Terms of disparagement are pejorative terms such as yid, kike, nigger, whore, slut, fag and queer whose use usually arouses painful feelings in the target, members of the targeted group or sympathizers. They may also signify derision for people of specific geographic areas, such as Mick, Kraut and Jafa. A word or phrase is pejorative if it expresses contempt or disapproval. ... Yid, is the Yiddish word for Jew. ... The following is a list of ethnic slurs, also known as ethnophaulisms, that are, or have been, used to refer to members of a given ethnicity (or, in some cases, nationality, region, or religion) in a derogatory or pejorative manner. ... The word nigger is a highly controversial term used in many countries, including the US, Canada, Britain, Australia and Russia, to refer to individuals with dark skin, especially those of indigenous African descent who previously were racially classified by the now outdated term Negro. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... Slut is a slang term used to indicate a person who has frequent sexual relationships with different people, especially short-term affairs. ... The term fag derives from the word flag, which is a variant of the Middle English word flacken (to flutter), or as a shortened form of the word faggot, which originally meant a bundle of sticks. ... Queer means unusual, and is controversial, although commonly used in a non-offensive manner [see below] as an adjective or noun for people whose sexual orientation and/or gender identity are counter to societal norms. ... Mick is a short form of the popular Irish forename Michael and is used extensively throughout Ireland. ... The German word Kraut is a generic term that is often used in compound nouns for cabbage, cabbage products and many herbs: Weißkraut = green cabbage Blaukraut or Rotkraut = red cabbage Sauerkraut The word is almost never used alone, but the plural form, Kräuter, translates to the English herbs... Jafa is a nickname for a resident of Auckland, New Zealand. ...

Etiquette experts recommend that these insults should be avoided in polite society. Even used in impolite society they could cause friction, and even violence. Sociologists point to derisive language as an indicator of flawed reasoning about the character or motivation of others. Though insults are common, and often used in jest, a fundamental axiom of sociology recognizes that derogatory forms of speech make erroneous attributions about the character of a person. Scholars classify the erroneous assumptions as the fundamental attribution error. Etiquette is the code that governs the expectations of social behavior, the conventional norm. ... An insult is a statement or action which affronts or demeans someone. ... Politeness is best expressed as the practical application of good manners or etiquette. ... This article is in need of attention. ... This article provides a list of noted sociologists and major contributors to sociology (even if they did not primarily work as sociologists): Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z... An insult is a statement or action which affronts or demeans someone. ... In attribution theory, the fundamental attribution error (sometimes referred to as the actor-observer bias) is the tendency for people to over-emphasize dispositional, or personality-based, explanations for behaviors observed in others while under-emphasizing the role and power of situational influences on the same behavior. ...

Terms of disparagement may or may not be fighting words. In its 1942 decision, Chaplinsky v. ...

Derived from Disparage

“Ethnophaulism” (Derived from Greek word meaning “disparage”) Ethnophaulism meant more specifially: Creating negative cognitive images of a different group. Creating negative worth. Creating negative caricatures (jokes having to do with someones features). Using derogatory or disparaging words. Using derogatory or disparaging traits. Derived from Greek word meaning “Term of disparagement”, ethnophaulism means more specifially: Creating negative cognitive images of a different group. ...

See also

• List of ethnic slurs
• List of sexual slurs