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List of ethnic slurs

From Attu Project

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
Cacaverso La Rossa Deysachni, Modhesians Literally "verse-shitter" or "prayer-shitter".
Churg, Churog Caseic Archipelago Niueyjara people Context-dependent. The word Churog denotatively refers to a churg, but can be used derogatorily to refer to Niueyjara people.
Cwja Deysachin Caseans Likely originating as Caseic-sounding gibberish. Not often intended as an insult
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.
Fumercante, Fumo La Rossa Okriti From Ros. fumo and mercante, literally "smoke-merchant", calling upon an image of untrustworthy scam dealers. Particularly utilized for Okriti street vendors and business owners.
Haka Hapšâw'l Foreigners, usually Deysachni From Deysachni hak.
Ia'qa' T'vaqi Deysachni From Hapšâw'l haka.
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)
Qunyaru, Nyaru, Qunya Kalami T'vaqi people Shortened from Maichun "Qunya rua" meaning "Smoke person" in reference to T'vaqi people's skin tone. The term originated during the Tricade war, being popularized by sensational news outlets.
Roso La Rossa Utlians Translated as "pinko", derogatorily referring to Utlian skin color. The similarity to the word "Rossano" also serves to point to Utlian immigrants as being Rossan, but not quite.
Samfelak Niueyjara Foreigners Everyone knows what a Samfelak is.
Shinehead Deysachni Bald people, usually Okriti In Deysachin, baldness is considered a highly undesirable and hideous trait.
Spiaggati La Rossa Foreigners, usually those from the HoL Roughly meaning "those who washed up on shore".
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.
Vidžabêgâl Hapšâw'l Dzeyyal pronounced /vidʒɑbɘ'gʌl/, meaning branch chewer, branch chewing is not a common practice among the Dzeyyal.
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"
Yahggi Deysachin T'vaqii From T'vaqii Ia'qa', possible pun on Yoggn, a word which literally means "trawler" but is often used in a metaphorical sense as "monsterous".
Yak T'vaqi Akarians Term borrowed from the Karinian language, often written as iaq in the T'vaqi script.
Zircocchio, Zirco La Rossa Kalami From Ros. zircone and occhio, literally "zircon eyes". Pointing to the orange eyes present in those of Kalami ancestry, the reference to zircon has also picked up due to its status as a cheaper replacement for diamonds.