大和

→ Chinese: 大和 (Dàhé)

⟨yamato₂⟩: *[jamatə] → /jamato/
From older 邪馬台 (yamatai). From Old Japanese 大和 (yamato₂), from Proto-Japonic *yamatə. Originally a geographical region in Nara, came to refer to all of Nara, and eventually to the country as a whole: Japan.
Chinese texts often used the word 倭 (“dwarf, midget”) to refer to the people of the Japanese archipelago, possibly because they were actually smaller, or more likely as an insult. This character came to be used in early Japanese texts, such as the Man'yōshū poetry compilation, with a kun'yomi or native-Japanese reading of Yamato to refer to Japan in general.
This 倭 character also has an on'yomi or borrowed Chinese reading of wa. During the reign of Empress Genmei (707–715), the 倭 character with an original Chinese meaning of “midget, dwarf” was replaced with the 和 character that is also read wa, but instead has the more favorable meaning of “harmony”, in spellings of the native Japanese term Yamato. The 大 character meaning “great” was then prefixed to this. The resulting kanji compound 大和 can also be read with a kun'yomi of Ōyamato (see below).


大和

ja-pos

大(おお)和(やまと) • (Ōyamato) ^(←おほやまと (Ofoyamato)?)

大和 (canonical)
Ōyamato (romanization)
Ofoyamato (romanization)
おほやまと (hiragana historical)

From Old Japanese. Found in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE.
Compound of 大 (ō, “great, big”) + 大和 (Yamato, “the ancient Yamato kingdom; Japan”). The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).


Albion

« Attaquons dans ses eaux la perfide Albion. »

1793, Augustin Louis de Ximénès, L'Ère des Français:

"Let us attack perfidious Albion in her waters."

« Et la guerre ? Et les forfanteries de la perfide Albion tournant en eau de boudin ? Farce ! Farce ! »

1878, Gustave Flaubert, Correspondances:

"What about war? And what about the conceitedness of the perfidious Albion petering out? What a joke! What a joke!

« Perfide Albion je te maudis / Depuis le jour où tu m’as séduit / Je pense à toi en plein Paris / C’est malgré moi j’ai le mal de ton pays

1982, Yves Martin, Perfide Albion, Saban Records

"Damn you, Perfidious Albion / Since the day you seduced me / I think about you in the middle of Paris / It is in spite of myself that I am homesick for you"


Blighty

Corruption of the Hindustani विलायती (vilāytī) / وِلائتی (vilā'iyatī, “foreign”), which is related to Arabic ولاية (wilāyah, “state, province”), whence also, through Turkish, vilayet.
Sir Henry Yule and Arthur C. Burnell explained in their Anglo-Indian dictionary, Hobson-Jobson, published in 1886, that the word was used in the names of several kinds of exotic foreign things, especially those that the British had brought into the country, such as the tomato, विलायती बैंगन (vilāytī baiṅgan, literally “foreign aubergine”), and especially to soda water, which was commonly called विलायती पानी (vilāytī pānī, literally “foreign water”).
Blighty was the inevitable British soldier’s corruption of it. But it only came into common use as a term for Britain at the beginning of the First World War in France about 1915. It turns up in popular songs "There’s a ship that’s bound for Blighty", "We wish we were in Blighty", and "Take me back to dear old Blighty, put me on the train for London town", and in Wilfred Owen's poems, as well as many other places.
The sense of a minor wound comes from attributive use of the noun, as in “a Blighty wound,” “a Blighty one,” 1916.
In modern Australian usage, Old has been added, as in Old Country and Old Dart, as a sentimental reference to Britain.

The ones who did get a good Blighty were returned to England.

Well maybe I'll have luck this time in the shape of a decent little “Blighty” as its^([sic]) the only way out of it for a while.

2010, Y.A. Bennett, Kiss the kids for dad, Don’t forget to write, →ISBN:

"Talk about Blighties——” He lifted his bandaged arm.

2016, Ronald Gurner, Pass Guard at Ypres: A Novel, →ISBN:


Cathay

From Latin Cathaya, variant of Cataya, from Old Turkic 𐰶𐰃𐱃𐰪 (Qïtań), and ultimately from Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún); the Khitan people who conquered northern China as the Liao dynasty in the 10th century and ruled the central Asian Qara Khitai Khanate in the 12th, just prior to the overland European missions to China occasioned by the Pax Mongolica. Most likely cognate with Mongolian хутга (xutga, “knife”) from Proto-Mongolic *kïtuga.
Doublet of Khitan. Cognate with Russian Кита́й (Kitáj, “China”). See Names of China.


Джорджия

ru-proper noun+

джорджи́йский

Джо́рджия • (Džórdžija) f inan (genitive Джо́рджии, relational adjective джорджи́йский)

Джо́рджия (canonical)
Džórdžija (romanization)
Джо́рджии (genitive)
джорджи́йский (adjective relational)
Джо́рджия (nominative singular)
Джо́рджии (genitive singular)
Джо́рджии (dative singular)
Джо́рджию (accusative singular)
Джо́рджией (instrumental singular)
Джо́рджиею (instrumental singular)
Джо́рджии (prepositional singular)

[ˈd͡ʐʐord͡ʐʐɨjə]

