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ethnophaulism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ethnophaulism
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided.

Countable

noun

The use of such slurs.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by American psychologist Abraham Aaron Roback in 1944 from ethno- + Ancient Greek φαύλισμα (phaúlisma, “disparagement, contempt”), which is from φαῦλος (phaûlos, “bad, unjust”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

ethnophaulisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ethnophaulic

Questions

What does ethnophaulism mean?
An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided.
Where does ethnophaulism come from?
Coined by American psychologist Abraham Aaron Roback in 1944 from ethno- + Ancient Greek φαύλισμα (phaúlisma, “disparagement, contempt”), which is from φαῦλος (phaûlos, “bad, unjust”).

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