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Disability. The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [ 1 ]
Deadnaming is the act of referring to a transgender or non-binary person by a name they used prior to transitioning, such as their birth name. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Deadnaming may be unintentional, or a deliberate attempt to deny, mock, or invalidate a person's gender identity. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Transgender and non-binary people seeking to avoid deadnaming may ...
Wasi'chu. White nigger. White trash. Whitey (slang) Categories: Ethnic and religious slurs. Stereotypes of white people. Anti-white racism. Categories requiring diffusion.
LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak, queer slang, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ+ people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBTQ+ community identify themselves and speak in code with brevity and speed to others. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The acronym LGBT ...
Old cow: A rude term for an older woman, especially one who is overweight or obese and homely. Old fart: [ 7 ] A boring and old-fashioned silly person. Old maid: An older never married lady. (see " spinster " below) Olderly: Newfoundland slang term for "elderly"; can be offensive or neutral depending on the context.
Terminology of homosexuality. Two men at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear indicate their identity with the word gay. Terms used to describe homosexuality have gone through many changes since the emergence of the first terms in the mid-19th century. In English, some terms in widespread use have been sodomite, Achillean, Sapphic, Uranian ...
Also called humanocentrism. The practice, conscious or otherwise, of regarding the existence and concerns of human beings as the central fact of the universe. This is similar, but not identical, to the practice of relating all that happens in the universe to the human experience. To clarify, the first position concludes that the fact of human existence is the point of universal existence; the ...
A handyman working on a door frame. A handyman (abbr. HNDMN), [1] also known as a fixer, [2] handyperson [3] [4] or handyworker, [5] [6] maintenance worker, maintenance man, repairman, repair worker, or repair technician, [7] is a person who is skilled at a wide range of repairs, typically for keeping buildings, shops or equipment around the home in good condition.