Slur | Represents | Reasons/Origins |
Abba-Dabba | Middle Easterners | Used in the movie "Betrayed" by rural American hate group. |
Abo | Australian Aboriginal | Derogative shortened term for Aboriginal. |
Albino | Whites | Albinos are white. |
Ami | Americans | Used by Germans as derogatory reference of Americans. Shortened from Scheiss-Ami. |
Antique Farm Equipment | Blacks | Slaves being used for labor. |
Apple | Native Americans | Used by Native Americans as derogatory for other Native Americans who are red on the outside but white on the inside. |
Apple (2) | Blacks | Has to do with "hanging from a tree". |
Apu | Indians | Hindu character from The Simpsons. Before that, one of the most famous films out of India was the "Apu Trilogy." |
Bagel-Dog | Jews | They eat bagels? |
Banana | Asians | An Asian-American who has lost their heritage. Yellow on the outside, white on the inside. |
Bans/Cans | Hispanics | MexiCANS, Puerto RiCANS, CuBANS. |
Beach-Nigger | Whites | Overly-tanned people/surfers. |
Bean Burrito | Hispanics | Common Hispanic food is bean burritos and the coloring of the beans is similar to the coloring of their skin. |
Beaner | Hispanics | Because they are known to have a lot of beans in their diet. |
Beef-Curtain | Greeks | Possibly originated from their smell. |
Big Nose | Jews | Refers to how Jews are said to have large noses. |
Bjork | Icelanders | She's the Icelander everyone knows. |
Black Barbie | Blacks | Refers to a black woman when she wears her hair and makeup to try and look like a white woman. |
Blackie | Blacks | Self-explanatory. |
Blanket-Ass | Native Americans | From when the US Government gave tribes blankets.. i guess to make up for killing so many of them. The blankets were also rumored to be infested with smallpox. |
Blow | Blacks | Originated from blacks originally living in Africa and using blow guns. |
Blue-Gummer | Blacks | Refers to the blue tinge of the gums of some blacks/southern origin. |
Blue-eyed Devil | Whites | Whites primarily with blue eyes are said to be the most evil. Especially since their skin is so pale, it looks scary to others as their blue eyes stare out at them. |
Boat-People | Asians or Cubans | Could apply to any peoples who took a boat to immigrate to another country. See: FOB. |
Bog-trotter | Irish | Abundance of Bogland in Eire. |
Bogan | Native Americans | Male Native Americans. |
Bohunk | Polish | ? May be a contraction of 'Bohemian/Hungarian', and might refer to Hungarians or Czechs. See: Honky. |
Boogalee | Cajuns | ? |
Boogie | Blacks | ? Referring to "Boogie Woogie" form of jazz? |
Boong | Australian Aboriginal | "Boong" is the sound they make when they hit the bull bar (a metal bar attached to the front of a car to reduce damage when you hit an animal) |
Boot Lip | Blacks | More or less self-explanatory, blacks tend to have big lips. |
Border-Bunny | Hispanics | Hopping the border to get into America. |
Border-Hopper | Hispanics | Same as Border Bunny. |
Boxhead | German | Germans typically have, or are thought to have, rather square heads. |
Boy | Blacks | Originated during slavery. Used to belittle blacks. |
Brillo Pad | Blacks | Hair reminiscent of a Brillo Pad. |
Brit | British | Short for British. Used as in "Brits Out!": graffiti from Ireland. |
Bro | Blacks | Contraction of brother, see: Brother. |
Brother | Blacks | Used by blacks in an effort to help unify their race. Also used by non-black races to poke fun at or try to identify with the black race. |
Bruised Banana | Asians | A "banana" who acts black. |
Buck/Buck Nigger | Blacks | This word has been used since the 17th century to refer to a male Negro - no matter whether slave or not. |
Buckethead | Koreans | Of all Asian groups, Koreans are said to have the biggest heads. |
Buckra | Whites | Gullah language word meaning White Trash. |
Bug-Eater | Asians | Many Asians eat bugs such as Locusts and Grasshoppers. |
Buleh | Whites | Asian term, origin unknown, encountered on trip through Indonesia. |
Bumper Lips | Blacks | Self-explanatory. |
Burnt Match | Blacks | Self-explanatory. |
Burnt Toast | Blacks | Skin color can resemble that of a burnt piece of bread. |
Burr Head | Blacks | Hair Texture. |
Bush-Boogie | Blacks | Derived from their jungle origins. |
Bushnigger | Native Americans | Self-explanatory. |
Cabbage | Whites | Small town farm trash that wore spotted welder beanie caps and carried concealed knives to school. |
Camel Cowboy | Arabs | They ride camels like cowboys ride horses. |
Camel Jockey | Arabs | From camels being a major form of transportation in the Middle Eastern countries. |
Camel-Humper | Arabs | Refers to lonely Arab shepherds. |
Cans/Bans | Hispanics | MexiCANS, Puerto RiCANS, CuBANS. |
