Japanese
People from Japan, an island nation in East Asia.
| Term | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bomb Watcher | Refers to atom bombs the US dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII. | |
| Bukakke Warrior | Refers to a perverse Japanese sex fetish that involves a woman being the recipient of several men's ejaculation on her face. | |
| Butterhead | Refers to the rounded head shape associated with Japanese people, with butter suggesting a yellowish skin tone. | |
| Cracker Jap | A person of mixed Japanese/Caucasian descent. | |
| Daikon | The daikon radish is very popular in Japanese cooking. | |
| Fuji | Japanese tourists tend to carry cameras and take pictures 24/7. Mount Fuji is a mountain in Japan, and Fuji is a brand of film. | |
| Godzilla Snack | From the "Godzilla" movies. | |
| Harbor-Bomber | The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, which brought the U.S. into World War II. | |
| Hear-em-screama | Reference to the Hiroshima atomic bombing tragedy. | |
| Hentai | Translates to something like "pervert" and is used primarily to refer to anime pornography. | |
| Jank | Japanese living in America: "Jap" + "Yankee" = "Jank." | |
| Jap | Short for Japanese. | |
| Japansy | Refers to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in WWII, regarded as a sneak attack. | |
| Kamikaze | Some Japanese pilots (called "kamikaze") were trained to make suicide crash attacks during World War II. | |
| Kotonk | Mainland-born Japanese Americans. When a "Buddhahead" would beat a mainland kid's head, the hollow sound was "kotonk, kotonk." See: Buddhahead. | |
| Nagasaki | Refers to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. | |
| Nip | Shortened version of "Nipponese" (the former name for the Japanese). | |
| Nip/Nipper | Short for "Nippon," meaning "Japan." | |
| Niponese | Used instead of "Japanese." | |
| Nipper | They live in Japan, also known as Nippon. | |
| Nippopotomus | A Japanese person of robust proportions. | |
| Pikachu | Pikachu is a popular Japanese cartoon character from "Pokémon." | |
| Pocky | Pocky is a popular Japanese treat. | |
| Pokemon | Refers to the game "Pokémon," created in Japan. | |
| Tojo | General Hideki Tojo, Japanese prime minister during WWII. Approved the attack on Pearl Harbor. | |
| Viceroy | From "Star Wars: Episode I"; the Trade Federation characters have similar characteristics to Japanese businessmen. | |
| Yellow Cab | Japanese women who only date non-Japanese men. Also used to indicate Japanese women who are supposed to be easy, i.e., anyone can ride her. | |
| Yoko | Yoko Ono is said to have broken up the Beatles. | |
| Yup-Boon-Jie | While all races in Chinese are referred to as a type of ghost/shadow (sub-human), the word for Japanese is unique in that it means child. |