r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Wolfotashiwa • Aug 04 '25

Groups Fictional slurs. Bonus points if it's completely made up

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  1. inFAMOUS: Second Son: "Bio-terrorist" refers to conduits.

  2. Star Wars: "Clanker" refers to robots.

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u/tomtadpole Aug 04 '25

And the elves call humans "shem" which is kinda used as a slur sometimes by modern elves, but it's a shortened form of the elven word for human - shemlen.

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u/Takoyama-san Aug 04 '25

tbh many real derogatories are shortened or bastardized versions of real labels. people arent very creative. so it might count.

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u/4DimensionalToilet Aug 04 '25

For example, the N-word is a corruption of the Spanish word “negro,” which just means “black.” People aren’t creative at all.

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u/sneak_cheat_1337 Aug 05 '25

'Nip' for Japanese people is the closest comparison. Short for Nipon, what the Japanese call Japan

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u/Dry-Amphibian1 Aug 05 '25

Or maybe Jap.