curry-muncher

English

Alternative forms

• curry muncher, currymuncher

Etymology

curry +‎ muncher

Noun

curry-muncher (plural curry-munchers)

1. (ethnic slur, offensive) A person from the Indian subcontinent.

   Synonyms: curry nigger, street shitter

   • 1993, Jenny Hobbs, The Sweet-smelling Jasmine‎^[1]:

     The fact that you call a person a ‘coolie‘ or a ‘charra‘ or a ‘curry-muncher’ doesn't, naturally, stop you looking for bargains in his shop.

   • 2010, Mark Abernethy, Second Strike, page 519:

     'What did they look like?'
     'Asian, curry-munchers maybe.'
     'Indian, Pakistani?' asked Mac.
     'Yeah, mate.'

   • 2012, Nicholas Barnard, Last King, page 88:

     With a twinkle in his good eye, Lufi said: “Stop your bloody whining, ya ugly curry-muncher.”

   • 2015, Paddy O'Reilly, Peripheral Vision: Stories, page 9:

     He turned his head so only Shaun and Marly could see his face and mouthed the word Paki.
     'Shit,' Shaun said loudly. 'A fuckin' curry-muncher.'