Ru-Джорджия.ogg

Джо́рджія — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


Eesti

Eesti (nominative singular)
Eesti (accusative nominative singular)
Eestin (accusative genitive singular)
Eestin (genitive singular)
Eestiä (partitive singular)
Eestissä (inessive singular)
Eestistä (elative singular)
Eestiin (illative singular)
Eestillä (adessive singular)
Eestiltä (ablative singular)
Eestille (allative singular)
Eestinä (essive singular)
Eestiksi (singular translative)
Eestittä (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Eestini (nominative singular)
Eestini (accusative nominative singular)
Eestini (accusative genitive singular)
Eestini (genitive singular)
Eestiäni (partitive singular)
Eestissäni (inessive singular)
Eestistäni (elative singular)
Eestiini (illative singular)
Eestilläni (adessive singular)
Eestiltäni (ablative singular)
Eestilleni (allative singular)
Eestinäni (essive singular)
Eestikseni (singular translative)
Eestittäni (abessive singular)
Eestisi (nominative singular)
Eestisi (accusative nominative singular)
Eestisi (accusative genitive singular)
Eestisi (genitive singular)
Eestiäsi (partitive singular)
Eestissäsi (inessive singular)
Eestistäsi (elative singular)
Eestiisi (illative singular)
Eestilläsi (adessive singular)
Eestiltäsi (ablative singular)
Eestillesi (allative singular)
Eestinäsi (essive singular)
Eestiksesi (singular translative)
Eestittäsi (abessive singular)
Eestimme (nominative singular)
Eestimme (accusative nominative singular)
Eestimme (accusative genitive singular)
Eestimme (genitive singular)
Eestiämme (partitive singular)
Eestissämme (inessive singular)
Eestistämme (elative singular)
Eestiimme (illative singular)
Eestillämme (adessive singular)
Eestiltämme (ablative singular)
Eestillemme (allative singular)
Eestinämme (essive singular)
Eestiksemme (singular translative)
Eestittämme (abessive singular)
Eestinne (nominative singular)
Eestinne (accusative nominative singular)
Eestinne (accusative genitive singular)
Eestinne (genitive singular)
Eestiänne (partitive singular)
Eestissänne (inessive singular)
Eestistänne (elative singular)
Eestiinne (illative singular)
Eestillänne (adessive singular)
Eestiltänne (ablative singular)
Eestillenne (allative singular)
Eestinänne (essive singular)
Eestiksenne (singular translative)
Eestittänne (abessive singular)
Eestinsä (nominative singular)
Eestinsä (accusative nominative singular)
Eestinsä (accusative genitive singular)
Eestinsä (genitive singular)
Eestiään (partitive singular)
Eestiänsä (partitive singular)
Eestissään (inessive singular)
Eestissänsä (inessive singular)
Eestistään (elative singular)
Eestistänsä (elative singular)
Eestiinsä (illative singular)
Eestillään (adessive singular)
Eestillänsä (adessive singular)
Eestiltään (ablative singular)
Eestiltänsä (ablative singular)
Eestilleen (allative singular)
Eestillensä (allative singular)
Eestinään (essive singular)
Eestinänsä (essive singular)
Eestikseen (singular translative)
Eestiksensä (singular translative)
Eestittään (abessive singular)
Eestittänsä (abessive singular)


родина

ru-noun+

ро́дина • (ródina) f inan (genitive ро́дины, nominative plural ро́дины, genitive plural ро́дин)

ро́дина (canonical)
ródina (romanization)
ро́дины (genitive)
ро́дины (nominative plural)
ро́дин (genitive plural)
ро́дина (nominative singular)
ро́дины (nominative plural)
ро́дины (genitive singular)
ро́дин (genitive plural)
ро́дине (dative singular)
ро́динам (dative plural)
ро́дину (accusative singular)
ро́дины (accusative plural)
ро́диной (instrumental singular)
ро́диною (instrumental singular)
ро́динами (instrumental plural)
ро́дине (prepositional singular)
ро́динах (plural prepositional)

→ English: Rodina

тоскова́ть по ро́дине

(endearing, dated, usually capitalized) the Soviet Union


Old Dart

Possibly from the river Dart in Devonshire which enters the sea at Dartmouth, location of a Royal Navy College. Royal Navy officers who were returning to England at the end of a foreign tour of duty referred to going back to the "Old Dart" for further training.
Alternatively a variation of "old dirt" (compare old sod).

J. A. W. has still, I am persuaded, any amount of friends in the Old Dart.

1872, Pen-name Auld Lang Syne, Original Correspondence, Ovens and Murray Advertiser, Beechworth, Victoria, 20 July 1872, page 2:

You recollect that when I left the Colony to visit the old dart, besides the usual allowance granted...

1876, Magguffin, Random Notes, Oamaru Mail, 24 June 1876, page 2:

The ‘Old Dart’ mattered little to German Australians but the empire was another matter and Australia was their home.

2003, John Williams, German Anzacs And The First World War, page 9:

‘I have a whole range of new talents, Dad. I can muster a mob of cattle, break in a horse, speak pidgin, and at a pinch, stitch up someone′s head.’
‘Very useful in the Old Dart,’ he commented dryly and returned to his newspaper.

2003, Di Morrissey, Barra Creek, published 2010, page 432:

Marsh′s experiences during his first days in the Old Dart were no different from most Australian cricketers′.

2004, Mark Browning, Rod Marsh: A Life in Cricket, page 55:

(Australia, New Zealand) Britain, England, London, or Ireland; the Old Country.


Great Satan

Calque of Iranian Persian شیطان بزرگ (šeytân-e bozorg), which is more often the name of the largest of the three jamarat at which stones are thrown during the hajj. The derogatory sense is coined by Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989 Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979 one day after the onset of the Iran hostage crisis.

coinage

Ahmadinejad, facing serious political problems, can posture about standing up to the Great Satan.

2007, Alexander Cockburn, “Will they nuke Iran?”, in The Free Press:

Or, have Muslims been alienated from the Congress because of the Prime Minister's warm embrace of the Great Satan?

2007, Swapan Dasgupta, “Muslims aren't the only voters”, in The Pioneer:

United States of America
United States of America

(derogatory, mostly used by Muslims, especially in Iran) The United States of America, particularly with regard to its perceived imperialist foreign policy.


Doitsu

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From Japanese ドイツ (Doitsu, “Germany”) with influence from the anime Hetalia: Axis Powers; ultimately from Dutch Duits. Doublet of Dutch and Deutsch.

emTeX is from Eberhard Mattes, I believe a PhD student in Stuttgart, Doitsu.

