Arabs
People of Arab ethnicity, primarily from the Middle East and North Africa, sharing the Arabic language.
| Term | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 7-11 | Work at menial jobs like 7-11 clerks. | |
| Abba-Dabba | Used in the movie "Betrayed" by rural American hate group. | |
| Abdul | Common name. | |
| Abi-Dabi | A mispronunciation of the capitol city of The United Arab Emarites, which is Abu-Dhabi | |
| Ahab | From the song "Ahab, the A-rab" | |
| Aladdin | One Thousand and One Nights | |
| Alphabet | Many names seem to use every letter of the alphabet. | |
| Aravi | Hebrew word for arabs | |
| Atta | Taken from the 9/11 terrorist who flew a plane into the World Trade Center, Mohammed Atta | |
| Bara | Arab spelled backwards. | |
| Batman | Women of the Islamic faith who wear a cape(loosely) and mask similar to that of Batman. | |
| Beur | Verlan (French slang) for "reube", which is itself verlan for "Arabe". Usually used for children of migrants from Maghreb settled in France in the 60-70's. Not inherently derogatory. | |
| Bin Laden | Self-explanatory | |
| BMO | Muslim Women. Stands for Black Moving Objects - refers to the complete head-to-toe black dress of Muslim women. | |
| Bomb-Builder | Many terrorists nowadays are Arabs. | |
| Boxcutter | September 11th | |
| Cabbie | A large portion of cab drivers seem to be foreigners, mostly of Arab or Indo descent. | |
| Cairo Coon | Variant on sand nigger. | |
| Camel Cowboy | They ride camels like cowboys ride horses. | |
| Camel Crunch | From the cereal "Captin Crunch" only the Arabian version | |
| Camel Jockey | From camels being a major form of transportation in the Middle Eastern countries. | |
| Camel-Fucker | Refers to lonely Arab shepherds. | |
| Camel-Jacker | A take off on Camel Jockey and Camel-Humper. This refers to the act of "stimulating" a camel by hand. | |
| Carpet Pilot | Reference to Aladdin and his magic flying carpet. Also: Carpet Jockey | |
| Cave Nigger | Osama Bin Laden reference | |
| Center Denter | Destroying the World Trade Center | |
| Checkpoint | They get stopped at all airport security checkpoints. | |
| Clit-Chopper | Female circumcision | |
| Clit-Swiper | Female circumcision is a common practive in some Arab countries | |
| Clitless | From the practice of female circumcision in some parts of the Arab world | |
| Dees-Right | Arab people always ask "Is dees right, Is dees right?" (meaning 'is this right?') | |
| Demi-nigger | Somewhat lighter skin tone than Blacks. | |
| Derka Derka | From Team America: World Police. | |
| Diaper-Head | Same idea as Towel-head or Rag-head. | |
| Dirty Knees | In reference to the daily Muslim prayings on their knees | |
| Double D | Desert Darky | |
| Dune Coon | Comes from 'coon' (Blacks) of the 'dunes' (sand dunes) in the Middle East. Also just Dunecoon | |
| Dune Nigger | Same ideas as Doon Coon and Sand Nigger. | |
| Durka-durka | How English-speakers hear their language(s). From the film "Team America: World Police" | |
| Dusty Nuts | It comes from Arabs living in the desert. | |
| Ewok | Refers to Muslim religious headdress resembling that worn by the Star Wars characters, "Ewoks." | |
| Fadi | Common Arab name, plural is Fadii (Fa-Die). | |
| Fez | They wear fezes, the little hats. | |
| Fig Gobbler | They eat figs. | |
| Fremen | A reference to the Dune series of novels. Their nomadic lives in the desert are similar to that of Arabs. In addition, they also speak Arabic. | |
| Gimmie | 7-11 workers, "gimmie" a dollar | |
| Glass Nigger | If an atomic weapon were to go off, sand niggers would become glass niggers. | |
| Goat Roper | See Camel Jockeys, etc. | |
| Grenade | They blow themselves up. | |
| Habibi | Translates in Arabic to "Beloved". Technically a term of affection but still sounds funny. | |
| Hucka-lucka | Derived from the sound of them speaking (as heard by a dumb American). | |
| Hurammi | Arabic word for thief. | |
| Iraqi Pete | From the Staurday Night Live character played by Adam Sandler. | |
