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Old 11-14-2010, 10:13 AM   #1
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What is the Proper Word for ...

The other night at work we were preparing to order food. I asked my cow orkers what they wanted ... Chink, Dago, or ... and found myself halted.

What is the proper pejorative for persons of Greek Ethnicity? Oily, Ouzo Drinkiing, Ass Rapers is too long to say. I need the one word pejorative.

Can someone help me out here?
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Old 11-14-2010, 11:08 AM   #2
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Greek , all you have to say
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Old 11-14-2010, 11:13 AM   #3
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I only know cockney rhyming slang, where anyone of Meditteranean cast was known as Bubble. From Bubble & Squeak* - Greek

More recently the name Stavros was used for Greeks, Cypriots, Turks. But again it's from a Harry Enfield character and therefore has no real currency overseas.

*a fried potato & cabbage dish to use up leftovers after Sunday lunch
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Old 11-14-2010, 11:18 AM   #4
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Chink, Dago or Oily - ?

Chink, Dago or Olive - ?

Chink, Dago or Feta - ?
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Old 11-14-2010, 11:21 AM   #5
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There's good dot-head at the Northtowne Shopping Center.
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Old 11-14-2010, 12:08 PM   #6
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Old 11-14-2010, 12:09 PM   #7
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Is there a derogatory term for a person who is greek?

There are a lot of derogatory terms for people like spanish people, italians, etc., but I can't seem to figure out the rude term for a greek person. Does anybody know one?
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Bubble
Flease
Goatbanger
Gobbler
Grease ball/bag
Guppie
Highboots
Homocrat
Lamb Chop
Mythmaker
Olive N (I refuse to type the rest because I hate that word)
Olive-Picker
Pendos
Tuft
Uni-brow
Wog
Yanni
Zorba

I'm Greek, and none of these would offend me.
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Old 11-14-2010, 02:14 PM   #8
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There's good dot-head at the Northtowne Shopping Center.
Unfortunately the Hadji's haven't figured out delivery. We can't leave the office, so we're at the mercy of whomever will bring food too us for a gratuity.

I've been meaning to try that place out, incidentally, but have to remember to leave early enough to stop buy and pick up food.

Who knew there was a racial slur database. Thank you internet for being the source of all important knowledge!

(and yes, I recognize that "just calling them Greek" works too ...)
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Old 11-14-2010, 05:04 PM   #9
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I find the fact that wolf has to ask and the lack of answers in the database very telling. All the Greeks I've ever met (and there have been many -I used to work in a chippy) have been smart, generous, hospitable and community-oriented. Maybe nobody other than the Turks hates them enough to put in the effort of coming up with a derogatory name. So I suggest (a) ask a Turk (b) come up with something ourselves.

Stavros and Zorba work for me. Or how about.... Greaseballs, Moussaka Munchers, goat fuckers or, or, or...... Frat Brats?

It's all greek to me....
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Old 11-14-2010, 06:59 PM   #10
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Old 11-15-2010, 12:07 AM   #11
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What do you call a fat Asian?

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Old 11-15-2010, 01:42 AM   #12
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That is funny, I've never heard that one.
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Old 11-15-2010, 02:21 AM   #13
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... What is the proper pejorative for persons of Greek Ethnicity? ...
One could call such a person ...

Gringo
........a foreigner; especially used disparagingly against North Americans and North Europeans in Latin America (from the Spanish word "griego", meaning Greek. The use of the term Greek for something foreign or unintelligible is also seen in the similar expression "It's Greek to me."). ...
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Old 11-15-2010, 05:09 AM   #14
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On a similar note the word gypsies (gipsies) comes from the term Egyptian - untrustworthy swarthy skinned people as they were perceived.
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Old 11-15-2010, 09:53 PM   #15
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That is funny, I've never heard that one.
Cute and funny. What will she pull on us next?
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