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Catchword: hajji

Filed under: English, Military

Part of speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: “Hajji” is the new slur, the new ethnic slur for Arabs and Muslims. It is used extensively in the military. The Arabic word refers to one who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca. But it is used in the military with the same kind of connotation as “gook,” “Charlie,” or the n-word. Official Army documents now use it in reference to Iraqis or Arabs. It’s real common. There was really a thick aura of racism.

Article or document title:
“Army reservist witnesses war crimes” (URL)

Author:
Paul Rockwell

Article, document, publication, web site:
Online Journal

Date of publication:
Apr. 1, 2005

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