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Danish
Etymology
From hale + neger. Originally from a misconception that entire African races were tail people – people whose coccygeal vertebrae were straightened, thus creating a small tail.
Noun
haleneger
- (now offensive, ethnic slur) a person from a culture perceived as uncivilized or foreign, especially a dark-skinned African person
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