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Latke or Latka
(U.S.) an Eastern European immigrant - from the television program "Taxi" (also a potato pancake)
Lawn jockey
(US) African American.
Leb / Lebo
(AUS) Lebanese. Considered highly offensive to the point of being a 'fighting word'.
Limey
(US) A British person. Comes from the historical British naval practice of giving sailors limes to stave off scurvy.[65]
Lubra
(AUS) a. Aboriginal woman, similar to "squaw" [probably from a Tasmanian Aboriginal language]. b. a woman in general.[66]
Potato pancakes or latkes (sometimes spelled latkas) are a dish made predominantly of grated potatoes fried in oil. ... Taxi is an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC, and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series focused on the every day life of a handful of New York City taxi drivers working for the Sunshine Cab Company, as well as their abusive boss... A lawn jockey, also commonly known as a Yardell is a small statue of a man in jockey clothes, intended to be placed in yards. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Lebanese Australian. ... Look up limey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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Macaca
Epithet used to describe a Negro (originally) or a person of North-African origin (more recently). Came to public attention in 2006 when U.S. Senator George Allen infamously used it to describe a person of Indian descent. [37]
Makak
(Belgium & the Netherlands) a Moroccan; derived from macaque. Also macaca, in reference to North or Subsaharan Africans, originally used by French and Belgian colonialists.
Mammy or Mammy Woman
(U.S.) an unflattering term for a mature black woman - usually subservient (term popularized by Al Jolson in song and film), a pop culture example is Hattie McDaniel's character in Gone with the Wind for which she won the Academy Award
Mori cannon
(New Zealand) a badly-played shot in billiards or snooker. used from the 1940s to the 1950s[67]
Mori car
an old or broken-down vehicle. used in the 1980s. (New Zealand)[68]
Mori day off
(New Zealand) unauthorized absence from work[69]
Mori holiday
(New Zealand) the day after payday[70]
Mori P.T.
(New Zealand) taking it easy and doing nothing[71]
Mashed potatoes
(Gay Asian Americans) a white person who is exclusively attracted to whites (an emerging term by association with Sticky Rice)[72][73]
Master Race
(UK Commonwealth & U.S.) a mocking term for a German or the German people (from Hitler's term for the "Aryan Race")
(Scotland, Wales) English persons possessing strong Unionist opinions and an attitude that other parts of the UK are the "property" of England.
Meeskite or Meeshkite
(North America) an unattractive Jewish woman - a Yiddish term (for example, Barbra Streisand refers to herself as a Brooklyn Meeshkite)
'Merkan or Merkin
(British) an American, sarcastic reference to the North American pronunciation of the word 'American'. Spelling is variable but internet use tends to use the former when being "polite" and the latter when deemed appropriate (as a merkin, a pubic wig, is something "very close to a prick").
Mick, Mickey, Mickey Finn
a. (Britain, Commonwealth & U.S.) an Irish person or a person of Irish descent. From the prefix "Mc"/"Mac" meaning "son of" that is commonly found in Irish surnames. b. (Australia) a Roman Catholic [19th century on, from Michael].[74] Mickey Finn, a popular date rape drug.
Miney
(Passaic County, New Jersey) A term for Ramapough Indians, since Ramapoughs worked in the iron mines of Ringwood, NJ. It has replaced the more pejorative Jackson Whites.
Mock / moch
(U.S.) a Jew [first used in the 1960s as an abbreviated form of mocky (qv)][75]
Mocky / moky / moxy / mockey / mockie / mocky
(U.S.) a Jew [first used in the 1930s][76]
Mohawk
(North America) This is a derogatory word for the Kaniengehagas or Kanienkehaka Native Americans that means "cannibal" in Algonquian. It has been adopted by Western settlers as the actual name for that nation.
