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Paki is a derogatory ethnic slur originating from the United Kingdom, directed towards people of Pakistani and by extension South Asian (mainly Indian and Bangladeshi) descent, [1][2] as well as Muslims or perceived Muslims in general. [3][4] The references to Paki have been increasingly replaced by the euphemism " the P-Word ". [2][4][5]
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.
(US) a racial term used to refer to Filipino guerillas during the Philippine–American War. The term came from gugo, the Tagalog name for Entada phaseoloides or the St. Thomas bean, the bark of which was used by Filipinas to shampoo their hair. The term was a predecessor to the term gook, a racial term used to refer to all Asian people. [70 ...
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 ...
niggardly. In the United States, there have been several controversies involving the misunderstanding of the word niggardly, an adjective meaning "stingy" or "miserly", because of its phonetic similarity to nigger, an ethnic slur used against black people. Although the two words are etymologically unrelated, niggardly is nonetheless often ...
Chink [1] is an English-language ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese descent, [2] but also used to insult people of East Asian, North Asian, Southeast Asian appearance. The use of the term describing eyes with epicanthic fold ("Asiatic eyes") is considered extremely offensive and is regarded as racist by many.
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.
Savage (pejorative term) Savage is a derogatory term to describe a person or people the speaker regards as primitive and uncivilized. It has predominantly been used to describe indigenous people worldwide, including North America, South America, Asia, Oceania, and Africa. Its predominant usage in American English refers to native North Americans.