1992 October 5, Eugene N. Miya, “[l/m 6/5/91] Soc.culture.japan references”, in soc.culture.japan (Usenet):

i'm from doitsu!

2003 March 27, FuNG [username], “icq people from japan?”, in japan.app.icq (Usenet):

How are things in Doitsu?

2008 June 18, mozark [username], “Re: My Whining 2008 Scorecard”, in alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers (Usenet):

List of Hetalia: Axis Powers characters#Germany


Gringolandia

The three gringos had all hucked themselves off Cerro Potosi, an imposing peak on the road to Gringolandia. Their idea was to try to fly as far north as possible. North after all, was the way out — the way out of Mexico and back to Gringolandia.

2009 November 20, John Quinn Olson, Tales From The Wild Blue Yonder *TAKING MEXICO FLYING* (Tales from the Wild Blue Yonder), Dust Devil Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 143:

The film renders meaningless nativist claims of insider status in contrast to the supposed alien status of Mexicans, dissolving these claims in the nightmarish reality of having no more Mexican and Latin American labor on the highways, in the kitchens, in the factories, in the vineyards, or anywhere else in the infrastructure of Gringolandia.

2012 July 9, María DeGuzmán, Buenas Noches, American Culture: Latina/o Aesthetics of Night, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 18:

Aura showed Anna the list of countries the program had partnered with and pointed out to USA and said, "I am going to apply and study here at the University of Gringolandia!"

2016 April 26, Gregg Abello, Angel Warriors, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN, →OCLC:

'Why were those men singing to me last night?' Sam asked the manager, who spoke English because of his time working in 'gringolandia'.

2022 April 28, PJ Skinner, Fool's Gold: Classic Adventure Novel (Sam Harris Adventure Series), PJ Skinner:

(slang, sometimes derogatory) The United States of America.


Land of the Long White Cloud

the Land of the Long White Cloud (canonical)

Loose calque of Maori Aotearoa, from ao (“cloud, daytime, world”), tea (“white”), and roa (“long, tall”). Allegedly the first English-language mention was in the February, 1916, New Zealand School Journal (King, 2004). Probably a reference to the appearance of mountainous land when seen on the horizon from a canoe after an ocean voyage.


land of the free

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O! say does that star-spangled Banner yet wave, / O'er the land of the Free, and the home of the brave?

1814, Francis Scott Key, The Defence of Fort McHenry:

[…] nowhere but in America could a liberty, so easily acquired, be so easily maintained. Since that time, Heaven has smiled incessantly on the land of the free.

1839 April, “Italian Historians”, in The North American Review, volume 48, number 103, page 330:

Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee / Greenest state in the land of the free

1954, “The Ballad of Davy Crockett”, Grant Sherman Henry, Thomas W. Blackburn (lyrics), George Bruns (music), performed by The Wellingtons:


USSA

United States Sports Academy
w:United States Sports Academy

Initialism of United States Sports Academy.

w:United States Ski and Snowboard Association

Initialism of United States Ski and Snowboard Association.

United States Student Association
w:United States Student Association

Initialism of United States Student Association.

(derogatory) Initialism of United Socialist States of America.


Amerikkka

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In Amerikkka, this movement is evident from efforts to control the institutions serving and located within Black communities.

1970 July, “White Ethics and Black Power: The Emergence of the West Side Organization”, in Black World/Negro Digest, volume 19, number 9, page 83:

We have said […] that one of the greatest dangers of the continuance of the Vietnam war was that […] it would lead to an inevitable rise of fascism at home. Now that the U.S. is spreading the aggression in Indo-China the danger is coming icily close. The Black Panthers believe this is already a Fascist Amerikkka; we can understand this view from the black ghetto. We happen to hold that many Americans will resist, and there may be a Civil War in which thousands, if not millions, will die. Feeling thus, it is hard to get enthused about cleaning up the Hudson. There is a strong suspicion that Earth Day was a diversion, for at that very moment plans were being put in operation in Washington to spread death and destruction to Cambodia.

1970 June, Broadside, volume 107, page 7:

And get mad, mad 'cause I'm the nigga that flaunt it / AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted

1990, “AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted”, in AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, performed by Ice Cube:

[…] it's so obscene and Amerikkka and greedy, but pleasing to the eye […]

2002, Courtney X, Lasting Visions, page 202:

Ben Caldwell recalls the scene as follows:
Life as we know it is about to change
I smell it within the air the weather is getting strange
Drugged up sedated and numb from the pain
The sickness in Amerikkka has spread to her brain [...]

2009, Marcyliena H. Morgan, The real hiphop: battling for knowledge, power, and respect, page 161:

(derogatory slang) The United States of America. Generally used in depicting the country as fascist or racist.


land down under

Referring to Australia's and New Zealand's location at the southern hemisphere, when observed at a map or a globe.

"Do you come from the land down under?"


Yankee land

A mad world this, my friends, a world in its lunes[…] ever since when this rampant androgynous Bloomerism first came over from Yankee land.

1851 July–December, Thomas Snarlyle, “Bloomerism: A Latter-Day Fragment”, in Punch, volume XXI, page 217:


支那

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ nä⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ naː²¹/

/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ na⁵⁵/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³/

/t͡si³³ nã⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁵³/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ nä⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ naː²¹/

/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ na⁵⁵/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³/

/t͡si³³ nã⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁵³/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴¹/

(～鄉) Zhina (a township in Yingjiang, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan, China)


支那

支那 (canonical)
支那 (canonical)
Shina (romanization)

Qin (state)
Qin Dynasty
Shina (word)
ja:支那

From Middle Chinese 支那 (MC tsye na), a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit चीन (cīna), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin), the name of the Qin Dynasty and the Qin state.

