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English Slurs - JHIK

Понедельник, 16 Марта 2009 г. 06:28 + в цитатник
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Hajji
(North America) an Iraqi, Arab, or occasionally other nonwhite, a discouraged U.S. military term; to Arabs who have made the Hajj to Mecca, the title Hajji is a compliment (See Hajj for non-offensive usage). Also associated with Hadji of Jonny Quest
Hans
(Turkey, Russia) German man, see Helga[52]
Heeb
(U.S.) offensive term for a Jewish person, derived from the word "Hebrew".
Hindoo
(AUS) 19th century, Hindu. Often not offensive.[53] In Canada, this in either spelling is heavily offensive when used in reference to Canadian Sikhs. [citation needed]
Holy Roller
(U.S.) ritualistic Protestants prone to shaking (Shakers), quaking (Quakers), rolling on the floor, suffering from fits or "speaking in tongues" (Pentecostals during worship or prayer). However this term is applied to some Evangelical Protestants, usually Baptists, who are not only vocal about their own religious views, but are critical of other Christians not meeting their standards. Similar to Bible Thumper.
Honger
Derogatory name for immigrants from Hong Kong. Also a derogatory name for a spoiled teenage brat from Hong Kong.[citation needed]
Honky also spelled "honkey" or "honkie"
(U.S. blacks, UK) a white person (derived from "hunkie" or from "honky-tonk", or possibly from the perceived nasal quality of white speech as compared with black speech) offensive. Also used in S.E. Asia in reference to people from Hong Kong, mostly by people from Hong Kong. Also used in reference to Croatians or people of the Hungarian empire in the early 20th century - spelled "Hunky"
Hoser & Hosehead
(North America) derogatory term for Canadians (sometimes used by Canadians to disparage other Canadians)
Husky
an Eskimo of Labrador and northeastern Canada or his language -- sometimes taken to be offensive [probably by shortening & alteration from Eskimo] Sometimes used in conjunction with Skimo. [54]
Hymietown
(U.S.) A derogatory term for New York City, referencing the prevalent Jewish population there. Apparently in 1984, Jesse Jackson referred to NYC by the handle Hymietown in off-the-record conversations with reporters. When he was initially called to task for this anti-Semitic remark he flatly denied having ever said it. Milton Coleman, a trailblazing African-American reporter from the Washington Post, insisted that Jackson had used the expression, and Jackson later admitted his "error".
Hajji (Arabic: в€ , pilgrim) is an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, and is often used to refer to an elder, since it takes time to accumulate the wealth to fund the travel. ... The Arabs (Arabic: Ш№Ш±ШЁ) are a heterogeneous ethnic group who are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... Arabic pronunciation The Hajj ( translit: ), (Turkish:Hac), (Malay:Haji) is the Pilgrimage to Mecca in Islam. ... Jonny Quest (often referred to as The Adventures of Jonny Quest) was a science fiction American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and created and designed by comic book artist Doug Wildey, about the adventures of a young boy who accompanies his father on extraordinary adventures. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... The word Hebrew most likely means to cross over, referring to the Semitic people crossing over the Euphrates River. ... A Sikh man wearing a turban The adherents of Sikhism are called Sikhs. ... Holy Roller is a term in American English used to describe Pentecostal Christian churchgoers. ... The Shakers, an offshoot of the Religious Society of Friends (or Quakers), originated in Manchester, England in the late eighteenth century (1772). ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Bob & Doug McKenzie, iconic sympathetic hosers from SCTV and Strange Brew. ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ... Jesse Louis Jackson (born October 8, 1941) is an American politician, civil rights activist, and Baptist minister. ... ...

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Ikey / ike iky
a Jew [from Isaac][55]
Ikey-mo / ikeymo
a Jew [from Isaac and Moses][56]
Indian giver
(North America) slur against Native Americans implying dishonesty, But rarely actually used in reference to Native Americans. "Indian giver" is a general descriptive slur meaning to give something and then want it back. Related in origin to Indian summer
Inkface
a black person.[57]
Indian giver is an American English expression used for any individual who gives something and then either takes it back or wants to take it back. ... An Indian summer day Indian summer (also called Old Wives summer in the United Kingdom) is a name given to a period of sunny, warm weather in autumn, not long before winter. ...