| Jacker | Many prominent hijackings over the past 25 years were done by various Arab/Islamic fundamentalist groups. | |
| Jawa | Sand people from Star Wars (used to refer to Arabs on South Park) | |
| Jig-Abdul | Mid-East version of 'Jigaboo' | |
| Jihad | A word used by militant Muslims in reference to purging the world of infidels. Translates roughly to "struggle". | |
| Jihadi | Mosslems in India have been branded after Jihad. | |
| Land Torpedo | Car bombers. | |
| Landya | Actually means 'cut cocks' because of the rite of circumcising followed by Muslims. | |
| Lefty | Thieves in the Arab countries get their hand chopped off. | |
| Mocha | Skin color (not quite black). | |
| Moor | For the Muslims that invaded Europe during the Middle Ages. Also used as derogatory against those of ancestry where the Moors settled (Spain, Sicily) - they are "part Moor". | |
| Muhammad | Common name. | |
| Muzzie | A lot of Arabs are Muslims. Muslim, Muzzie. | |
| Naffer | Naf short for North-African | |
| Ocnod | A bastardization of Achnad, a common Arab name. | |
| Oil Baron | Self explanatory | |
| OPEC | The Organization of Petrolium Exporting Countries | |
| Osama | Osama Bin Laden, obviously | |
| P.L.O. | Palestinian Liberation Organization | |
| Pajama Mamma | Arab (and/or Muslim) women wear clothes that resemble pajamas | |
| Papa Ganoush | A play on the arabic food baba ganoush, an eggplant and garlic sauce which is often consumed by arabic people. | |
| Peanut Butter Brother | Not quite White; Not Quite Black. The color of peanut butter. | |
| Pube Face | They have pubes on their chins | |
| Q-Tip Head | Turbans/other headdress | |
| Rab | Rab short for "Arab" | |
| Racoon | Dark around the eyes | |
| Rag-head | Referring to common head dressings of middle easterners. | |
| Raq-Coon | As in Iraqi coon (see: coon) | |
| Roach-Rancher | Their apartments often have roaches, which they are forbidden to kill. | |
| Rock-Chucker | They don't have guns so they throw rocks | |
| Roman Candle | Suicide bomber who's bomb doesn't go off as planned. | |
| Rug Merchant | Obvious | |
| Rug Pilot | Same as Carpet Pilot | |
| Rug-Rider | See: Rug Pilot. | |
| Sand Flea | Parasitic sand dwellers. | |
| Sand Kisser | When kneeling to Mecca, Arabs bend in a position enabling them to kiss the sand. | |
| Sand Monkey | Same as sand nigger. | |
| Sand Moolie | Same idea as Sand Nigger, only with Moolie. | |
| Sand Nigger | Arabs generally live in sandy places. | |
| Sand Rat | Self Explanatory | |
| Sand Scratcher | Demeaning to people living in deserts | |
| Sandies | Specifically Afghani's & Iraqi's. Used by the 82nd Airborne in 2003. | |
| Sandy | Yet another sand reference | |
| Sandy Crockett | Patriotic arab. Play on Davey Crockett. | |
| Shit Hand | Refers to the Arab custom of wiping one's butt with the left hand, rather than with toilet paper. | |
| Sleeper Cell | Terrorism-related | |
| Slurpee | Traditional convenience store employee. | |
| Slurpee Nigger | Operation of convenience stores, which sell Slurpees. | |
| Slushee-Slinger | In reference to how many Arabians deal slushees out of their convenience stores. | |
| Snake Charmer | Known to frequently "charm" Cobra snakes. | |
| Snigger | Short for Sand Nigger | |
| Stan | AfghaniSTAN, PakiSTAN, etc. | |
| Sun Goblin | Small, ulgly, vicious creatures of a sunny land | |
| Sunarefa | Arabic slur used against other Arabs, particularly those from specific regions, implying they are dirty or uncivilized. | |
| Terr-ab | Short for terrorist-Arab | |
| Terrorist | Self explanatory. | |
| Towel-head | Referring to a popular Muslim headdress. Also: Rag-head. | |
| Towlie | Self explanatory | |
| Turco | Italian and Spanish word for Turk. Used in the Middle East and Mediterranean as a derogatory term for Arabs, confusing Arab identity with Turkish identity. | |
| Tuskan Raider | Inspired by Star Wars, they are the sand people with the spears. | |
| Tusken Raider | Sand people in Star Wars | |
| Urban Turban | Arab who tries to act black | |
| Zeb | Zeb is the Arabic word for "dick" |