Derogatory Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Pejorative, offensive. Used to demean, belittle, or disparage. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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blaccent n. Janeane Garofalo, after ranting about folks like Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera copying the “blaccent,” “I mean, did you guys come up the hard way through the Mickey Mouse club?” [English Derogatory] [full cite] (Mar. 9, 2005)

blackcent n. I like ur “blaCkcent’…*sniCker*. [English Derogatory] [full cite] (Mar. 9, 2005)

blackcent n. To some, he’s the anti-Vanilla Ice, white with a blackcent. [English Derogatory] [full cite] (Mar. 9, 2005)

Bombay docks n. Another one is “bombay docks,” used when a girl has bad body odour. [English India Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 5, 2006)

box-checker n. Noley and Chenault have a name for those who would use spurious ties to tribal heritage to further their employment opportunities. They call them “box-checkers.” According to Chenault, some job candidates simply “check the box” for American Indian/Alaskan Native on job forms, hoping to be identified as minority faculty and thus reap the benefits of any available affirmative action plans.…Far more objectionable than those who simply “check the box” are the “mock checkers,” says Noley. The term refers to those in academic programs who not only falsely claim tribal affiliation but also set themselves up as official purveyors of American Indian culture and religion. [English Native American Derogatory] [full cite] (Jan. 24, 2007)

bro-ing out n. Fun times as it all was, it was apparent that on my borrowed bike and in the party zone, I can’t keep up with these maniacs. ECS and I have done some marathon bro-ing out but it’s called 12-hour Saturday Zone and it’s for special occasions, like sunny Saturdays and camping. With some of these kids in Portland it seems more like the default m.o. [English Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (May. 15, 2006)

Broken Pipe n. It would be foolish to think that Browne transformed BP from a dirty oil company to a progressive, renewable, squeaky-clean energy source. On the contrary, BP has a dismal environmental record—critics jokingly refer to the company as “Broken Pipe” after its many damaging oil leaks. [English Petroleum Derogatory Nickname] [full cite] (May. 11, 2007)

brown supremacist n. Savage added that “[t]his is the radical, feminist, lesbian agenda being acted out on our campuses in a witch-hunt manner against these white boys, very much like the socialist communist agenda being acted out on the American stage by the extras called the illegal aliens,” whom he also referred to as “brown supremacists.” [English Race Derogatory] [full cite] (Apr. 14, 2007)

bucket of suck n. The new Eclipse is a big bucket of suck. Run for the hills. No More AWD, no more Turbo. It’s basically a differently styled Galant. [English Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (May. 3, 2006)

bullet catcher n. We don’t like to use the term “bodyguard.”…t’s an antiquated term and you have a picture of a muscle-bound guy in an ill-fitting suit who is sort of lumbering in the background. We have a term for those types: We call them “bullet catchers.” They’re just there to look intimidating. We’re trying to dispel that myth. Our guys blend in. [English Employment Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Feb. 27, 2007)

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