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Pejorative terms for Germans

There are numerous pejorative terms for Germans. The word Kraut has to some extent succeeded Hun as a racist term for Germans in the English language. Whenever Austrians want to insult Germans they use the word Piefke (pronounced "peefke"), whereas Bavarians prefer the word Saupreiß ("Prussian Sow", pronounced "sow price"), Frenchmen use "sale Boche[?]" and Dutchmen use "Moffe[?]". (list to be extended)



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