The following is a list of ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnic, national, or racial group or to refer to them in a derogatory, pejorative, or otherwise insulting manner.

This list details ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, and ethnic epithets used as insults or derogatory references toward various ethnic, national, or racial groups. Some terms may be used casually without offense, while others carry strong connotations and can provoke violence.

Investigation substantiated planted weapon, slurs and tossed contraband. Probe led to four firings and three reprimands among Southeast State staff.

Is it illegal to use racial slurs? It is unlawful to harass a person because of that person's race or color. Harassment can include, for example, racial slurs, offensive or derogatory remarks about a person's race or color, or the display of racially-offensive symbols.

A slur is biased language that is offensive toward a person or group based on identity, such as race or ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or disability, or class. Some words once considered slurs have been reclaimed in certain contexts by the populations they were once used to disparage.

These slurs, absent or marginal pre-war, were codified in military slang and veteran memoirs, illustrating how existential threats in asymmetric conflicts accelerate slur invention and normalization within combat units.

As we nurture and educate the next generation of children, it is important that that they know, through our words and actions, that slurs and other biased language are unacceptable.