Although Abo is still considered quite offensive by many, the pejorative boong is now more commonly used when the intent is deliberately to offend, as that word's status as an insult is unequivocal.Īfro engineering, African engineering, Colored engineering or nigger rigging Originally, this was simply an informal term for Aborigine, and was in fact used by Aboriginal people themselves (such as in the Aboriginal-run newspaper Abo Call) until it started to be considered offensive in the 1950s. Shoddy, second-rate or unconventional, makeshift workmanship. Indirectly refers to black American people as worse or lower-valued than white American people when associating anything bad with them.įrom 阿差 Cantonese Yale: achā from "acchā" meaning "good" or "OK" in Hindi.
United States (More commonly used in states where alligators are found, particularly Florida.)įirst used in the early 20th century, although some hypothesize the term originated in the late 19th century.
Serbo-Croatian: Alpski Srbin (ex-Yugoslavia) The term derives from the fact that, during the slave trade, black children and babies were supposedly used as bait by whites in the US to catch alligators. Hokkien for "red hair" referring to Dutch people from the 17th century and expanded to white people by the 19th century, it has become a neutral term, though is sometimes seen as derogatory.
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