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The term was first applied by the Dutch colonists of New Amsterdam to Connecticuters and other residents of New England, possibly from Dutch Janke ('Johnny') or from Jan Kees ('John Cheese'). [231] Seppo and Septic From Cockney rhyming slang, using the unrhymed word of "septic tank" in reference to "Yank" above. Canuck
The footnoted source correctly describes the term as highly pejorative. This term in English is unambiguously racist. It is as offensive as the "N-word". It is never used in any other sense or with any other nuance than a purely hostile, derogatory and pre-violent meaning. 81.99.219.30 23:06, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
Lists of pejorative terms for people include: List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with ...
While the words used today might seem like slang, calling it slang doesn't necessarily paint the full picture. Slang is defined as words that typically don't last more than a generation, like ...
As the Black Lives Matter movement remains in the spotlight after the police killing of George Floyd — most visibly in the Portland, Oregon, protests — activists have been raising awareness on ...
Changing this means confronting white fragility, a self-victimizing defensiveness white people assume when race is brought up. “Being fragile when entering a conversation about race, and any ...
(U.S.) a rural person with a "glorious lack of sophistication" (from the slang term for "peanut") Goofy Newfie (CAN) a person from Newfoundland Gook (U.S. military slang) A misunderstood word thought to be derogatory by American troops in the Korean War that was derived from the words “hangook” and “migook”.
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...