支那竹: menma

cooked bamboo sprout, a kind of ramen topping

(prewar, often considered derogatory, offensive in modern speech, ethnic slur) China

prewar; often considered derogatory; prewar; often considered derogatory


우리나라

Univerbation of 우리 (uri, “our”) + 나라 (nara, “country”). Cognate with Jeju 우리나라 (urinara). Compare Chinese 我國／我国 (wǒguó), Japanese わがくに (wa ga kuni).

zh-l

我國／我国 (wǒguó)

우리 나라 조선족들의 거주실정으로부터 출발하여[…]

1983, 리윤규 [riyun'gyu, Ri Yun-gyu], “우리 나라에서의 조선어방언토의 사용실태 [uri nara'eseoui joseoneobang'eontoui sayongsiltae, The present conditions of the use of Korean dialectal particles in China]”, in Jungguk Joseoneomun, volume 3, 吉林民族事务委员会, pages 39—44:

[We shall] begin with the residential conditions of the Korean populations of China […]

우리 나라는 통일된 다민족 국가이다. 여러 민족의 다원일체는 선인들이 우리에게 남겨놓은 중요한 재부이자 우리 나라의 거대한 우세이다.

2021, “중화민족 공동체 의식 부각해야 [junghwaminjok gongdongche uisik bugakhaeya, We must emphasize the community consciousness of the Chinese nation]”, in Yeonbyeon ilbo:

China is a united multinational state. The unity in diversity of its many nations is an important heritage that our ancestors have left us, and an enormous advantage of China's.


Русь

ru-proper noun+

Русь • (Rusʹ) f inan (genitive Руси́, nominative plural Ру́си, genitive plural Русе́й, relational adjective ру́сский)

Rusʹ (romanization)
Руси́ (genitive)
Ру́си (nominative plural)
Русе́й (genitive plural)
ру́сский (adjective relational)
Ру́сь (nominative singular)
Ру́си (nominative plural)
Руси́ (genitive singular)
Русе́й (genitive plural)
Руси́ (dative singular)
Руся́м (dative plural)
Ру́сь (accusative singular)
Ру́си (accusative plural)
Ру́сью (instrumental singular)
Руся́ми (instrumental plural)
Руси́ (prepositional singular)
Руся́х (plural prepositional)
Ру́сь (dated nominative singular)
Ру́си (dated nominative plural)
Руси́ (dated genitive singular)
Русе́й (dated genitive plural)
Руси́ (dated dative singular)
Руся́мъ (dated dative plural)
Ру́сь (accusative dated singular)
Ру́си (accusative dated plural)
Ру́сью (dated instrumental singular)
Руся́ми (dated instrumental plural)
Руси́ (dated prepositional singular)
Руся́хъ (dated plural prepositional)

→ Chinese:

zh-l

羅斯／罗斯 (Luósī)

Mandarin: 羅斯／罗斯 (Luósī)

→ Japanese: ルーシ (Rūshi)

→ Latin: Russia (New Latin)

Inherited from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ).

Свята́я Русь

Holy Rus', Holy Russia, the Russian Empire

вы́русь

a Russian who rejected their Russian identity for another

о́трусь

a Russian who left their Russian identity

на Руси́ ― na Rusí ― in Rus (preposition "на", not "в" is used)

Ки́евская Русь ― Kíjevskaja Rusʹ ― Kievan Rus

An umbrella term for the territory of modern Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, inhabited by the East Slavic Christian Orthodox people. Used until the 20th century.

name of a St. Petersburg daily newspaper published from 1903 to 1908

name of a special forces unit (ОСНАЗ) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (formed 1994)


Emerald Isle

Nor one feeling of vengeance presume to defile
The cause, or the men, of the Emerald Isle.

[…] with our diminishing supply of gasoline, our situation might be serious. Minutes passed and we saw no Emerald Isle.

1932, Amelia Earhart, “Across the Atlantic with the Friendship”, in The Fun of It, page 78:


남한

Sino-Korean word from 南韓, from 南 (“South”) + 韓 (“Korea”)

ko-etym-Sino

(South Korea) Synonym of 한국 (Han'guk, “South Korea”)


Hexagone

From the shape of France; which roughly corresponds to a hexagon (hexagone in French).

Qu’est-ce que l’Hexagone ? C’est la France. Mais le mot «France», entaché d’une affectivité suspecte, petite-bourgeoise, tend à basculer vers le folklore ; le langage contemporain lui préfère celui d’Hexagone qui, dans sa pureté fonctionnelle, semble mieux adapté à la définition d’une grande nation moderne.

1970, Robert Beauvais, L’hexagonal tel qu’on le parle:

What is the "Hexagon"? It is France. But the word "France", blemished by a suspect, petit bourgeois affectivity, tends to fall into folklore; the contemporary language prefers "Hexagon", which, in its functional purity, seems better adapted to the definition of a great modern nation.

Être né sous le signe de l’Hexagone / C’est vraiment pas une sinécure / Et le roi des cons sur son trône / Il est français, ça j’en suis sûr

1975, “Hexagone”, in Amoureux de Paname, performed by Renaud:

Being born under the sign of Hexagon / It's not so much a sinecure / And the king of fools upon his throne / He's French, of that I'm sure


공화국

Sino-Korean word from 공화(共和) (gonghwa, “republic”) + 국(國) (guk, “country”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 共和国(きょうわこく) (kyōwakoku).

ko-etym-sino

조선민주주의인민공화국 조선민주주의인민공화국#Korean

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea

(North Korea) Short for 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Joseonminjujuuiinmin'gonghwaguk, “the Democratic People's Republic of Korea”).


land of opportunity

They say America is the land of opportunity. Opportunity for what? For children to run in the dirty streets? - Mr Mousekewitz in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. […] It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the income and education of its parents than in other advanced countries.

2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19:

(informal, idiomatic) The United States.