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Jap
(U.S., UK, & AUS) a term denoting anything Japanese.
JAP
(U.S.) Jewish-American Princess, referring to perceived spoiled, snotty daughters of rich Jews.
Jerry
(UK Commonwealth, especially during WWII) a. a German national. b. a German soldier [Probably an alteration of German][58]. Origin of Jerry can.
Jewish American Princess (JAP)
(U.S.) Affluent/spoiled Jewish woman. Often used in the American Northeast as a descriptor for any stuck-up and spoiled teenager or young woman, regardless of religion. /Aust., spoilt Jewish adolescents (Jewish American Prince or Princess)
Jew York City- An offensive term for New York City used, because of the large Jewish population in the city.
Jigaboo, jiggabo, jijjiboo, zigabo, jig, jigg, jiggy, jigga
(U.S. & UK) a black person (JB) with stereotypical black features (dark skin, wide nose, etc.).[59]
Jim Crow
(US) a black person; also the name for the segregation laws prevalent in much of the United States until the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Jim Fish
(South Africa) a black person[60]
Jock, jocky, jockie
(UK) A Scottish person, used by the English.
John Bulls
(U.S.) Englishmen, not necessarily a derisive term but can be mildly derisive
Jook-sing
a Cantonese term used to describe an Overseas Chinese person who has grown up in a Western environment.
Jungle bunny
(U.S. & UK) a black person.[61]
Look up Jap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Jap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A jerrycan or jerrican or jerry can is a robust fuel container made from pressed steel. ... Jewish American Princess or JAP (not to be confused with the ethnic slur related to people of Japanese nationality) is a pop-culture term used mainly by children and teenagers to refer to a wealthy person of Jewish-American descent. ... Segregation means separation. ... Historically, the civil rights movement was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately one generation (1954-1980) wherein there was much worldwide civil unrest and popular rebellion. ... Look up Jock and jock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... World War I recruiting poster John Bull is a national personification of the Kingdom of Great Britain created by Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712, and popularized first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators and writers such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast and Irish writer George Bernard Shaw... Jook-sing (Cantonese for 竹升 Jyutping: zuk1 sing1), is a pejorative term used in the United States and Canada to describe Westernized East Asians, particularly Chinese, who have lost or denied themselves their Asian heritage. ... Cantonese (Traditional Chinese: зІµиЄ; Simplified Chinese: зІ¤иЇ­]], Cantonese: Yuet6yue5; Mandarin pinyin: YuГЁyЗ”, lit. ... Overseas Chinese are Chinese people who live outside China. ...

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Kaffir, kaffer, kaffir, kafir, kaffre
(South Africa) a. a black person. Very offensive. Usage: Kaffir Boy was a famous autobiographical book by Mark Mathabane about his childhood in South Africa. (The South African Consul General in Lethal Weapon 2 calls Danny Glover a kaffir and Mel Gibson a 'kaffir lover'.) b. also caffer or caffre: a non-Muslim. c. a member of a people inhabiting the Hindu Kush mountains of north-east Afghanistan. Origin is from the Arab word kafir meaning 'infidel' used in the early Arab trading posts in Africa. The term passed into modern usage through the British, who used the term to refer to the mixed groupings of people displaced by Shaka when he organized the Zulu nation. These groups (consisting of Mzilikaze, Matiwani, Mantatisi, Flingoe, Hottentot, and Xhosa peoples inhabited the region from the Cape of Good Hope to the Limpopo river) fought the British in the Kaffir Wars 1846-1848, 1850-1852, and 1877-1878.)[62][63] See also Kaffir (Historical usage in southern Africa)
Keling
An offensive remark on an Indian person in Malaysia and Singapore. The term kaffir or kafir, which once was a blanket term for black southern Africans (see South Africa Kaffir people), is now used almost exclusively as an ethnic or racial slur. ... Bold textMark Mathabane, born Johannes Mathabane, is a tennis player, author, and lecturer. ... Lethal Weapon 2 is the second movie in the Lethal Weapon series, released in 1989. ... Danny Glover at World Social Forum 2003. ... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson AO (born January 3, 1956) is an Academy Award-winning American-Australian actor, director, and producer. ... The Hindu Kush or Hindukush (هندوکش in Persian) is a mountain range in Afghanistan as well as in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... A trading post is a place where trading of goods takes place. ... Only known drawing of Shaka standing with the long throwing assegai and the heavy shield in 1824 - four years before his death Shaka (sometimes spelled Tshaka, Tchaka or Chaka; ca. ... The Zulu (South African English and isiZulu: amaZulu) are an African ethnic group of about 11 million people who live mainly in the province KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... The Khoikhoi (men of men) or Khoi are a division of the Khoisan ethnic group of south-western Africa, closely related to the Bushmen (San). ... The Xhosa people are a group of peoples of Bantu origins living in south-east South Africa. ... The Cape of Good Hope; looking towards the west, from the coastal cliffs above Cape Point. ... The Limpopo River arises in the interior of Africa, and flows generally eastwards towards the Indian ocean. ... Cape Frontier Wars also called Kaffir wars or Kafir wars (1779-1879) was 100 years of intermittent warfare and nine different wars between the Cape colonists and the Xhosa agricultural and pastoral peoples of the Eastern Cape, in South Africa. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The word Kaffir was used in English and Dutch, from the 16th century to the early 20th century as a blanket term for several different peoples of southern Africa. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Kike or kyke
(U.S.) a Jew. From kikel, Yiddish for "circle". Immigrant Jews signed legal documents with an "O" (similar to an "X").[64]
Kimchi
(North America) a Korean, from the spicy pickled Korean cabbage, known for its strong odor.
Kinder Surprise
(North America) a dark-skinned person who acts like a white person. (Dark on the outside, white on the inside)
Kraut (from Sauerkraut)
(North America & British Commonwealth) U.S. and British term for a German, most specifically during World War II.

 

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