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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 negative connotations; Category:Sex- and gender-related slurs
The following is a list of religious slurs or religious insults in the English language that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about adherents or non-believers of a given religion or irreligion, or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous), or insulting manner.
Insults can also be made unintentionally or in a playful way but could in some cases also have negative impacts and effects even when they were not intended to insult. Insults can have varying impacts, effects, and meanings depending on intent, use, recipient's understanding of the meaning, and intent behind the action or words, and social ...
Alligator bait, ' gator bait: [4] [5] A racist slur used to describe black children and young people, comparing their worth to bait used to catch alligators; the term ' gator bait was banned from a common cheer in Florida due to its offensive meaning, and is generally no longer used. Ancient: An insulting term to refer to an older person or ...
Name-calling is a form of argument in which insulting or demeaning labels are directed at an individual or group. This phenomenon is studied by a variety of academic disciplines such as anthropology, child psychology, and political science.
(Trinidad and Tobago) the name of an untouchable caste, used as an insulting name for a Hindu or person of Hindu descent, especially by other Indo-Trinidadians. Chankke/Chankola/Chank (Korea) a derogatory term for Chinese Chankoro (Japan) Any foreigner, especially Chinese, literally a subhuman, somewhat oldfashioned and mainly used during WWII.
Snowflake is a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions.
Stories of the "dog-Turk" reinforced the negative image. The dog-Turk was claimed to be a man-eating being, half-animal and half-human, with a dog 's head and tail. After the Battle of Vienna in 1683, the image of the dog-Turk became a figure used to ridicule Turks in carnival processions and masquerades, where "dog-Turk" characters began to ...