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A corruption of the French word for Jewish, juif. Originating from the French argot Verlan. [54] Heeb, Hebe United States: Jews Derived from the word Hebrew. [55] [56] Hymie United States: Jews Derived from the Hebrew Chaim ('life'). Also used in the term Hymietown, a nickname for Brooklyn, New York, and as a first name. [57] Ikey, Ike United ...
There are two slightly differing, but related, etymologies for the origin of the term: One common etymology is that BIGOT is a reversal of the codewords "TO GIB", meaning "To Gibraltar".
The following is a list of terms used in relation to age with negative connotations.Many age-negative terms intersect with ableism, or are derogatory toward people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
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
In linguistics, a figleaf is defined as language used to prevent a bigoted statement from being perceived as bigoted, [1] for example, that a person making a racist statement is not racist. [1] The concept of a figleaf was created by Jennifer Saul , who coined "racial figleaves" and "gender figleaves", who says that they come from the social ...
He’s a narcissistic, misogynist, bigoted, autocratic bully who is a congenital liar and dangerously detached from reality. Yet almost half the country appears poised to vote for him.
The word Islamophobia is a neologism [52] formed from Islam and -phobia, a Greek suffix used in English to form "nouns with the sense 'fear of – – ', 'aversion to – – '." [ 53 ] According to the Oxford English Dictionary , the word means "Intense dislike or fear of Islam, esp. as a political force; hostility or prejudice towards Muslims".
Faggot, often shortened to fag, is a derogatory slur used to refer to gay men but expanded to other members of the queer community. [1] [2] In American youth culture around the turn of the 21st century, its meaning extended as a broader reaching insult more related to masculinity and group power structure.