괴뢰

[ˈkø̞(ː)ɾø̞]

Sino-Korean word from 傀儡, from 傀 (“puppet”) + 儡 (“puppet”)

ko-etym-Sino

지난 23일 우크라이나 젤렌스끼괴뢰도당이 로씨야의 평화적주민들을 무참히 살해하는 야수적만행을 또다시 감행하였다.

2024 June 27, “^우크라이나의 야수적만행을 로씨야에 대한 군사적공격으로 규탄 / 조선민주주의인민공화국 강순남 국방상 담화 [Ukeurainaui yasujeongmanhaeng'eul rossiya'e daehan gunsajeokgonggyeogeuro gyutan / joseonminjujuuiinmin'gonghwaguk gangsunnam gukbangsang damhwa]”, in Choson Sinbo

On the 23rd, the Ukrainian Zelensky puppet group once again brutally and barbarically murders peaceful Russian citizens.

Jinan 23il Ukeuraina Jellenseukkigoeroedodang-i rossiya-ui pyeonghwajeokjumindeur-eul muchamhi salhaehaneun yasujeongmanhaeng-eul ttodasi gamhaenghayeotda.

(North Korea, politics) A puppet regime; especially used in North Korea to refer to South Korea.


Nusantara

→ English: Nusantara

From Javanese Nusantara (ꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ, “the islands, Indonesia”), from Old Javanese nūsāntara (“the outer islands”). By surface analysis, blend of nusa + antara.

surf

Indonesian Archipelago, the islands comprising the country of Indonesia or to the geographical groups which include its islands.

Nusantara (the planned capital city of Indonesia, in East Kalimantan)


북한

Sino-Korean word from 北韓, from 北 (“North”) + 韓 (“Korea”)

ko-etym-Sino

(South Korea) North Korea (a country in East Asia)


Land of the Dragon

The dragon, or long (龍／龙 (lóng)), is a sacred animal in Chinese culture.


唐山

→ English: Tangshan, T'ang-shan

Named after the Tang Mountain in the city; the Tang Mountain was named after the Tang Dynasty

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/hɔŋ²² san³³/

/tʰɔŋ¹¹ san⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã³³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻²¹ suã³³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ¹¹ suã³³⁴/

/tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sũã³³/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/hɔŋ²² san³³/

/tʰɔŋ¹¹ san⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã³³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻²¹ suã³³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ¹¹ suã³³⁴/

/tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sũã³³/

Great Tangshan earthquake (1976 Tangshan earthquake)

唐山大地震

(～市) Tangshan (a prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China)


Polin

Polin (nominative singular)
Polinu (genitive singular)
Polinowi (dative singular)
Polin (accusative singular)
Polinem (instrumental singular)
Polinie (locative singular)
Polinie (singular vocative)


Land of the Rising Sun

Loose calque of Japanese 日本 (Nihon, “Japan”, literally “origin of the sun”) or 日の本の国 (Hinomoto-no-kuni, literally “land of the sun's origin”).

calque

(periphrasis) Japan (a country in Asia).


Insulinde

From Dutch Insulinde. Refer also to the related historical term Insulindia, especially in relation to other past colonial rules.

(historical, literary) The Indonesian Archipelago


Broken Britain

2010 February 22, Jay Z, quoted in "Jay-Z Claims Britain Is 'Broken'", MTV News
People are calling it Broken Britain, so there's obviously a problem. The rise of the BNP is also a problem.

PRINCE Charles weighed into the debate on Broken Britain yesterday, warning of the risks of ordinary citizens being stabbed while trying to stop litter louts.

2010 March 19, Richard Palmer, “Prince Charles: Tackle a lout and you risk a stabbing”, in Daily Express:

A year ago, amid the London riots, people were entitled to wonder if Mr Cameron had a point about Broken Britain.

2012 August 11, Alistair Campbell, “London Olympics have redefined how Britain sees itself”, in CNN:

(informal, derogatory) Britain (viewed as a crime-ridden state where society and common sense have failed)


Поднебесная

ru-proper noun+

Поднебе́сная

Поднебе́сная • (Podnebésnaja) f inan (genitive Поднебе́сной)

Поднебе́сная (canonical)
Podnebésnaja (romanization)
Поднебе́сной (genitive)
Поднебе́сная (nominative singular)
Поднебе́сной (genitive singular)
Поднебе́сной (dative singular)
Поднебе́сную (accusative singular)
Поднебе́сной (instrumental singular)
Поднебе́сною (instrumental singular)
Поднебе́сной (prepositional singular)

под- (pod-) + небеса́ (nebesá) + -ная (-naja). Literally, “(the country) under Heavens”; calque of Chinese 天下 (Tiānxià, “Under Heaven”).

calque

Celestial Empire
Celestial Empire#English

(poetic or ironic) China, Celestial Empire (a country in East Asia)

ru:Поднебесная


Ухань

ru-proper noun+

Уха́нь • (Uxánʹ) m inan (genitive Уха́ня, relational adjective уха́ньский)

Уха́нь (canonical)
Uxánʹ (romanization)
Уха́ня (genitive)
уха́ньский (adjective relational)
Уха́нь (nominative singular)
Уха́ня (genitive singular)
Уха́ню (dative singular)
Уха́нь (accusative singular)
Уха́нем (instrumental singular)
Уха́не (prepositional singular)
Уха́нь (dated nominative singular)
Уха́ня (dated genitive singular)
Уха́ню (dated dative singular)
Уха́нь (accusative dated singular)
Уха́немъ (dated instrumental singular)
Уха́нѣ (dated prepositional singular)

Sense 2 derives from a mispronunciation by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi of "Сла́ва Украї́ні (Sláva Ukrajíni)" as "Сла́ва Уха́ни (Sláva Uxáni)" in a speech held in March 2022.

quote-web

2022 March 16, RealMacReport, “Real Mac Report on X: "The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a hilarious video of Nancy Pelosi saying "Slava Wuhani" (Glory to Wuhan) and "President Kerensky" instead of Zelensky." / X”, in X:

