Definition
A deeply offensive racial slur used to demean people of East and Southeast Asian descent.
Etymology
Origin disputed; possibly from Korean 'guk' (soup/stew), or from derogatory Japanese terms. Became a hateful term used by American servicemen in Korea and Vietnam. Remains a serious ethnic slur.
Kelly Says
This word's very existence teaches how language can be weaponized—wars don't just cause physical damage, they create linguistic tools of dehumanization that persist for generations, making studying slurs' origins crucial for understanding atrocity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አውሮፓውያን
ah-wro-ro-pa-wi-yan
ARالعربية
آسيويون
aa-see-wee-yoon
BNবাংলা
এশীয়
esh-ee-ee-oh
CACatalà
asiàtics
ah-see-ah-teeks
CSČeština
Asiaté
ah-see-a-te
DADansk
asiater
ah-see-ah-ter
DEDeutsch
Asiaten
ah-zee-a-ten
ELΕλληνικά
Ασιάτες
ah-see-ates
ESEspañol
chinos
chee-nohs
FISuomi
aasianlaiset
ah-see-an-lai-set
FRFrançais
Asiatiques
ah-zee-ah-teeks
HEעברית
אסייתים
ah-see-ee-teem
HIहिन्दी
चीनियों
chee-nee-yoon
HUMagyar
ázsiak
ah-zee-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang Asia
orang ah-see-ah
IGIG
Ndị Asiịa
n-dee ah-see-ah
ITItaliano
cinesi
chee-neh
JA日本語
在日韓国人
zai-nichi-kankoku-jin
KKKK
азиаттар
ah-zee-at-tar
KMKM
អ្នកអាស៊ី
ahnk ah-see
MSBahasa Melayu
Asia
ah-see-ah
MYမြန်မာ
အာရှလူ
ah-shar-loo
NLNederlands
Aziaten
ah-zee-a-ten
NONorsk
asiater
ah-see-ah-ter
PLPolski
Azjaci
ah-zha-kee
PTPortuguês
asiáticos
ah-zee-ah-tee-kos
RORomână
asiatici
ah-see-ah-tee-kee
RUРусский
китайцы
kitaytsy
SVSvenska
asiater
ah-see-ah-ter
SWKiswahili
Wazungu
wah-zoo-ngoo
TAதமிழ்
ஆசியர்
ah-see-yar
THไทย
คนเอเชีย
kon eh-see-yah
TLTL
Asyano
ah-see-ah-noh
TRTürkçe
Asya'lılar
ah-yah-li-lar
UKУкраїнська
азіати
ah-zee-ah-tee
VITiếng Việt
người châu Á
ngoo-ee chow ah
YOYO
Awọn Asipa
aw-ohn ah-see-pah
ZUZU
Abantu base-Asiya
ah-ban-too bah-see-ah-yah