ethnic slur
Bigoted group label
An ethnic slur is a derogatory word or phrase targeting someone's race, ethnicity, or national origin.
These terms range from mildly offensive to deeply taboo, with their severity often depending on historical context and who's speaking: The graffiti included ethnic slurs.
Some slurs have been partially reclaimed by their targets, while others remain universally offensive.
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- hate speechLanguage attacking protected characteristics
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- dog whistleHigh-frequency pet caller
coded language · derogatory · offensive · hate · insult · fighting words · discrimination · epithet · name calling · stereotype · xenophobia · intolerance · pejorative · minority · marginalized · punching down · slander · taunt
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
- xenophobiaxenophobia, nativism, anti-immigrant, anti-immigration, bigotry
- defamationslander, libel, defamation, defamatory statement, defaming
- ethnic conflictsectarian violence, tribal warfare, tribal conflict, pogrom, pogroms
ethnic slurhonorific
Respectful form of address
inclusive language · term of endearment · proper noun · demonym · self-identifier
ethnic slurproper noun
Named person or place
demonym · technical term · scientific classification · inclusive language
ethnic, ethnicity, ethnically, ethnics, slur, slurs, slurred, slurring