Munchkin — For other uses, see Munchkin (disambiguation). The Munchkins Oz books character W. W. Denslow s depiction of Munchkins, from the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz … Wikipedia
Racism in the United States — Part of a series of articles on Racial segregation Segregation in the US Black Codes Jim Cro … Wikipedia
List of ethnic slurs — The following is a list of ethnic slurs (ethnophaulisms) that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or… … Wikipedia
kike — (n.) derogatory slang for a Jew, by 1901, American English; early evidence supports the belief that it was used at first among German American Jews in reference to newcomers from Eastern Europe, perhaps because the names of the latter ended in ki … Etymology dictionary
kike — n a Jew. An old fashioned racist term which some authorities derive from diminutives of the name Isaac (see ikey (mo)). Others, including the Yiddish expert and humorist, Leo Rosten, ascribe it to the practice of illiterate Jewish immi grants… … Contemporary slang
Werden — 1. Bat iäm dann nitt wärden mach, doa kärt iäm Guot den Sinn van af. – Woeste, 68, 93. 2. Bim Werda vnd Sterba vnd bim Hürotha cha me nöd spara. – Sutermeister, 114. 3. Einem jeden wird, was ihm werden soll. Mhd.: Dir geschiht daz dir geschehen… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
gei- — gei English meaning: to turn, bend Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, biegen”? Note: Only in Root extensions: Material: O.Ind. jihmá ḥ “ crooked, cunning, deceitful, slant, skew, slantwise, crosswise recumbent, stoopedly,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
kike — An extremely offensive way of referring to or addressing a Jew. The term is used far more in the USA than Britain, and is of obscure origin. Leo Rosten, in The Joys of Yiddish, derives it from Yiddish kikel, ‘circle’. because illiterate Jewish … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
