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As an ethnic slur, it means a very stupid New Englander, especially a Rhode Islander. As a sexual slur, this term for clam is similar in meaning to "cunt." Also the name of the fictional city in Family Guy. Quaker. (U.S.) Usually a harsh term for people residing in the Midwest and Eastern United States as farmers.
Cracker (term) Cracker, sometimes cracka or white cracker, is a racial slur directed towards white people, [1][2][3] used especially with regard to poor rural whites in the Southern United States. [4] Although commonly a pejorative, it is also used in a neutral context, particularly in reference to a native of Florida or Georgia (see Florida ...
Gook (/ ˈɡuːk / or / ˈɡʊk /) is a derogatory term for people of East and Southeast Asian descent. [1] Its origin is unclear, but it may have originated among U.S. Marines during the Philippine–American War (1899–1913). [2][3] Historically, U.S. military personnel used the word “to refer to any dark-skinned foreigner, especially a ...
Beaner. Beaner is a derogatory slur originally from the United States to refer to individuals from Mexico or of Mexican American heritage. [1][2][3][4][5][6] It originates from the bean being a staple ingredient in Mexican cuisine, such as Salsa Verde Soup or Bean Quesadilla.
Batty boy. In Jamaican Patois, batty boy (also batty bwoy, batty man, and chi chi bwoy/man) is a slur often used to refer to a gay or effeminate man. [1] The term batiman (or battyman) is also used in Belize owing to the popularity of Jamaican music there. [2][3] The term derives from the Jamaican slang word batty, which refers to buttocks. [4]
Wetback (slur) Mexican immigrants packed onto a truck for deportation in Operation Wetback (1954). Wetback is a derogatory term used in the United States to refer to foreign nationals residing in the U.S., most commonly Mexicans. The word mostly targets illegal immigrants in the United States. [1] Generally used as an ethnic slur, [2] the term ...
The image has fuelled a row over whether the term is a racist slur as the now-axed home secretary came under fire for repeatedly stoking racial tensions with inflammatory rhetoric about ...
The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.