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Slur	Represents	Reasons/Origins
Schiptar	Albanians	Derives from an Albanian word for themselves, but can be derog. when used by other people to describe Albanians. Also Shiptar, Shqiptar, and other variations exist.
Shiptar	Albanians	A derogatory term employed by Balkan Slavs (Croats, Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians) when referring to Albanians. However, its use parallels that of the word "nigger" in the United States. In that Albanians use the word "shiptar" to address/describe one another, while taking insult from its use by non-Albanians. Note: The word "shiptar" is most likely derived from the name of the Albanian language - "Shqiptar".
Japanigger	Asians	Describes Asians of unknown origin.
Rasian	Asians	Term used to describe when an Asian drinks and turns really red.
Rice Ball	Asians	Used in the Vietnam War to describe the enemy at times.
VC	Asians	Term used to describe "Viet Cong" during the Vietnam War. Often used now to group all Asians as the enemy or as untrustworthy.
Yellow Devil	Asians	Common name used by American servicemen to describe the Japanese. Play on "White Devil"
Roo	Australians	Commonly used due to their extensive supply of the specific animal "kangaroo", used as an offensive term to describe them and the way they walk. Often bouncing around and moving, like kangaroos.
Coconut	Blacks	Blacks, Hispanics, Filipino, Arabs, etc. Mainly used to describe dark-skinned people who are perceived as trying to be "white"...brown on the outside, white on the inside.
Cuff	Blacks	Heard used by white southern Georgia farmers to describe blacks. The origin is that blacks are always being arrested and being hand"cuffed" by the police.
Darkness	Blacks	Self Explanatory. Often used to describe a crowd of African Americans.
Fahim	Blacks	Arabs use this word meaning charcoal to describe blacks and very dark arabs
Gronesha	Blacks	Black Women. Used at the Battle of Valley Forge to describe the Black women who prepared the cannons.
Jim Crow	Blacks	Used a lot during the Civil War. He was a stereotypical minstrel show character, history described here. Also used to describe segregationist laws in the south, but I recently read about a bus driver who was fired for using the term to describe a black person.
Lawn Jockey	Blacks	Most all Lawn Jockeys are Black, sometimes also known as Porch Monkey. Author Ralph Ellison used the term to describe black people who felt/were treated as if they were speaking on behalf of the black race.
Niglige	Blacks	This describes the snow that piles up on the side of the street that turns black. To make a black snowman, you use niglige.
Nog	Blacks	Stands for "Nigger Out of Gas". Used by White police officers to describe Blacks who run out of gas and wait for the police to supply them some, which, supposedly, by law they have to do.
Vanilla Gorilla	Blacks	A black guy who acts white. Used mostly to describe unathletic blacks, who, according to stereotypes, should be naturally good at sports
Water Buffalo	Blacks	Originally meant for noisy people but gained notoriety when a Jewish University of Pennsylvania student used it to describe members of a black sorority who held a loud party while he was trying to study. It turned into a hate crime case.
Rooinek	British	This derogatory name was used by the Boers to describe the British primarily after the Anglo-Boer war which lasted from 1899-1902.
Prigger	Canadian Aboriginals/Native Canadians	Prairie nigger. They are called priggers because they resemble America's Black population, living in ghettos of poverty and violence with the highest crime rate in Canada. Prigger usually means a native aboriginal in Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba, the 3 prairie provinces. It can also be used to describe aboriginals from other parts of Canada but is mainly suited to the prairie provinces only.
Celestial	Chinese	Mainly used in the past by whites to describe the Chinese whom they saw as strange and from some where far away. The Chinese used to refer to their nation as the "Celestial Empire"
Jek	Chinese	Used by Thai people to describe Chinese immigrants.
Jjanggae	Chinese	Term used by Koreans to describe Chinese
Island Beaner	Cubans	Widely used in Florida to describe Cubans
Chapin	Guatemalans	Nickname to describe people from Guatemala, non-derogratory used to describe themselves
Kanaka	Hawaiians	A Hawaiian word meaning simply "person." Whites and Asians began to use it in a disparaging way and for most of the 19th and 20th century it was equivalent to "nigger." In recent times, Hawaiians have made great efforts to "reclaim" the word from its negative associations and often describe themselves as "kanaka maoli" or "native people." That said, non-Hawaiian natives should still excercise great care when attempting to use the term.
Fake Mexican	Hispanics	Used to describe those who have lost the language, culture, etc. of Mexico.
W.O.G. (5)	Hispanics	Those who worked on the suez canal project would wear a uniform which had Working On Government (project) on it. Typically used to describe people who arent white.