Wuhan (the capital city of Hubei, China)


Yankeeland

Bend, oh, bend your mains'l, we're back to Yankeeland

1896 November – 1897 May, Rudyard Kipling, “Captains Courageous”, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, published 1897, →OCLC:


Suomenmaa

Suomenmaa (nominative singular)
Suomenmaat (nominative plural)
Suomenmaa (accusative nominative singular)
Suomenmaat (accusative nominative plural)
Suomenmaan (accusative genitive singular)
Suomenmaat (accusative genitive plural)
Suomenmaan (genitive singular)
Suomenmaiden (genitive plural)
Suomenmaitten (genitive plural)
Suomenmaata (partitive singular)
Suomenmaita (partitive plural)
Suomenmaassa (inessive singular)
Suomenmaissa (inessive plural)
Suomenmaasta (elative singular)
Suomenmaista (elative plural)
Suomenmaahan (illative singular)
Suomenmaihin (illative plural)
Suomenmaalla (adessive singular)
Suomenmailla (adessive plural)
Suomenmaalta (ablative singular)
Suomenmailta (ablative plural)
Suomenmaalle (allative singular)
Suomenmaille (allative plural)
Suomenmaana (essive singular)
Suomenmaina (essive plural)
Suomenmaaksi (singular translative)
Suomenmaiksi (plural translative)
Suomenmaatta (abessive singular)
Suomenmaitta (abessive plural)
Suomenmain (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Suomenmaani (nominative singular)
Suomenmaani (nominative plural)
Suomenmaani (accusative nominative singular)
Suomenmaani (accusative nominative plural)
Suomenmaani (accusative genitive singular)
Suomenmaani (accusative genitive plural)
Suomenmaani (genitive singular)
Suomenmaideni (genitive plural)
Suomenmaitteni (genitive plural)
Suomenmaatani (partitive singular)
Suomenmaitani (partitive plural)
Suomenmaassani (inessive singular)
Suomenmaissani (inessive plural)
Suomenmaastani (elative singular)
Suomenmaistani (elative plural)
Suomenmaahani (illative singular)
Suomenmaihini (illative plural)
Suomenmaallani (adessive singular)
Suomenmaillani (adessive plural)
Suomenmaaltani (ablative singular)
Suomenmailtani (ablative plural)
Suomenmaalleni (allative singular)
Suomenmailleni (allative plural)
Suomenmaanani (essive singular)
Suomenmainani (essive plural)
Suomenmaakseni (singular translative)
Suomenmaikseni (plural translative)
Suomenmaattani (abessive singular)
Suomenmaittani (abessive plural)
Suomenmaineni (comitative plural)
Suomenmaasi (nominative singular)
Suomenmaasi (nominative plural)
Suomenmaasi (accusative nominative singular)
Suomenmaasi (accusative nominative plural)
Suomenmaasi (accusative genitive singular)
Suomenmaasi (accusative genitive plural)
Suomenmaasi (genitive singular)
Suomenmaidesi (genitive plural)
Suomenmaittesi (genitive plural)
Suomenmaatasi (partitive singular)
Suomenmaitasi (partitive plural)
Suomenmaassasi (inessive singular)
Suomenmaissasi (inessive plural)
Suomenmaastasi (elative singular)
Suomenmaistasi (elative plural)
Suomenmaahasi (illative singular)
Suomenmaihisi (illative plural)
Suomenmaallasi (adessive singular)
Suomenmaillasi (adessive plural)
Suomenmaaltasi (ablative singular)
Suomenmailtasi (ablative plural)
Suomenmaallesi (allative singular)
Suomenmaillesi (allative plural)
Suomenmaanasi (essive singular)
Suomenmainasi (essive plural)
Suomenmaaksesi (singular translative)
Suomenmaiksesi (plural translative)
Suomenmaattasi (abessive singular)
Suomenmaittasi (abessive plural)
Suomenmainesi (comitative plural)
Suomenmaamme (nominative singular)
Suomenmaamme (nominative plural)
Suomenmaamme (accusative nominative singular)
Suomenmaamme (accusative nominative plural)
Suomenmaamme (accusative genitive singular)
Suomenmaamme (accusative genitive plural)
Suomenmaamme (genitive singular)
Suomenmaidemme (genitive plural)
Suomenmaittemme (genitive plural)
Suomenmaatamme (partitive singular)
Suomenmaitamme (partitive plural)
Suomenmaassamme (inessive singular)
Suomenmaissamme (inessive plural)
Suomenmaastamme (elative singular)
Suomenmaistamme (elative plural)
Suomenmaahamme (illative singular)
Suomenmaihimme (illative plural)
Suomenmaallamme (adessive singular)
Suomenmaillamme (adessive plural)
Suomenmaaltamme (ablative singular)
Suomenmailtamme (ablative plural)
Suomenmaallemme (allative singular)
Suomenmaillemme (allative plural)
Suomenmaanamme (essive singular)
Suomenmainamme (essive plural)
Suomenmaaksemme (singular translative)
Suomenmaiksemme (plural translative)
Suomenmaattamme (abessive singular)
Suomenmaittamme (abessive plural)
Suomenmainemme (comitative plural)
Suomenmaanne (nominative singular)
Suomenmaanne (nominative plural)
Suomenmaanne (accusative nominative singular)
Suomenmaanne (accusative nominative plural)
Suomenmaanne (accusative genitive singular)
Suomenmaanne (accusative genitive plural)
Suomenmaanne (genitive singular)
Suomenmaidenne (genitive plural)
Suomenmaittenne (genitive plural)
Suomenmaatanne (partitive singular)
Suomenmaitanne (partitive plural)
Suomenmaassanne (inessive singular)
Suomenmaissanne (inessive plural)
Suomenmaastanne (elative singular)
Suomenmaistanne (elative plural)
Suomenmaahanne (illative singular)
Suomenmaihinne (illative plural)
Suomenmaallanne (adessive singular)
Suomenmaillanne (adessive plural)
Suomenmaaltanne (ablative singular)
Suomenmailtanne (ablative plural)
Suomenmaallenne (allative singular)
Suomenmaillenne (allative plural)
Suomenmaananne (essive singular)
Suomenmainanne (essive plural)
Suomenmaaksenne (singular translative)
Suomenmaiksenne (plural translative)
Suomenmaattanne (abessive singular)
Suomenmaittanne (abessive plural)
Suomenmainenne (comitative plural)
Suomenmaansa (nominative singular)
Suomenmaansa (nominative plural)
Suomenmaansa (accusative nominative singular)
Suomenmaansa (accusative nominative plural)
Suomenmaansa (accusative genitive singular)
Suomenmaansa (accusative genitive plural)
Suomenmaansa (genitive singular)
Suomenmaidensa (genitive plural)
Suomenmaittensa (genitive plural)
Suomenmaataan (partitive singular)
Suomenmaatansa (partitive singular)
Suomenmaitaan (partitive plural)
Suomenmaitansa (partitive plural)
Suomenmaassaan (inessive singular)
Suomenmaassansa (inessive singular)
Suomenmaissaan (inessive plural)
Suomenmaissansa (inessive plural)
Suomenmaastaan (elative singular)
Suomenmaastansa (elative singular)
Suomenmaistaan (elative plural)
Suomenmaistansa (elative plural)
Suomenmaahansa (illative singular)
Suomenmaihinsa (illative plural)
Suomenmaallaan (adessive singular)
Suomenmaallansa (adessive singular)
Suomenmaillaan (adessive plural)
Suomenmaillansa (adessive plural)
Suomenmaaltaan (ablative singular)
Suomenmaaltansa (ablative singular)
Suomenmailtaan (ablative plural)
Suomenmailtansa (ablative plural)
Suomenmaalleen (allative singular)
Suomenmaallensa (allative singular)
Suomenmailleen (allative plural)
Suomenmaillensa (allative plural)
Suomenmaanaan (essive singular)
Suomenmaanansa (essive singular)
Suomenmainaan (essive plural)
Suomenmainansa (essive plural)
Suomenmaakseen (singular translative)
Suomenmaaksensa (singular translative)
Suomenmaikseen (plural translative)
Suomenmaiksensa (plural translative)
Suomenmaattaan (abessive singular)
Suomenmaattansa (abessive singular)
Suomenmaittaan (abessive plural)
Suomenmaittansa (abessive plural)
Suomenmaineen (comitative plural)
Suomenmainensa (comitative plural)

