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  • 61Retard of the tide — Retard Re*tard , n. 1. Retardation; delay. [1913 Webster] 2. A mentally retarded person. [Colloq. and disparaging] [PJC] 3. a person who is stupid or inept, especially in social situations. [Colloq. and disparaging] [PJC] {Retard of the tide}, or …

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  • 62goy — noun (plural goyim; also goys) Etymology: Yiddish, from Hebrew gōy people, nation Date: 1841 sometimes disparaging gentile 1 • goyish adjective, sometimes disparaging …

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  • 63half-breed — noun Date: 1760 often disparaging the offspring of parents of different races; especially the offspring of an American Indian and a white person • half breed adjective, often disparaging …

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  • 64nance — noun Etymology: short for nancy, from the name Nancy Date: 1920 1. often disparaging an effeminate male 2. often disparaging homosexual …

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  • 65papist — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle French or New Latin; Middle French papiste, from pape pope; New Latin papista, from Late Latin papa pope Date: 1534 usually disparaging Roman Catholic • papist adjective, usually disparaging …

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  • 66redneck — noun Date: 1830 1. sometimes disparaging a white member of the Southern rural laboring class 2. often disparaging a person whose behavior and opinions are similar to those attributed to rednecks • redneck also rednecked adjective …

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  • 67dyke — I. chiefly British variant of dike II. noun also dike Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1931 often disparaging lesbian • dykey adjective, often disparaging …

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  • 68fag — I. verb (fagged; fagging) Etymology: perhaps from obsolete fag to droop, from fag fag end Date: 1772 intransitive verb to work hard ; toil transitive verb to tire by strenuous activity ; exhaust …

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  • 69homo — I. noun (plural homos) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: New Latin Homin , Homo, from Latin, human being more at homage Date: 1591 any of a genus (Homo) of hominids that includes modern humans (H. sapiens) and several extinct related species… …

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  • 70queer — I. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1508 1. a. worthless, counterfeit < queer money > b. questionable, suspicious 2. a. differing in some odd way from what is usual or normal b …

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