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Entries in the Category Derogatory
Pejorative, offensive. Used to demean, belittle, or disparage. You can also see citations assigned to this category.

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gronk n. a general term of derogation for a man, especially one considered weak, stupid, or brutish. (posted Nov. 2, 2004) [full entry…]
gun-grabber n. a person who advocates gun control. (posted Dec. 15, 2004) [full entry…]
gymbot n. a person, usually a gay man, perceived to spend too much time at a gym or to be too devoted to having a muscular physique. (posted May. 24, 2006) [full entry…]
hocker n. a person who harangues, beseeches, or talks persuasively; a person who trades in information, gossip, or personal connections; someone who is (obnoxiously) ambitious. (posted Jun. 11, 2004) [full entry…]
Hummer house n. an overly large single-family residence. (posted Aug. 31, 2006) [full entry…]
Johnny Jihad n. a Muslim or Muslim combatant. (posted Aug. 7, 2006) [full entry…]
katastroika n. In the former Soviet republics, a disastrous government reform or change, esp. the perestroika movement of the 1990s and the collapse of the Soviet Union. (posted Jul. 11, 2004) [full entry…]
land of fruit and nuts n. California. (posted Jul. 25, 2005) [full entry…]
litter on a stick n. roadside billboards, signs, and advertisements. (posted Nov. 10, 2006) [full entry…]
magic Negro n. a real or fictional Black person who, especially in deference to White people, is perceived as non-threatening and servile, and appears to have a special ability to help White people. (posted Oct. 3, 2007) [full entry…]
matchbook college n. a (real or figurative) school of higher learning with low academic standards. (posted Nov. 22, 2004) [full entry…]
motarded adj. excessively stupid; in the military, enthusiastic to the point of stupidity. (posted Feb. 13, 2007) [full entry…]
mouth-breather n. a stupid person; a moron, dolt, imbecile. (posted Dec. 15, 2004) [full entry…]
mugu n. a fool; (hence) a person who falls for a scam. (posted Nov. 9, 2004) [full entry…]
naco adj. common, ordinary, plebeian, unfashionable, vulgar. (posted Jul. 11, 2004) [full entry…]

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