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It has been speculated by that shmoo was a thinly veiled phallic symbol, and that the name derives from Yiddish schmuck meaning ‘male genitalia’ or a ‘fool, contemptuous person’ (Arthur Asa Berger and Allan H. Orrick of Johns Hopkins).
a black person ; "The boogies lowered the boom on Beaver Canal." [7] Buck a black person or Native American. [8] Burrhead / Burr-head / Burr head (US) a black person, in reference to Afro-textured hair. [9] Bushy (s.) / Bushies, Amadushie (p.) (South Africa) Khoisans. Historically used against the Khoisan people in Southern Africa, referring to ...
Eye-rolling is a gesture in which a person briefly turns their eyes upward, often in an arcing motion from one side to the other. In the Anglosphere, it has been identified as a passive-aggressive response to an undesirable situation or person. The gesture is used to disagree or dismiss or express contempt for the targeted person without ...
A person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jewish, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do. [125] Infidel A term used generally for non-believers. [126] Kafir A person who is a non believer. [127] Used by some Muslims. [128] Not to be confused with the South-African slur Kaffir. Murtad
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
The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial called the former president’s defense attorney to the bench and ordered him to speak to his client about his “contemptuous” behavior during ...
Whale shit [citation needed] is sometimes used to describe a person who inspires displeasure or disgust, as in: "You're lower than whale shit at the bottom of the ocean!" “You can’t polish shit” is a popular aphorism roughly equivalent to "putting Lipstick on a pig" (although "a turd" is more commonly
The Hebrew word hesed translated in the Septuagint as eleos carries the meaning roughly equivalent to pity in the sense of compassion, mercy, and loving-kindness. [ 6 ] In Mahayana Buddhism, Bodhisattvas are described by the Lotus Sutra as those who "hope to win final Nirvana for all beings—for the sake of the many, for their weal and ...