Moke / moak / moke
(U.S.) a black person[77]
Molloy : (U.S.) an Irish male that resides outside of Chicago, but tells those around him that he did indeed grow up in the city. A Molloy likes marijuana and lame ska music. A Molloy is also attracted to moles. Macaca[1] is a dismissive epithet used by francophone colonials in Central Africas Belgian Congo for the native population. ... George Allen can refer to several people: George Venebale Allen, (1903-1970), U.S. diplomat. ... Type Species Simia inuus Linnaeus, 1758 = Simia sylvanus Linnaeus, 1758 Species See text. ... Macaca[1] is a dismissive epithet used by francophone colonials in Central Africas Belgian Congo for the native population. ... Mammy is a variant of mother, used most prominently by blacks in the Southern United States since the days of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. ... Asa Al Jolson Yoelson (born in Seredžius, Lithuania on May 26, 1885 or 1886, and died in San Francisco, California on October 23, 1950) was an acclaimed American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. ... Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 ∓ October 26, 1952) was the first African American to be nominated and to win an Oscar for her supporting role of Mammy in the 1939 epic movie Gone with the Wind. ... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large (12 feet × 6 feet) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ... The master race (German: Herrenrasse, ) is a concept in Nazi ideology, which holds that the Germanic and Nordic people represent an ideal and pure race.The pure race is generally pictured as a person with blonde hair and blue eyes in this concept. ... Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942 as Barbara Joan Streisand), is a two-time Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, film producer and director. ... A merkin (first use, according to the OED, 1617) is a pubic wig, worn by prostitutes after shaving their genitalia to eliminate lice or to disguise the marks of syphilis. ... Mick or Mic is a short form of the popular Irish forename Michael and is used extensively throughout Ireland. ... The English noun Commonwealth dates originally from the fifteenth century. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... The title Date Rape is a very general term which has come to represent some very different situations. ... The Ramapough Mountain Indians (also known as Ramapo Mountain Indians or the Ramapough Lenape Nation) are a group of approximately 3,000 people living around the Ramapo Mountains of northern New Jersey and southern New York. ... Map of Ringwood in Passaic County Ringwood Manor, with a mortar and part of the Hudson River Chain Ringwood is a Borough located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ... The Ramapough Mountain Indians, also Ramapo Mountain Indians, commonly known by the pejorative name Jackson Whites, are a group of approximately 3000 people living around the Ramapo Mountains of northern New Jersey and southern New York. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... The Mohawk (Kanienkeh or Kanienkehaka meaning People of the Flint) are an indigenous people of North America who live around Lake Ontario and the St. ...
Mongolian
(Australia) obsolete: a Chinese immigrant[78]
Mongoloid
(U.S., Brazil, possible other) rare term for retarded persons or this with autism spectrum disorders. Considered extremely offensive. From the supposed "asian" eye shape. In Brazil the term is also used to make fun of someone with Autism or without (liken to retard in the U.S. except more offensive)
Mongrel
(U.S.) a person of mixed ethnic heritage.
Monkey
(UK) a black person.[79].
Mosshead
a black person.[80]
Munt
(among whites in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia) a black person from muntu, the singular of Bantu[81]
Mustard seed
(U.S.) a light-skinned person with one white and one black parent[82]
Typical Mongoloid Skull A portrait of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan; the Mongolians, for which the term Mongoloid was named after, are an example of the prototype Northern Mongoloid. ... Mongrel refers to mixed ancestry: Among pets, one whose parentage is of mixed breeds as opposed to purebred Among dogs, this is also called a mutt or a mixed-breed dog A mongrel cat is often referred to as a moggy For humans (often an insult) a description of a... Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu (dull yellow) vs. ...
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Napkin Nigger
Offensive term used to describe Indians[83]
Navajo
(North America) name given to the Dinй Indians by their enemies, the Tewa Pueblo Native Americans. It may mean "thieves" or "takers from the fields." It was adopted by Western settlers as the actual name of the Dinй, and despite its dubious origin, many Dinй today accept being called Navajo rather than insisting on Dinй.
Newfie
A native of the Canadian island of Newfoundland
Nez Percй
(North America) this phrase, which means "pierced nose" in French, is the name given to the Nimipu Native North Americans by French trappers.
Nig-nog
(UK & U.S.) a black person.[84]
Nigger / niger / nigor / nigra / nigre (Caribbean) / nigar / niggor / niggur / nigga / niggah / niggar / nigguh/ nuh/ (Brazil nego/ negгo/ negalhбda)
(U.S., UK) a black person. Can also generally be used toward anyone with brown or darker skin, such as an Indian. From the word negro which means the color black in numerous languages. Diminutive appellations include "Nigg", "Nigz" and "Groid". The terms "Nigga" and "Niggaz" (plural) are frequently used between African-Americans and between whites without the negative associations of "Nigger." Use of the word is often perceived as extremely offensive if used by a white person in any context. In recent times the female term Negress has been used satirically to refer to the recent prevalence of formulaic tokenism in US-made TV dramas. For example: "Every cop show needs one (1) Blond woman who is not dumb, one (1) Negress-with-issues, one (1) quirky but loveable lab nerd and so on..."
Nigger baby
(U.S. Military) obsolete: a type of large cannonball [first used in the 1870s][85]
Niggerhead
an isolated coral head: these are often a navigation hazard in coral reef areas. Also called a bommie.
Nigger shooter
a slingshot[86]
Niglet (2)
(UK) Similar to the U.S. version but without the combination with piglet, refers to a baby or child "Nigger".
Nigra / negra / niggra / nigrah / nigruh
(U.S.) offensive for a black person [first used in the early 1900s][87]
Nip
(U.S.) someone of Japanese descent (shortened version of Nipponese, from Japanese name for Japan, Nippon)[88]
Nitchie, neche, neechee, neejee, nichi, nichiwa, nidge, nitchee, nitchy
(CAN) a North American Indian [From the Algonquian word for "friend"].[89]
Noggy
(Australia) An Asian, or a person of Asian origin [originated among Australian soldiers in the Korean and Vietnam wars as a name for their Asian counterparts