curry-muncher

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 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.'