[ˈs̠uo̞̯me̞mˌmɑ̝ː]

From Suomen (“Finland's”) + maa (“land”).

(media) A newspaper, organ of Suomen Keskusta (“The Centre Party of Finland”).


Naziland

(derogatory) Any place populated by Nazis.


Dumbfuckistan

(derogatory, vulgar) The United States of America.

[…] an unapologetic liberal screed about the deteriorating state of our national dialogue, which is dragging down our culture, our politics, and our lives.

2016, Ian Gurvitz, Welcome to Dumbfuckistan: The Dumbed-Down, Disinformed, Dysfunctional, Disunited States of America:

(derogatory, US, vulgar) Red states collectively.


シナ

シナ (canonical)
しな (canonical)
Shina (romanization)

Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
Qin (state)
Qin Dynasty
Shina (word)
ja:支那

From Middle Chinese 支那 (MC tsye na), a phonetic transcription of Sanskrit चीन (cīna), itself likely deriving from Old Chinese 秦 (*dzin), the name of the Qin Dynasty and the Qin state.

Alternative spelling of 支那: China (prewar; often considered derogatory in modern speech)


Härmä

Härmä (nominative singular)
Härmä (accusative nominative singular)
Härmän (accusative genitive singular)
Härmän (genitive singular)
Härmää (partitive singular)
Härmässä (inessive singular)
Härmästä (elative singular)
Härmään (illative singular)
Härmällä (adessive singular)
Härmältä (ablative singular)
Härmälle (allative singular)
Härmänä (essive singular)
Härmäksi (singular translative)
Härmättä (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Härmäni (nominative singular)
Härmäni (accusative nominative singular)
Härmäni (accusative genitive singular)
Härmäni (genitive singular)
Härmääni (partitive singular)
Härmässäni (inessive singular)
Härmästäni (elative singular)
Härmääni (illative singular)
Härmälläni (adessive singular)
Härmältäni (ablative singular)
Härmälleni (allative singular)
Härmänäni (essive singular)
Härmäkseni (singular translative)
Härmättäni (abessive singular)
Härmäsi (nominative singular)
Härmäsi (accusative nominative singular)
Härmäsi (accusative genitive singular)
Härmäsi (genitive singular)
Härmääsi (partitive singular)
Härmässäsi (inessive singular)
Härmästäsi (elative singular)
Härmääsi (illative singular)
Härmälläsi (adessive singular)
Härmältäsi (ablative singular)
Härmällesi (allative singular)
Härmänäsi (essive singular)
Härmäksesi (singular translative)
Härmättäsi (abessive singular)
Härmämme (nominative singular)
Härmämme (accusative nominative singular)
Härmämme (accusative genitive singular)
Härmämme (genitive singular)
Härmäämme (partitive singular)
Härmässämme (inessive singular)
Härmästämme (elative singular)
Härmäämme (illative singular)
Härmällämme (adessive singular)
Härmältämme (ablative singular)
Härmällemme (allative singular)
Härmänämme (essive singular)
Härmäksemme (singular translative)
Härmättämme (abessive singular)
Härmänne (nominative singular)
Härmänne (accusative nominative singular)
Härmänne (accusative genitive singular)
Härmänne (genitive singular)
Härmäänne (partitive singular)
Härmässänne (inessive singular)
Härmästänne (elative singular)
Härmäänne (illative singular)
Härmällänne (adessive singular)
Härmältänne (ablative singular)
Härmällenne (allative singular)
Härmänänne (essive singular)
Härmäksenne (singular translative)
Härmättänne (abessive singular)
Härmänsä (nominative singular)
Härmänsä (accusative nominative singular)
Härmänsä (accusative genitive singular)
Härmänsä (genitive singular)
Härmäänsä (partitive singular)
Härmässään (inessive singular)
Härmässänsä (inessive singular)
Härmästään (elative singular)
Härmästänsä (elative singular)
Härmäänsä (illative singular)
Härmällään (adessive singular)
Härmällänsä (adessive singular)
Härmältään (ablative singular)
Härmältänsä (ablative singular)
Härmälleen (allative singular)
Härmällensä (allative singular)
Härmänään (essive singular)
Härmänänsä (essive singular)
Härmäkseen (singular translative)
Härmäksensä (singular translative)
Härmättään (abessive singular)
Härmättänsä (abessive singular)

