Common phrases based on stereotypes
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This is a list of common American and British Commonwealth words and phrases based on racial, ethnic, religious, regional or other stereotypes. A majority of these are considered universally offensive.
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Asian
- Driving While Asian, suggests Asians cannot drive well. [1]
- Model Minority, term for overachieving Asians [2]
- Rice burner or Rice rocket, a cosmetically "tricked-out" small Asian automobile. [3]
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Chinese
- Chinaman's chance, having no chance at all. [4]
- Chinese control, taking 25 of a possible 26 points in a round of the card game Hearts (worst possible score for one hand).
- Chinese fire drill, practical joke where all occupants of a vehicle get out and change seats at a stoplight. [5]
- Shanghai woman : an English expression for a prostitute
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Dutch
- Dutch courage, drunken bravery. [6]
- Dutch treat or Going Dutch, having to pay for one's own food or entertainment. [7]
- Dutch uncle, a term for a person who sternly lectures, comments or criticizes with unsparing severity and blunt frankness, to educate, encourage or admonish someone, often with benevolent intent, as though an elder relative or "uncle."
- Dutch wife, a prostitute or a sex doll (from Japanese usage)
- Double Dutch, talk or writing that is nonsense or that you cannot understand. Refering to the difficult and hard to understand Dutch language.
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Irish
- Irish twins, two siblings born within the same year (9 to 12 months apart) based on the stereotype that the Irish had/have too many children. [8]
- Paddywagon, based on the stereotype that most cops and/or criminals in the United States were Irish or of Irish descent in the 19th century. [9]
- Irish Confetti, A brick or other object thrown during a fight or riot.
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Roma ("Gypsy")
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White
- White trash, a term of insult directed at American whites who are from rural areas and/or have a low socio-economic status and/or a less than college education. [11]
- Cracker, a term of insult directed at American whites who are from urban or suburban areas and have a high socio-economic status and/or higher than a college education.
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United Kingdom
- Croydon facelift, a severe hairstyle, assosiated with working class females (See: chav)
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References
- Mike Gibson, Taking Out the Trash: What does "White Trash" mean in the 21st Century?. Metro Pulse. Retrieved 16 February, 2006.
- Pamela Stirling, Driving While Asian. New Zealand Listener. Retrieved 16 February, 2006.
- Themodelminority.com. Retrieved 16 February, 2006.
- Ling-Chi Wang, The Sad Truth About Chinese Americans. Retrieved 16 February, 2006.
- Expressions & Sayings. Retrieved 16 February, 2006.
- Worldwidewords.org. Retrieved 16 February, 2006.
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