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In Australia, the term coconut is a derogatory term used against Indigenous Australians (usually, although not always, by other Indigenous people) [3] to imply a betrayal of their Aboriginal identity; [4] a lack of loyalty to their people because they are perceived to be "acting white" (like a coconut, which is brown on the outside, white on the inside). [5]
Mr Abbey, author of Think Like a White Man: A Satirical Guide to Conquering the World…While Black, said: “‘Coconut’, like ‘Uncle Tom’, is not a racist term – when uttered within the ...
(Cantonese) a derogatory term for Japanese; literally means "daikon head". (The daikon is common in both Japanese and Chinese cuisine). Refers to the short build of the average Japanese. Lo Faan (China and Chinese-Americans) refers to any non-Chinese (usually white); literally means barbarian (See also "Lao Wei" and "Chinese Pig 大陸豬")
The term has largely fallen out of favour and is now seldom used among anthropologists, though its use as a metaphor (in the sense of engaging in ritual action to obtain material goods) is widespread outside of anthropology in popular commentary and critique, [6] based on stereotypes of cargo cultists as "primitive and confused people who use ...
During the trial, prosecutor Jonathan Bryan said: “Coconut is a well-known racial slur which has a very clear meaning. “You may be brown on the outside, but you’re white on the inside.
The following glossary of words and terms (generally of Japanese origin) are related to owarai (Japanese comedy). Many of these terms may be used in areas of Japanese culture beyond comedy, including television and radio, music. Some have been incorporated into normal Japanese speech.
The word Nip became a frequently-used slang word amongst the British Armed Forces. [2] The 1942 Royal Air Force journal made numerous references to the Japanese as Nips, even making puns such as "there's a nip in the air". [2] This phrase was later re-used for Hirohito's visit to the UK in 1971 by the satirical magazine Private Eye. [4]
Japanophilia is a strong interest in Japanese culture, people, and history. [1] In Japanese, the term for Japanophile is "shinnichi" (親日), with "shin (親)" equivalent to the English prefix 'pro-' and "nichi (日)", meaning "Japan" (as in the word for Japan "Nippon/Nihon" (日本)). The term was first used as early as the 18th century ...