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Slur | Represents | Reason & Origins |
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Balsero | Cubans | Spanish for "rafter" |
Beaniard | Hispanics | Refers to the Spanish origin "Spaniard" mixed "Bean", with a commom food in many Mexican dishes. |
Blanco | Whites | 'Blanco' is Spanish for white or blank. |
Bolita | Bolivian | Argentines refer to the poorer Bolivian immigrants who live in Argentina as "bolitas." It means "small balls" in Spanish. |
Bracero | Mexicans | Spanish term for a Mexican migrant worker |
Champiņon | Ecuadorians | Champiņon is used by Spaniards to refer to Ecuadorian immigrants in Spain. In Spanish, champiņon means mushroom. The stereotypical person from Ecuador is short with a big head, giving the appearance of a mushroom. |
Chango | Blacks | Used by Hispanics. Spanish word meaning monkey. |
Chico | Hispanics | Spanish for 'little boy' |
Chino | Chinese | Spanish for Chinese. |
Conquistador | Blacks | Refers to the Spanish conquerors who took over areas against the will of the current inhabitants. |
Crudo | Whites | Literally "Raw" in Spanish |
Dago | Spanish | Apparently the British use "dago" to describe Spaniards as opposed to Italians. |
Desabrido | Whites | Spanish slang for without color, or flavorless with no substance. |
Galleta | Whites | Means "cookie" or "cracker" in Spanish. |
Gordita | Mexicans | Comes from the Taco Bell food. Means "large" or "fat" in Spanish. |
Gringo | Whites | This is truly only derogatory in regions of northern Mexico and in the United States where it translates to "white foreigner." Gringo in many other countries in Latin America really only translates as "foreigner" without a pejorative connotation. Is generally used to refer to all foreigners/tourists of apparently northern European descent. Some say it comes from Spanish "griego" (meaning Greek) which used to be used to refer to anything foreign. Others say it comes from hearing Americans sing the popular song "Green Grow the Rushes" (unlikely though). Yet others believe it comes from when soldiers were in South America and they all wore green outfits, and they would say, "Green Go." Gringa for females. |
Leche | Whites | Spanish for milk; color of white skin |
Mehi | Mexican | X's (like J's) are pronounced in Spanish like an English H. Thus this slur is a mockery of their pronounciation. |
Mestizo | Hispanics | Specifically, Spanish/Native American mixed breed. Not polite, but not taboo either. From the Spanish word for "mixed". |
Mocro | Moroccans | Used by themselves and the Dutch. Originated from Spanish |
Mojado | Hispanics | Means 'wet' or 'dunked' in Spanish. See Mojo |
Montana | Hispanics | Derived from the movie "Scarface" which stars a cuban immigrant druglord named "Tony Montana", slur usually said with a Spanish accent |
Mullato | Mixed Races | Black/White mix, usually. The Spanish "Mullato" translates to "like a mule." Could refer to any mixed breed. |
Nigger | Blacks | Most likely originates with the Latin word "niger" which translates to "black". Similar words for "black" exist in other languages (Spanish, for example, is "negro"). Also somewhat relates to the African country Nigeria, which is primarily black. Many variations exist, including "Nig", "Nigel", "Niggy", "Niggly", etc. Some interesting history. |
Octoroon | Mixed Races | A person who is 1/8th Black. Originated by the Spanish in the 14th/15th century as they were very exact in their racial classifications to determine a person's worth in society. |
Palta | Blacks | Means avocado in south american spanish, referring to the color of a ripe avocado |
Pelu-ano | Peruvians | Pelu-ano means hairy ass but at the same time sound like Peruano, Peruvians in Spanish. |
Petrolera | Whites | Used by Hispanics against White Women that like Black Men. Comes from the word Petrolio or Petrolium in Spanish. Indicates that these women like Petrolium because them men they date are black like petrolium |
PIGS | Mediterraneans | Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Spanish. Specifically refers to Mediterranean men and their piggish behavior toward women in particular |
Pocho | Hispanics | Chicano derogatory term referring to Hispanics who can't speak Spanish. Used by Hispanics. May technically only refer to Portuguese people. |
Pollo | Hispanics | The U.S. Border Patrol uses this term to refer to illegal aliens. Pollo means chicken in Spanish. Agents call the illegals Pollos on their service radios. |
Spanglish | Hispanics | Spanish-Americans; English-speaking Hispanics, also the language they speak. |
Spegro | Mixed Races | Spanish/Black mix. |
Spew | Mixed Races | Spanish/Jewish mix. |
Spic | Hispanics | Short for Hispanic. Might also be acronym of SPanish, Indian, and Colored, coming from the mixed breeds that resulted from the union of Spanish colonists, Indian natives, and Black (colored) slaves. From the OED. spic A. n. a. A contemptuous and offensive name for a Spanish-speaking native of Central or South America or the Caribbean; a spiggoty. - It dates back (in print) to at least 1913. However, I understand it first applied to Italian immigrants in the late 1800s - More information: 1938 Amer. Speech XIII. 311/1 "Spiggoty" originated in Panama during Construction Days, and is assumed to be a corruption of 'spikee de' in the sentence 'No spikee de English' |
Spink | Mixed Races | Spanish/Chinese mix. Combination of 'Spic' and 'Chink.' |
Sudaca | South Americans | Used in Spain as a derogatory term for South American immigrants. Derived from the Spanish word for South American (sudamericano). |
Tira-flecha | Latin Americans | Racial term mostly used by Cubans or White Hispanics referring to the Mestizo peoples (or mixed Indian/Spanish) of Central or South america (since Cubans have no Indian ancestry). Means "One who throws arrows." |
Tonto | Native Americans | Native American character from The Lone Ranger. Spanish for "Idiot" |
Turco | Arabs | Used primarily in Spanish-speaking countries, and South America in particular as a derogatory term for people of Arabic descent. It means "Turk," a much-hated nation by other Arabic states, in Spanish. |
Uda | Spanish | Spanish accordion player. Origins unknown, thought to come from Philadelphia area. |
Vato | Mexicans | Originates from Chicano slang. In Spanish it means "guy". Can be compared with "dude". |
Xarnego | Spanish | Originally meaning people whose ancestors came from different parts of Catalonia, and later Spanish-speaking people that migrated into Catalonia. |
Yerd | Spanish | From Spaniards |