List of ethnic slurs
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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 or origin | Targets | Meaning, origin and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deysachino | Faltir | Deysachni | Pronounced [dɛisaʃiːno]. |
| Haka | Hapšâw'l | Foreigners, usually Deysachni | From Deysachni hak. |
| Fish-fucker | Kawakian | Sorewa | Used to imply backwardness and general immorality. Fish are a major symbol used by the Sorewa. |
| Samfelak | Niueyjara | Foreigners | |
| 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. |
| 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. |