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(UK & North America) referring to people with extremely dark skin Coal (UK) referring to people of Arabic origin, similar to "Paki", coincides with "Coal Mine" which means "Paki Country". Coal Burner (U.S.) a white woman who has sex with black men. Coal Smoker (U.S.) a white woman who enjoys giving fellatio to young black men. Cochise
a term for a black person, originated in the U.S. in the 1950s. [43] Spade a term for a black person, [44] first recorded in 1928, [45] from the playing cards suit. Spook a black person. Tar baby (US) a black person, especially a child. [46] Tea bag (South Africa) black or Coloured or Cape Coloured individuals who have a light skin [47] Teapot ...
The word Negrito, the Spanish diminutive of negro, is used to mean "little black person."This usage was coined by 16th-century Spanish missionaries operating in the Philippines, and was borrowed by other European travellers and colonialists across Austronesia to label various peoples perceived as sharing relatively small physical stature and dark skin. [1]
In the Philippines, which historically had almost no contact with the Atlantic slave trade, the Spanish-derived term negro (feminine negra) is still commonly used to refer to black people, as well as to people with dark-colored skin (both native and foreign). As in Spanish usage, it has no negative connotations when referring to black people ...
The most common way to refer to a pimp in Spanish is by using the term chulo as a noun. In some countries, chulo can be used as an adjective somewhat equivalent to "cool" ( Ese hombre es un chulo = "That man is a pimp" versus Ese libro es chulo = "That book is cool").
The term's use to describe a caste is first recorded in a Peruvian book published in 1609 and 1616, the Comentarios Reales de los Incas by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. He writes (in Spanish), "The child of a Black male and an Indian female, or of an Indian male and Black female, they call mulato and mulata. The children of these they call cholos.
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
Indio: term used primarily by light-skinned Mexicans to refer disparagingly to a dark, indigenous, or low-income person. [57] Gringo: a term used widely in Latin-American to refer to foreigners, especially those from the USA. Its usage originates from describing speakers of European languages unintelligible to Spanish speakers.