![]() Armo (U.S.) an Armenian/Armenian American. Arabush ( ערבוש) (Israel) Arabs, derived from Hebrew 'Aravi' (Arab) which is itself inoffensive. Used primarily by other American Indians to indicate someone who has lost touch with their cultural identity. Apple (North America) an American Indian (Native American) who is 'red on the outside, white on the inside'. (French, English) Ape A black person, referring to outdated theories ascribing cultural differences between ethnic groups as being linked to their evolutionary distance from chimpanzees, with which humans share common ancestry. Annamite Annamite or mites, a derogatory name for Vietnamese people. While Miss Ann, also just plain Ann, is a derisive reference to white women, it is also applied to any black woman who is deemed to be acting as though she is white. ![]() Ann (North America) a white woman to a black person-or a black woman who acts 'like a white woman'. The term derives from the fact that, during the slave trade, Black children and babies were supposedly used as bait by White people in the US in order to catch alligators. First used in the early 20th century, although some hypothesize the term originated in the late 19th century. More commonly used in states where alligators are found, particularly Florida. Alligator bait / Gator bait (U.S.) a black person, especially a black child. Ali Baba (U.S.) an Iraqi suspected of criminal activity. Afro engineering, African engineering or nigger rigging (U.S.) Shoddy, second-rate workmanship. Although Abo is still considered quite offensive by many, the pejorative boong is now more commonly used when the intent is deliberately to offend, as that word's status as an insult is unequivocal. In more remote areas, Aboriginal people still often refer to themselves (quite neutrally) as Blackfellas (and whites as Whitefellas). Originally, this was simply an informal term for Aborigine, and was in fact used by Aboriginal people themselves until it started to be considered offensive in the 1950s. Abo/Abbo (AUS) Australian Aboriginal person. Abid/Abeed (plural) (Middle East and North Africa) an Arabic term for slave, often used as a racial slur against black Africans and is associated with the Arab slave trade. Used chiefly by South Asian immigrants to imply confusion about cultural identity. ABCD (South Asians in the US) American-Born Confused Desi, Indian Americans or other South Asian Americans, (desi) who were born in the United States. The term implies an otherness or lack of connection to their Chinese identity and (usually) Chinese language however, it has been reappropriated by many Chinese Americans and used to convey positive connotations. ABC (East Asia) American-born Chinese, Han or other Chinese (including Taiwanese) born and raised in the United States. A Abbie, Abe, Abie (North America) a Jewish man. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Sean Astin at an event for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) Orlando Bloom in.
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