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| Slur | Represents | Reason & Origins |
|---|---|---|
| Bludger | Australian Aboriginals | A bludger, or more accurately "dole-bludger", in Australian slang is someone who doesnt work and relies on the government for money (doles). It is the sterotype that all the Mediterraneans and Aborigianals of Australia are bludgers. |
| Bump | Australian Aboriginals | Many vehicles in Australia have 'roo bars mounted on the front (to protect the vehicle from collisions with kangaroos). "Bump" is for the sound Aboriganals make when bouncing off the 'roo bar. |
| Can'ardly | Asians | They can'ardly see, originated in Australia. |
| Convict | Australians | Implies that all Australians are descended from the penal colonies early in Australia's western colonisation. |
| Eucalyptus Nigger | Australian Aboriginals | The eucalyptus is a native plant of Australia. |
| Gurrya | Whites | Used by the "Bundjyma" Aboriginal people of west-coast and central desert region of Western Australia |
| Leb/Lebbo | Lebanese | Pretty Self-explanatory. Used a lot in Australia where there was a large arrival of Lebanese immigrants in the mid 80's. Often not derogatory when used. |
| Petrol Sniffers | Australian Aboriginals | In Australia they sniff all the petrol and gas. |
| Pleb | Whites | Derivative of word 'Plebian' maning white middle class common people. Used in Australia. |
| Pohm | British | "Prisoner Of Her Majesty". Used mainly in Australia as a derogatory term for British People. Comes from the fact that Australia was a prisoner colony for British Prisoners. Sometimes heard as "Pom" |
| Pome | British | 'Prisoners/Property Of Mother England' Used in Australia, New Zealand, etc. Probably related to and/or another version of Pom. |
| Sand Groper | Australians | Derived from the Sand Groper who lives in the western deserts of Australia. |
| Wadjyla | Whites | Mainly used by the "Nyoongar" Aboriginal people of south-west Australia. Pronounced "wad-jah-lah." |
| Wog | Greeks | Originated from the cheap labour sent to Australia to work on Government project in return for citizenship back around the 1940-1960's. Workers Of the Goverenment was printed on the back of their coveralls. Made popular by the movie "The Wog Boy" |