Before you get all - "Ahh what kind of a question is that?", I'm asking this for research purposes. I'm writing a piece of long fiction that occurs in the early 1900's and I need some commonly used derogatory terms for accuracy. I've searched everywhere on the internet, and haven't had any luck. I've only gotten terms directed to immigrants, and that's not exactly what I'm looking for.
2007-01-30 11:38:34 · 6 answers · asked by Melissa 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I can only think of one. Usually said by a gentleman to another gentleman when he though the other man thinking was crazy. "I do say sir that the politics of this country is poppycock." And the women had a term"he''ll do to watch" which meant the one woman is telling the other woman he like kids are whoever for sexual pleasure.
2007-01-30 11:46:31 · answer #1 · answered by Extra Blue Note 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "HONKY" as a pejorative for caucasians comes from "bohunk" and "hunky". In the early 1900's, these were derogatory terms for Bohemian, Hungarian, and Polish immigrants.
this is all i could find good luck
2007-01-30 19:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by Staying Quiet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Ofay" was a slur black people used to refer to white people in the early 1900s.
2007-01-30 20:20:15 · answer #3 · answered by transitangst 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your name is Mudd!! ( after the doctor who fixed up John wilks Booths leg)
2007-01-30 19:41:47 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo Answer Rat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A "hot number," as in "That dame is a hot number," actually meant she was a s-lut. It wasn't complementary.
2007-01-30 19:42:18 · answer #5 · answered by P_P_K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess pinko has been around for quite awhile. lol:)
2007-01-30 19:43:09 · answer #6 · answered by gods creation 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