
reflects these
attitudes.

Originated
through the
mispronunciation
of "Italian" as
United
"Eye-talian".
States, Italian
Eyetie Slang usually
United people
used
Kingdom
disparagingly
(especially
during World
War II).

Meaning
Location
Term Targets origin an
or origin
notes

These word
(and any
variations o
it) are
extremely
Non- derogatory
Fankui, fan- Chinese since it me
Chiefly
kui, fangui, native anyone oth
Southeast
gui-zi, guizi, people of than Chine
Asia
gui Southeast have terribl
Asia attitude an
uncivilised
idiots. (Gui
Guizi itself
means
demon)

Is slang
commonly
used as an
insult to a
person of
white race,
equivalent
Farang khi Poor white
Thailand white trash
nok people
as khi mean
feces and n
means bird
referring to
the white
color of bir
droppings.

Northern Derived fro

Irish
Fenian Ireland, the Fenian
Catholics
Scotland Brotherhoo

It is believe
that the firs
noticeable
appearance
black and o
mixed
ancestry
Children of
children
mixed
appeared
ancestry,
after the 6t
usually with
Festival World Fest
a father
children USSR of Youth an
who is
(Russian: (from late Students o
black or
Дети 1950s) 1957. The
(more
фестиваля) term was
rarely)
often used
other non-
ironically an
European
sometimes
origins
a mildly
derogatory
fashion.

This term i
currently n
used.

Feuj (verlan Jewish

France
for juif) people

German for
Fiji, used to
East or refer to
Southeast anyone wh
Asian looks East
East
Fidschi(de) people, Southeast
Germany
particularly Asian,
Vietnamese particularly
people those of
Vietnamese
origin.

Means
mountain a
Jocularly u
by Danes
mostly in
sports. Fro
Norwegian
Fjellabe Denmark the 1950s.
people
Norway is
mountainou
while
Denmark is
flat without
mountains.

United Filipino
Flip
States people

French
Franchute Chile
people

Derived fro
Franks (as
reference t
Western
Sephardi Europeans)
Ashkenazi
Frenk and Mizrahi due to the
Jews
Jews fact Sepha
Jews are
Judaeo-
Spanish
speakers.

United
Kingdom,
Fritz, fricc, France,
German from Friedr
fryc, фриц, Hungary,
people (Frederick)
fricis Poland,
Russia,
Latvia

Before the
19th centur
referred to
Dutch (as
they were
stereotype
as being
marsh-
dwellers).
When Fran
became
Britain's ma
enemy,
replacing th
Dutch, the
epithet was
transferred
them,
Dutch
Australia, because of
people
Canada, the French
(formerly)
Frog, Froggy, United penchant fo
French and
Frogeater, Kingdom, eating frog
French
Froschfresser United legs (see
Canadian
States, comparable
people
Germany French term
(currently)
Rosbif). Als
known in
Slavic
countries, b
only toward
the (mainla
French, see
Polish
żabojad,
Ukrainian
zhaboyid
(жабоїд),
Russian
lyagushatn
(лягушатни
as well as in
Basque
frantximant

Term used
refer to the
Hadendoa
warriors in
19th centur
in reference
United Hadendoa
Fuzzy-Wuzzy their
Kingdom people
elaborate
hairstyles.
applicable
Australia, s
Fuzzy Wuz
Angels.

Location or
Term Targets
origin

Spain, Chile French people

Gabacho
American people,
Mexico
French people

Albania,
Gabel Romani people
Kosovo

Gadjo Non-Romani people

Foreigners, espesica
Gaijin (外
Japan those of non-East A
⼈)
origin

Oromo people or oth

Galla Ethiopia
in Ethiopia and Som

Gam, Cape Coloured or

South Africa
Gammat Coloured people

German people, or m
Gans (Ганс) USSR uncommonly Latvian
people

Garoi Romania Romani people

Geomdung-
South Korea Black people
i (검둥이)

Gexhë Kosovo Serbs of Šumadija

Gin Australia Aboriginal woman

Gin jockey Australia White people

Godon France English people

United States,
Australia, Darkskinned people
Golliwog United especially African-
Kingdom, New Caribbeans
Zealand

Gook, East and Southeast

Gook-eye, United States Asians, but particula
Gooky Koreans

Italian people, Italian

Goombah United States
Americans