Thesaurus Dictionary
Synonyms and antonyms of Offensive words for people according to nationality or ethnicity in British Thesaurus
Offensive words for people according to nationality or ethnicity
Eskimo (noun)
old-fashioned a member of the Inuit people. This word is now sometimes considered offensive.
feringhee (noun)
Indian English someone from a foreign country, especially a white person. This word is sometimes used as an insult.
goy (noun)
offensive someone who is not Jewish
gypsy (noun)
offensive a Romany
half-breed (noun)
offensive an offensive word for a person who has parents of two different races, especially someone with one white parent and one Native American or black parent. A more polite expression is person of mixed race.
half-caste (noun)
offensive an offensive word for someone who has one white parent and one black parent. A more polite expression is person of mixed race.
makwerekwere (noun)
South Africanoffensive a term used in South Africa for foreigners from the rest of Africa
non-white (adjective)
offensive used for describing people who are not considered to be members of the race of people who have pale skins. This word is usually considered offensive because it suggests that the white section of the population of the world is more important than any other.
oriental (noun)
old-fashioned someone from eastern Asia, especially China or Japan. This word is now considered offensive.
pakeha (noun)
New Zealand a white person in New Zealand, especially someone whose family originally came from Europe
pickaninny (noun)
offensive a black child. This word is sometimes used by older white people but most people consider it offensive.
pommy (noun)
Australianinformal a slightly insulting word for someone from the UK, especially someone from England
Red Indian (noun)
old-fashioned a Native American. This word is now considered to be offensive.
savage (adjective)
old-fashioned an insulting way of describing someone or something from a culture that is not considered to be advanced. This is now considered offensive.
savage (noun)
old-fashioned an insulting word for someone from a culture that is not considered to be advanced. This is now considered offensive.
squaw (noun)
offensive an old word for a Native American woman. This is now considered offensive.
Uncle Tom (noun)
an insulting word for a black person who the speaker thinks shows too much respect for white people. This word is used especially by other black people.