Vietnamese
People from Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia.
| Term | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Agent Orange | Agent Orange was a defoliant used in Vietnam. | |
| Betty | Bouncing Bettys in Vietnam War | |
| Charlie | Originated during the Vietnam War (1960-1974) from the phrase 'Viet Cong,' shortened to V.C., which in the military phonetic alphabet is 'Victor Charles' which gets you to 'Charlie.' | |
| Ddang Kong | Korean term meaning peanut or ground bean, used derogatorily against Vietnamese people. | |
| Dink | Used against Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian people. Originated with US military personnel during the Vietnam War. Also an acronym for Dual Income No Kids. | |
| Duck | Based on noises made by Vietnamese people speaking in their native tongue, everything comes out sounding like "duk-duk-duk". Also in reference to how old women walk. | |
| Gook | Highly offensive slur used against Asian people, particularly Vietnamese, Korean, and Filipino people. Widely used by US military personnel during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Exact origin disputed. | |
| Gookaniese | Their language is Gookaniese. | |
| Gookie Monster | Sounding like "Cookie Moster" from Sesame Street. | |
| Gulper | Sounds like their gulping when the speak English | |
| Ho-chi | North Vietnamese leader in the 40's | |
| McGook | Soldier in name called them that, referring to McDonalds (slaughtered meat) | |
| Mister Charles | Used during the vietnam war referring to VC or Victor Charlie. | |
| Mung | Used against Vietnamese and other Southeast Asian people. Possibly derived from the mung bean, widely grown in Asia. | |
| Nammer | Derived from Vietnam being called "Nam". | |
| Napalm | Napalm was used during the Vietnam war. | |
| Sloat | From French Indo-China [?] | |
| Tunnel Digger | They used to dig foxholes and tunnels in Vietnam to kill American soldiers. | |
| Tunnel Rat | They used to dig interconnected series of tunnels through which they would live. | |
| Uncle Ben's Boys | From the Vietnam War, referring to Vietnamese soldiers, due to large number of rice patties. | |
| Victor Charlie | From the Vietnam War. US Military radio code breakdown for "Vietcong" | |
| Viet Cong | Self Explanatory | |
| Vink | Adaptation of Chinese 'chink' for Vietnamese | |
| Youn | Used by Cambodians. Youn was a tribe of Vietnamese descent that lived along the border between Vietnam and Cambodia. Cambodians did not trust them. |