Canuck | Canadians | From Johnny Canuck, emerging in 1869 as a "younger, simpler cousin to America's Uncle Sam or Britain's John Bull." Reborn during World War II as Canada's 'defender from the Nazi menace.' Could only be a slur if you say it the right way. |
Canucklehead | Canadians | Diminutive of Canuck. |
Cargo | Blacks | Slave ship reference. |
Carlton (Banks) | Blacks | Black males who behave like whites or talk very proper. "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" reference. |
Cashew | Catholic Jew | Most Jews and Catholics married making their kids Cashews. |
Casino-owner American | Native Americans | Many Native American tribes run casinos on their reservations to make money for their people. |
Cat-lick | Irish | Catholic - Cat-lick. |
Caveman | Whites | Refers to the Neanderthals living in caves; used by rappers. |
Chale | Chinese | Informal/derogatory term used by Hispanics, primarily in Mexico, to refer to Chinese people. As in "Cafe de Chales" = Chinese-run or owned cafe. |
Charlie | Vietnamese | Orginated during the Vietnam War (1960-1974) from the phrase 'Viet Cong,' shortened to V.C., which in the military phonetic alphabet is 'Victor Charles' which gets you to 'Charlie.' |
Chigger | Chinese | Refers to Chinese people that try to act like Black people or are half Black. |
Chinaman | Asians | Self-explanatory. |
Chinese | Asians | Used by the ignorant to describe any Asian with slanted eyes. |
Chink | Chinese | Shortened and rearranged from Chinese. |
Chink-a-billy | Chinese | Half Chinese, half hillbilly. |
Chino | Chinese | Spanish for Chinese. |
Chinxican | Mixed Races | Half Chinese, half Mexican. |
Chocolate Drop | Blacks | Obvious. |
Chocolate-Dipper | Whites | White women who date Black men. |
Chonky | Chinese | Concatenation of Chinese or Chink and Honky. See: Chink, Honky. |
Christ Killer | Jews | See: Jesus Killer. |
Chug | Native Americans | Refers to alcoholism in Native Americans. They chug it back. |
Coal-Burner | White Women | From the film 'Freeway', represents when a white woman dates a black man. |
Coalminer | Blacks | A Russian term for blacks, which originated because of their dark skin which looks like it is covered in coal dust. Pronounced "shahktor" in Russian. |
Cocoa Puff | Blacks/Whites | Represents a slang term for Blacks or a derogatory term for a White woman who sleeps or has children from Blacks. Originated from the cereal of the same name that turns white milk into chocolate milk. |
Coconut | Blacks or Hispanics | Mainly used to describe Hispanics who are perceived as trying to be "white"...brown on the outside, white on the inside. |
Colored | Blacks | Skin color. |
Commie | Russians | Originated during the cold war. Short for communist. |
Congo Lip | Blacks | In reference to the ring-shaped objects primitive peoples from the South American jungles insert into their lips. |
Conky | Whites | Combination of "caucasian" (or "cracker") and "honky." |
Conky (2) | Blacks | Derived from "conk", a lye-straightened hairdo popularized in the 1920s by Cab Calloway. |
Coolie | Chinese | Chinese railroad workers in the 1800's wore triangle-shaped hats called "coolie hats". Might have originally been heard as "ku-li", a Chinese word meaning a menial worker. |
Coon | Blacks | Probably refers to the Portuguese word for slave pens or barracks "baracoons". Could also have meaning as a shortening of "raccoon", as raccoons have a tendency to steal. |
Coon Ass | Cajuns | French-Canadian Exiles who migrated to Louisiana. Fur traders. |
Cordon | Blacks | Derivative of the name of a champagne; Cordon Negro. |
Cornelius | Blacks | Planet Of The Apes reference. |
Cotton-Picker | Blacks | Originates from pre-Civil War US. Refers to the slaves who picked cotton all day at the plantations. |
Cowfuck | Whites | Farmers in the fields getting intimate with their animals |
Cracker | Whites | First used by the slaves to refer to their slave owners. Could originate from a) 'corncracker,' someone who distills corn whiskey, or b) the 'crack' of a whip the slave owners used or c) "white as a soda cracker". Might also refer to southern farmers too poor to own slaves, so they had to work their own fields. Cracker was a derogatory term used by the Scarlett O'Hara set. |
Craw | Blacks | Fondness of "CRAW"dads. |
Crime | Blacks | The high crime rate among Blacks. |
Crizm | Whites | Some sort of variant of "cracker." Unsure of origins, but have heard it used in Florida. |
Cubs | Blacks | Look like cartoon bear cubs. |
Curry-Muncher | Indians | They eat Curry. |
Dago | Italians | Slang for Italian, originally coming from Spain. "Diego" was a common name in Italy at the time this slang was first used. See: Wop. |
Darkie | Blacks | Skin color. |
Dead Sea Pedestrian | Jews | Moses led the Israelites across the Dead Sea from Egypt. |
