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| Literally "mountain person", historically used in derogatory manner, sometimes against members of the urban population to imply primitiveness and stupidity. In the absence of other common terms the word eventually became adopted by the Montagneri themselves.
| Literally "mountain person", historically used in derogatory manner, sometimes against members of the urban population to imply primitiveness and stupidity. In the absence of other common terms the word eventually became adopted by the Montagneri themselves.
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|Nremkar
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| In reference to the [[wooly mountain hog]]s herded by Montagnero [[hoggard]]s, making a comparison of largeness and rotundness.
| In reference to the [[wooly mountain hog]]s herded by Montagnero [[hoggard]]s, making a comparison of largeness and rotundness.
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| Shinehead
| [[Deysachin|Deysachni]]
| Bald people, usually [[Okrit|Okriti]]
| In Deysachin, baldness is considered a highly undesirable and hideous trait.
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| [[Tolia (soup)#Confusion with Tolia|Tolio]]
| [[Tolia (soup)#Confusion with Tolia|Tolio]]

Revision as of 16:18, 24 June 2026

The following is a list of ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnic, national, or racial group or to refer to them in a derogatory, pejorative, or otherwise insulting manner.

Term Location of origin Targets Meaning, origin and notes
Deysachino Faltir Deysachni Pronounced [dɛisaʃiːno].
Direleko Utlia Merriyem Meaning "Bog Person", a great insult to the Merriyem faith, which considers bogs to be evil
Fish-fucker Kawakian Sorewa Used to imply backwardness and general immorality. Fish are a major symbol used by the Sorewa.
Haka Hapšâw'l Foreigners, usually Deysachni From Deysachni hak.
Maldeko Tieteran Groups with X fingers or less Historically these groups were heavily persecuted and therefore the targets of various derogatory terms
Montagnero Rossan Montagneri Literally "mountain person", historically used in derogatory manner, sometimes against members of the urban population to imply primitiveness and stupidity. In the absence of other common terms the word eventually became adopted by the Montagneri themselves.
Mountain pig Rossan Montagneri In reference to the wooly mountain hogs herded by Montagnero hoggards, making a comparison of largeness and rotundness.
Nremkar Utlia Karinians From the Utyis Nremsey (Idiot)
Samfelak Niueyjara Foreigners
Shinehead Deysachni Bald people, usually Okriti In Deysachin, baldness is considered a highly undesirable and hideous trait.
Tolio T'vaqi Rossans From the Rossan city Tolia and the T'vaqi soup of the same name, originally in reference to Dux Vincenzo Barozzo di Tolia. Often used to imply greed, stupidity and boastfulness.
Wykebyo Utlia Merriyem A mocking of the Mersene phrase "Wei Geb Yon" meaning "In Good health", used by Utlian soldiers in the First Merriyem Uprising, due to its similarity to the Utyis "Wyket Byo" literally meaning "Bloody Slaughter"