What does ethnophaulism mean?
Ethnophaulism means (countable) An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided.
Ethnophaulism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ethnophaulism is a noun meaning (countable) An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided.
Meaning
(countable) An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The use of such slurs.
Example Sentences
It is unlikely that over the course of history white trash has inflicted as much suffering and anguish as nigger—few ethnophaulisms in the American lexicon have. Yet the term white trash has performed much of the same symbolic violence.
Word Forms
- ethnophaulisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phraseology, ethnopoetics, ethopoeia, pelorization, agnomination, haplology.
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How do you use ethnophaulism in a sentence?
It is unlikely that over the course of history white trash has inflicted as much suffering and anguish as nigger—few ethnophaulisms in the American lexicon have. Yet the term white trash has performed much of the same symbolic violence.
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