ethnophaulism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by Polish psychologist Abraham Aaron Roback in 1944 from ethno- + Ancient Greek φαύλισμα (phaúlisma), which is ultimately from φαῦλος (phaûlos, “bad, unjust”).[1]
Noun[edit]
ethnophaulism (plural ethnophaulisms)
- An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided.
- 2004, B. Mullen, "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but ethnophaulism can alter the portrayal of immigrants to children." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 30, 250-260.
- 2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 145:
- It is unlikely that over the course of history white trash has inflicted as much suffering and anguish as nigger—few ethnophaulisms in the American lexicon have. Yet the term white trash has performed much of the same symbolic violence.
Translations[edit]
ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided
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References[edit]
- ^ Abraham Aron Roback: A Dictionary of International Slurs (Ethnophaulisms). With a Supplementary Essay on Aspects of Ethnic Prejudice. Sci-Art, Cambridge 1944.