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Half-breed, a derogatory term for a person of mixed race; Half-Breed, a 1973 album by Cher "Half-Breed" (song), the title track "Half-Breed" (short story), a science fiction story by Isaac Asimov; Halfbreed, a 1968 album by the Keef Hartley Band; Half Breed, a 1913 Swedish film; The Half-Breed, directed by Allan Dwan and starring Douglas Fairbanks
The Countryborn were often known in the 19th century as "mixed-bloods," "Black Scots," "Native English," or "Half-Breeds" (the last term is now considered pejorative). [citation needed] The French-speaking Metis referred to them simply as les métis anglais or les autres métis. Anglo-Metis gradually came to see themselves as being hardly ...
The definitions and usage of the terms "Métis", "Metis", and "métis" (lowercase) have at times been controversial and contentious; however, there are also legal definitions. [ 9 ] Descendants of English or Scottish and Indigenous were in some cases also historically called "half-breeds" or "country born".
Thus the term could apply to mulattos, mestizos, zambos, a bunch of others... Gringo300 05:51, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC) . Isn't half blood mixed race and half-breed means from an offspring with parents of different species but same genus like a zebra and horse=zorse —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.83.182.12 15:38, 22 September 2007 (UTC) []
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
The word caste is borrowed from the Portuguese or Spanish word casta, meaning race. Terms such as half-caste, caste, quarter-caste and mix-breed were used by colonial officials in the British Empire during their classification of indigenous populations, and in Australia used during the Australian government's pursuit of a policy of assimilation ...
Breed may also refer to: Breed (surname) "Breed" (song), a song by Nirvana on the album Nevermind; Breed, by Brat Designs; Breed, the title of two limited series of comic books, written and drawn by Jim Starlin; Breed Motorcycle Club, an outlaw motorcycle club; Half-breed, a White/Native American person; In gay slang, anorectal ejaculation
The English term and spelling mulatto is derived from the Spanish and Portuguese mulato. It was a common term in the Southeastern United States during the era of slavery. Some sources suggest that it may derive from the Portuguese word mula (from the Latin mūlus), meaning 'mule', the hybrid offspring of a horse and a donkey.