Demi-nigger | Arabs | Somewhat lighter skin tone than Blacks. |
Devil | Whites | Used mainly by Blacks to refer to the evil white man. |
Diaper-Head | Indians | Same idea as Towel-head or Rag-head. In reference to turbans. |
Dicksuckinflog | Dutch | 16th Century term for prostitutes accused of witchcraft. |
Dink | Vietnamese | From Apocalypse Now. |
Dog-Muncher | Asians | They have been known to eat dogs; as seen on "Faces of Death" Volumes 1-6. |
Domes | Dominicans | New York origin, Washington Heights region. Used by other Hispanics to refer to the Dominicans. |
Dot-head | Indians | Refers to the caste-mark (dot) on their foreheads. |
Dumb Wet | Mexicans | Variation of Wet-Back, as used on an episode of X-Files. |
Dune Coon | Arabs | Comes from 'coon' (Blacks) of the 'dunes' (sand dunes) in the Middle East. |
Dune Nigger | Arabs | Same ideas as Doon Coon and Sand Nigger. |
Egg | Whites | White males that try to really get into East Asian culture and date Asian women. Opposite of banana (white on the outside, yellow on the inside). |
Egglet | Blacks | Black Children -- "little eggplant." |
Eggplant | Blacks | Slur used mainly by Italians. See: Moolie. |
Ehlipe | Blacks | ? |
Ese | Hispanics | Pronounced "s-a." Roughly translates to "dude." Offensively used by races other than Hispanics. |
Fake Mexican | Mexican-Americans | Used to describe those who have lost the language, culture, etc. of Mexico. |
Fan Kuei | Whites | Chinese for "ocean ghosts". Refers to skin color. |
Farang/Falang | Europeans | Thai origins. Means "foreign devil." |
Feb | British | Stands for Fucking English Bastard. |
Felipe Parkhurst | Guatemalan | Exiled from the country for life for selling many children to slavery. |
Fish-Belly | Whites | Similar color |
Flat-Back | Whites | Term refers primarily to white women who unlike women of other races have flat butts and no shape. |
Flip | Filipinos | Shortened and rearranged term, easier to say. Could also stand for "Funny Little Asian People". |
Fob | Asians or Cubans | "Fresh Off the Boat." Applies mainly to Asian and Cuban immigrants. |
Fog Nigger | Blacks | British Blacks. The weather is usually foggy in Britain. |
Four By Two | Jews | Cockney rhyming slang "four by two" = Jew. |
Frog | French | The French are said to laugh like frogs. When they laugh, their adam's apples bulge out of their necks like frogs. Also from the French delicacy of frog-legs. UK origins. |
Frostback | Canadians | A play on "wetback", altered to fit Canadians. |
Fur Licker | French | Sexual preference. |
G/Gee | Blacks | Shortened from Gangster or OG (Original Gangster). Used as a greeting between gang members ("Yo, G, what up?"). Used in a derogatory fashion by members of other races or non-gang members. |
Gabacho | Whites | Connotes "imperialist"; used by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans; apparently originated in Spain to refer to French. |
Gai-jin | Whites | Japanese equivalent to "Goyim," refers to anyone not Japanese, but especially Westerners. |
Gai-ko | Whites | Pronounced "guy-ko". Derogatory way of saying gaijin which is 'foreigner' (literally outside person) in Japanese. |
Gatemaster | Jews | Some say they are destined for hell. |
Geechee | Blacks | Specifically a derogatory term referring to the Gullah culture of African ex-slaves on the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina and Virginia. |
Geep | Italians | ? |
Ghetto | Blacks | Used to describe Black urban "Ebonic" syntax; can be used on anyone who speaks in such a manner. |
Ghetto Hampster | Blacks | Black Children. A disposable pet. |
Ghost | Whites | Ghosts are white. |
Gimpy | Blacks | It is an often stereotype that most people who collect unemployment are black. And blacks pretend they are injured so they can collect. |
Ginzo | Italians | From Guinee/Ginney. |
Gook | Vietnamese | Most likely originated in Korea either by referring Korea's original name, "Hanguk", or during the Korean War when Koreans would ask American GI's "Mi Guk?" ("American?" in Korean) which sounded like they were saying "Me gook." Was soon adopted for use in the Vietnam War. |
Gookaniese | Vietnamese | Their language is Gookaniese. |
Goombah | Italians | From the Italian word "Compare" (pronounced 'cumpa') meaning "a close friend." Considered a slur when used by non-Italians to describe an Italian male. Was first used by Louis Prima who was famous for bastardizing the Italian language in his witty songs for his American audience. The Goomba is also the weakest enemy in Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. video game series. |
Gorilla Head | Whites | Popular White 80s hairstyle called a 'mullet' is similar to a gorilla: short on top and long in the back. Countless small-town White folk still sport them. |