Hispanics
People from Spanish-speaking countries, particularly those of Latin American origin.
| Term | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Amigo | Self-explanatory. | |
| Ban | CuBANS. See also: Can | |
| Bean Bandit | They eat beans. | |
| Bean Burrito | Common Hispanic food is bean burritos and the coloring of the beans is similar to the coloring of their skin. | |
| Beanbag | Another slur based on the Hispanics consumption of beans | |
| Beaner | Because they are known to have a lot of beans in their diet and are also hired many times to pick beans for (sometimes less than) minimum wage. | |
| Beaner Ball | Soccer is quite popular in Mexico and South America. | |
| Beaniard | Refers to the Spanish origin "Spaniard" mixed "Bean", with a commom food in many Mexican dishes. | |
| Berry Picker | Refers to Hispanics who would work berry fields in California, specifically illegal immigrants, as their employer didn't have to pay them as much. | |
| Border Bunny | Hopping the border to get into America. | |
| Border Nigger | See Border Bunny. | |
| Border-Hopper | Same as Border Bunny. Border-Jumper too. | |
| Burrito | Comes from the old adage you are what you eat. Also burrito-head, burrito-brain, etc. | |
| Cabezita Negra | Spanish for little black head. Used in Argentina and other South American countries to look down on darker-skinned mestizo or indigenous people, often those who have migrated from rural areas to cities. | |
| Can | MexiCANS, Puerto RiCANS | |
| Car Thief | Based on the stereotype that Hispanics steal cars | |
| Cham | CHicano AMerican. | |
| Cheap Labor | Because minimum wage only applies to U.S. citizens. | |
| Cheddar | Hispanics who are frequently in the welfare line getting "government cheese." | |
| Cherry Picker | Hispanics are often limited to low paying jobs, such as picking fruit, which includes but is not limited to cherries. | |
| Chico | Spanish for 'little boy' | |
| Chilango | Used in Mexico, primarily by people outside Mexico City, to refer to residents of the capital in a derogatory way, implying they are arrogant, loud, or culturally dominant. | |
| Chili | They tend to eat lots of chili peppers. | |
| Chili-Shitter | Self-explanatory. | |
| Cholo/chola | Of uncertain origin. Commonly denotes Hispanic gangster types (in the U.S., not in Mexico) | |
| Chunga | Hispanic girls who dress and act Black. No idea why[?] | |
| Coat | Instead of showering, they put on a new coat of cologne. | |
| Coke Camel | Drug trafficking. | |
| Dozer | They always work on in the field of construction, thats were Bull "Dozer" comes into play. | |
| Drywaller | Hispanics do a lot of construction work and are usually paid very little or nothing. | |
| Dumb Wet | Variation of Wet-Back, as used on an episode of X-Files. | |
| Ese | Pronounced "s-a." Roughly translates to "dude." Offensively used by races other than Hispanics. | |
| Fake Mexican | Used to describe those who have lost the language, culture, etc. of Mexico. | |
| Fidel | Reference to the infamous Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. | |
| Fruit-Picker | References the agricultural labor performed by Hispanic, particularly Mexican, migrant workers in the United States. Used to demean Hispanic people as low-wage laborers. | |
| Garden Gnome | They do all the gardening for rich white people | |
| Gardner | Hispanics do most of the hired gardening. | |
| Goya | Probably the most popular and most mainstream Latin food company in the world | |
| Gravelbellies | Crawling across border on their bellies. | |
| Hispandex | Don't know if Hispanics are known for wearing Spandex, but it sounds funny anyway. | |
| Hot Footer | Ones that can't swim across the border. See: Wet-Back. | |
| Housekeeping | Many hotel housekeepers are Hispanic. | |
| Juan Valdez | The guy from the Colombian coffee can. | |
| Lao-Mo | Chinese. Mo is the first chinese character of Moxige (Mexico) and also happened to mean "Old Ink" | |
| Latrino | Combination of "Latino" and "Latrine." | |
| Leafblower | Many Hispanics are involved with landscaping, and sometimes carry leafblowers | |
| Loby | Armenian word for "beans". Hispanics are known to have a lot of beans in their diet. | |
| Lowrider | Refers to lowriders. The tricked out, custom cars Hispanic gang members often drive. | |
| Mestizo | Specifically, Spanish/Native American mixed breed. Not polite, but not taboo either. From the Spanish word for "mixed". | |
| Mojado | Means 'wet' or 'dunked' in Spanish. See Mojo | |
| Mojo | Normally used among Hispanics towards other Hispanics. "Mojo" derives from "mojado" meaning "wet" i.e. wet-backs. Mojados are Mexican citizens while pochos are Mexican-Americans. | |
| Montana | Derived from the movie "Scarface" which stars a cuban immigrant druglord named "Tony Montana", slur usually said with a Spanish accent | |
| Mule | Hispanics transport drugs. | |
| Nacho | Based on the popular snack. | |
| Naco | Native Mexicans. Used as an insult by city dwellers on indigenous, small town inhabitants or vulgar people even from the big city. | |
| Nethead | Chicano slur used in L.A. From Mexican boys wearing thin nets to cover their hair. | |
| New York Met | There are a lot of Hispanics on the Mets. | |
| Orange Picker | From all the Hispanics that work in the agriculture industry in California. | |
| Paragraph | Referring to hispanic children. 'Not quite an essay (see ese), but a paragraph.' | |
| Pepperbelly | They eat a lot of peppers. Refrence to their love for spicy foods. | |
| Petrolero | Hispanics Who Are Attracted To Blacks. Means "Oil Drillers". | |
| Po-Bean | Short for Poor Beaner. | |
| Pocho | Chicano derogatory term referring to Hispanics who can't speak Spanish. Used by Hispanics. May technically only refer to Portuguese people. | |
| Pollo | The U.S. Border Patrol uses this term to refer to illegal aliens. Pollo means chicken in Spanish. Agents call the illegals Pollos on their service radios. | |
| Ref | Many people use it in Southern Florida referring to the latins (mainly Cubans) that come to South Florida and don't speak English well | |
| Rico Suave | The 80's singer/rapper of the same name. | |
| River-Crosser | Self-explanatory. | |
| Sanchez | Common Hispanic name | |
| Scratch-Back | Mexicans (illegals) who crawl under fences, getting their backs scratched up in the process, to get into America. | |
| Sexican | Refers to how fast the Mexican-American population is increasing. | |
| Spanglish | Spanish-Americans; English-speaking Hispanics, also the language they speak. | |
| Spec | Baby Spic. See: Spic. | |
| Speed Demon | Amphetamines are popular among Hispanics. | |
| Spic | Highly offensive slur against Hispanic people. Etymology disputed: possibly from an immigrant unable to speak English saying no spic da English, or from the acronym SPIC standing for Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Colored. Also possibly from a contemptuous term in the Oxford English Dictionary. | |
| Spic and Span | Self Explanatory | |
| SpicNic | Hispanics who pull over on the side of a main highway, pop the hood on their car, set up the volleyball net, sit on thier coolers and have a picnic. | |
| Spivic | Often referred to Hispanics that drive Honda Civics | |
| Taco | Because they eat tacos. | |
| Taco Bender | Because they eat tacos. | |
| Taco Nigger | Because they eat tacos. | |
| Tamale | A common latin American food. | |
| Tomato Picker | Hispanics pick tomatoes. | |
| W.O.G. | Abbreviation of either "White-", "Westernised-" or "Worthy-Oriental Gentleman." Originally intended as a term denoting respect. In common use, however, it became a term of abuse/denigration. | |
| Wab | Short for Wet-Back. See: Wet-Back. |