• moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    the one I’m too afraid to search is ‘japseye’, if it is referring to japanese people I give it a 50/50 chance it’s derogatory

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      2 days ago

      Yeah it’s definitely derogatory in that way, though not a direct insult. I first encountered it while researching cockney rhyming slang. Not sure how common the term is nowadays, but let’s just say the older living gens of East Londoners had a certain way with words.