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Lists of pejorative terms for people include: List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with ...
Pejorative terms related to the social class of the people involved. Pages in category "Class-related slurs" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 ...
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."
Nicknames for people from rural, remote, etc. areas often bear a derogatory implication of unsophisticated, undereducated people, simpletons. Carcamano (Brazil) An offensive nickname for non-Iberian, mostly Italian immigrants. derives from the venezian word 'Carcamanu'. Coastie
People of mixed race of African, Asian & European descent. [140] While the term "coloured" may be seen as offensive in some other western countries, such as Britain and the United States of America, [141] it is currently treated as a neutral description in Southern Africa for people of mixed race. [142] Japies, Yarpies
Geriatric: Offensive slang only when used in a non-medical context. [14] Gerry: (Not to be confused with the pejorative ethnic term towards German people; "gerry" in this context is short for "geriatric"). [19]
This glossary of names for the British include nicknames and terms, including affectionate ones, neutral ones, and derogatory ones to describe British people, Irish People and more specifically English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish people. Many of these terms may vary between offensive, derogatory, neutral and affectionate depending on a ...
On July 27, 1962, citing a standard of "offensive to many", and "no one now would suggest a new name including the word", Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall sent a letter to the United States Geological Survey's board chairman to press for a plan to remove the use of the word "nigger" anywhere it appeared in the organization's ...