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The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are, or have been, used to refer to members of a given ethnicity (or, in some cases, nationality or religion) in a derogatory or pejorative manner. The term is listed, followed by its primary user(s) and a definition. Terms on this list vary greatly in offensiveness. Many are taboo. Some are used more widely than might be imagined based on their "definition"; for example, Chink can be used to refer to any Asian person, a form of synecdoche. The key here is that the person using the slur cares so little about the target, that the person's actual background is irrelevant. The motivation for using an ethnic slur is often racism or bigotry.
It is not uncommon for minority groups to adopt an originally disparaging term and use it of themselves, as an act of self-assertion . However, they may be extremely offended if it is used by others; nigger is an extreme example.
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- 51st Stater – Facetious reference to any citizen of a nation whose politics and culture appear closely aligned with the United States'. This term is used in self-deprication, or to malign. Usually applied to Canadians, the term can also be used to describe Australians or the British.
- 927 – U.S. blacks, comes from the suburban Los Angeles Police Department code for "Suspicious Person"
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- A.I. – short for "American Ignorance" used for US citizens
- Abba-Dabba – from the film Betrayed , referring to Arabs and the United Arab Emirates city of Abu Dhabi
- ABA – Another Bloody Australian. Used in Canadian ski resort towns, primarily Whistler/Blackcomb. Describes members the prevalent Australian ex-patriate communities in those areas.
- ABCD – " American-Born Confused Desi" used for American-born Indians who are confused about their culture
- Abo – Australia, Australian aboriginal. This used to be the standard common term for Aboriginals, and was used by many Aboriginal people themselves (It was not considered offensive until the 1950s)
- Abomination – North America, Offensive slang for half bred children, mainly used for half white children
- Adolf – Germans, referring to Adolf Hitler
- African queen – U.K., a black gay male. Also the title of a film.
- Afro-Saxon – Young white men who act black
- Ahab – whites, from Moby Dick
- Ainu – Japanese people, originally referring to a valid minority (the AinuFor "Ainu" in J. Tolkien's fictional universe of Arda, see Ainur . The Ainu (a word meaning "human" in the Ainu language; Ezo or Yezo in old Japanese; Utari now preferred by some members) are an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido, the northern part of Ho) of Japan, now sometimes used as a derogatory term for any Asian, emphasizing barbarism
- Albino – whites (see albino)
- Albo- Albanians
- Ame-koh – Americans, used in Japan
- Americunt – can be used in reference to American women and men
- AmeriKKKanThe orthodox spellings of common words are often altered to make a political point, particularly in informal writing on the Internet, but also in some serious political writing that opposes the status quo. For example, letters used to represent the hard " – a reference to perceived racism in American society
- Amerloque – France, an American
- Amoronican – used in reference to perceived low intelligence of Americans
- Amo – the AmishThe Amish are a denomination of Anabaptists related to the Mennonites, most of whom are noted for their avoidance of modern devices such as automobiles and electricity. History Holmes County, Ohio, the site of the one of the largest concentration of Amish
- A-Neh – Singaporean and Malaysian Hokkiens, an Indian person
- Angie – Anglophones in Canada, used in Quebec
- Anglo – US, a white person
- Ang Mor (Kwee) – Hokkien speakers, Red Hair (Devil), a white person
- Ape Candy – Whites who date blacks.
- Apple – U.S., a black person (apples hang from trees) cf. windchime, Canada, an Indian who "acts" like a white (red on the outside, white on the inside).
- Apu – U.S., popularized by the character of the same nameApu Nahasapeemapetilon is a fictional character featured in The Simpsons television series. He is the proprietor of the " Kwik-E-Mart" (a subsidiary of Nordyne Defense Dynamics), the local convenience store. He is an immigrant from India, and like most Si from The SimpsonsHomer, Marge, Maggie, Santa's Little Helper, Bart, Snowball II, and Lisa. The Simpsons is the longest-running animated television series and sitcom series in U. television history, with 16 seasons and 338 episodes since its debut on December 17, 1989., referring to IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy.ns
- Arkie – similar to Okie, except from Arkansas instead of Oklahoma. see Okie.
- A-rab – U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent (pronounced as the letter "A" followed by "rab" as in rabbit)
- Armo – ArmeniaArmenia ( Armenian: ''Hayastan is a landlocked country in southern Transcaucasia, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan in the east and Iran and the Naxcivan exclave of Azerbaijan in thns
- Aunt Jemima, U.S. Blacks, a black woman who "kisses up" to whites, a "sellout", cf. Uncle Tom
- Ay-rab – U.S., variant spelling of A-rab