ABCD	Indians	Means American Born Confused Desi (pronounced day-see). Used by Indians to describe American-born Indians who are confused about their culture. (Desi is slang for an 'countryman'). Also BBCD - British Born Confused Desi.
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.
Laposta	Italians	Italian slang for lazy person with a small dick. In some areas its used to describe someone unusually skinny, pedophilia, and I've even heard homosexual. The word has different meaning based on where its said, but it all references Italians.
Terrone	Italians	Southern Italians. Any Italian living more south than Rome, very offensive, describes living standards and cultural differences from the more European north. The Italian word "Terra" means land or dirt so a Terrone is one who works with the land.
Wonder Bread Wop	Italians	Used by Italians to describe Italians who are more assimilated into "North American" culture.
Seoul Man	Koreans	Describes Koreans who try to act Black.
Malabari	Malayali/Indian	Popular slang used in the MiddleEast to describe the Malayalam speaking people from Kerala state in India. Malabar which is a part of Kerala used to have economic ties with the MiddleEast because of the spice trade. However the term Malabari is now considered a derogatory word.
Chuco	Mexicans	Laredo Used to describe gang bangers. Comes from the word Pachuco
Clown-Car	Mexicans	Used to describe the overcrowded vehicles of migrant workers.
Mexi-Ho's	Mexicans	Term to describe Mexican girls who get pregnant at an early age.
Canasian	Mixed Races	Canadian/Asian mix. Used in the US to describe annoying Asians that come down from Canada to shop.
Cascos	Mixed Races	White/Black mix. Describes the offspring of two mulattos. See: Mulatto.
Norbagge	Norwegians	Used in Sweden to describe Norwegians
Hapa	Pacific Islanders	This is a term that describes somebody of mixed ethnic or racial background, usually (but not always) Asian/Pacific Islander and Caucasian. It comes from the Hawaiian term "hapa haole," which means "half-white." It is becoming increasingly used by the Asian Pacific American community and is not necessarily considered derogatory.
DP	Polish	"Dumb Polish," pronounced "deepee." After World War II, displaced refugees of Eastern European origin were referred as Displaced Persons, however, it stuck around even today to describe Polish immigrants.
Jock	Scottish	Scottish variant of the name "Jack." Originally used to describe soldiers, but now used for anyone Scottish.
Dago (2)	Spanish	Apparently the British use "dago" to describe Spaniards as opposed to Italians.
Ddang Kong	Vietnamese	Term used by Koreans to describe Vietnamese. Literally means "peanut". Reasons for this word: 1) it may be because the word sounds very much like the language. 2) because they are short, and Koerans have a tendency to call short people ddang kong (peanuts).
Anglo	Whites	A term used by Mexicans and other non whites in Texas to describe whites in a derogatory fashion.
Doozers	Whites	Used to describe white college students who do nothing but party and pull 2.0 GPAs.
Elvis	Whites	Used by blacks to describe a white person doing black things, like Elvis did with black music. Eminem is referred to as "Elvis" in the film "8 Mile"

Farq	Whites	Arab word, meaning "chicken," used to describe whites and light skinned arabs as in weak and fragile
Goy/Goyim	Whites	Used by Jews to describe White gentiles or non-Jews in general. Hebrew derivation from the word for nation (goy singular; goyim plural). May or may not be derogatory, depending on your point of view.
Honky/Honkie (1)	Whites	Possibly comes from the term "Honky Tonk", which is a type of country music. Another interesting theory suggests it originated as "Hunky" (and "Bohunk") to refer to Slavic and Hungarian immigrants and eventually transformed into "Honkey" to refer to all White people. Might also come from the African Wolof word "Honq" meaning red or pink and used to describe white men. Yet another theory has it originating from white men honking their horns to call on the lounge singer/prostitute types in 1920's Harlem.
Nilla	Whites	Used by white people to describe other white people, is offensive if black people say it to whites. (i.e. "sup mah nilla?") Mocking the fact that its offensive to blacks when whites say nigger. Reference to the coloring of vanilla flavored foods.
Non	Whites	Used by Native Americans to describe people who are "non-native". This can be directed at any race, but primarily used toward whites. Simply a descriptive word used from native to native.
Sheep Dip	Whites	Describes White Ranchers that have sex with Sheep.
Shiksa	Whites	Yiddish word used mainly by Orthodox Jews to describe non-Jewish women or a Jewish woman who doesn't observe all Jewish precepts.
Wapanese	Whites	Used to describe a white person who is obssesed with japanese culture. This would include manga/hentai/and anime.
White Eye	Whites	Term used by Indians in the late 1800's to describe white settlers.

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