A vernacular form of the given name Herman.

South Ostrobothnia
South Ostrobothnia#English

A subregion and township in South Ostrobothnia, known for its puukkojunkkari tradition.


Soviet Canuckistan

First attested in a 1993 article in the US anti-Semitic publication The Liberty Bell. Subsequently (and apparently independently) used by American conservative political commentator Pat Buchanan on the October 31, 2002 episode of his MSNBC television show, in reaction to Canadian objection to a US law mandating Arab-Canadian visitors to the US be photographed and fingerprinted.

[…] Chelsea Polk and Kellie Matthews for bolstering my knowledge of the native music of Soviet Canuckistan; […]

2005, Elizabeth Bear, Worldwired, Spectra (2005), unnumbered page (acknowledgements)

We have been on the verge of decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use up here in Soviet Canuckistan for the past couple of years, but have yet to do so.

2005, Laura Penny, Your Call Is Important to Us: The Truth About Bullshit, Three Rivers Press, published 2006, →ISBN, pages 118–119:

But it's not just the residents of Soviet Canuckistan - a Pat Buchanan dig that many Canadians have embraced - who have soured on the US.

2006, Adbusters, Issues 63-65, unknown page

(informal, derogatory or humorous) Canada.


Canuckistan

Fistfights aside, Day is looking forward to her band's first Canadian tour as she anticipates a more European flavour up here in Canuckistan.

2005 April 28, Adrian Mack, “Top of the Pops”, in The Georgia Straight:

Meantime, the loonie's buoyancy this year reflects growing interest in Canuckistan from offshore admirers.

2006 January 7, David Olive, “Data belie resilient economy”, in Toronto Star:

Republican political consultants regularly ply their trade with Conservatives up in Canuckistan […]

2012, Warren Kinsella, Fight the Right: A Manual for Surviving the Coming Conservative Apocalypse, Random House Canada, published 2012, →ISBN, page 28:


Zionistan

Blend of Zionist + -stan, equivalent to Zion + -i- + -stan

(neologism, rare, offensive, derogatory) The State of Israel, viewed as Zionist.


Germanie

(historical) Germania, a region inhabited by Germanic peoples

(rare) Germany (a country in Central Europe)


Bongo Bongo Land

/ˌbɒŋɡəʊ ˈbɒŋɡəʊ lænd/

/ˌbɑŋɡoʊ ˈbɑŋɡoʊ lænd/

(dated, derogatory, offensive) The Third World countries, especially those in Africa.


Пиндосия

ru-proper noun+

Пиндо́сия • (Pindósija) f inan (genitive Пиндо́сии, nominative plural Пиндо́сии, genitive plural Пиндо́сий)

Пиндо́сия (canonical)
Pindósija (romanization)
Пиндо́сии (genitive)
Пиндо́сии (nominative plural)
Пиндо́сий (genitive plural)
Пиндо́сия (nominative singular)
Пиндо́сии (nominative plural)
Пиндо́сии (genitive singular)
Пиндо́сий (genitive plural)
Пиндо́сии (dative singular)
Пиндо́сиям (dative plural)
Пиндо́сию (accusative singular)
Пиндо́сии (accusative plural)
Пиндо́сией (instrumental singular)
Пиндо́сиею (instrumental singular)
Пиндо́сиями (instrumental plural)
Пиндо́сии (prepositional singular)
Пиндо́сиях (plural prepositional)


Пиндостан

Пиндоста́н • (Pindostán) m inan (genitive Пиндоста́на)

Пиндоста́н (canonical)
Pindostán (romanization)
Пиндоста́на (genitive)
Пиндоста́н (nominative singular)
Пиндоста́на (genitive singular)
Пиндоста́ну (dative singular)
Пиндоста́н (accusative singular)
Пиндоста́ном (instrumental singular)
Пиндоста́не (prepositional singular)

пиндо́с (pindós, “an American, a Yankee”) + -стан (-stan, “-stan”)


コリア

Borrowed from English Korea, from Korean 고려 (Goryeo).


Jewsrael

If I had my way I'd withdraw all support for Jewsrael and let the Jew-Islam race war go on without USA intervening.

2002 April 12, Mississippi Master [username], “Re: USA=ISRAEL”, in soc.culture.iranian (Usenet):

Why can I find maps of Palestine then, before the British rule of the area? Can't find any maps of Jewsrael though... funny that.

2003 October 13, TheMan [username], “Re: Israel - Palestine: Facts Worth Noting”, in aus.politics (Usenet):

>In tribute to the United States of America and the State
>of Jewsrael, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and
>terrorism and peple^([sic]) killing the crap out of each other in the Middle East.

2004 January 6, Totality of Lunar Mu_n Eclipsed [username] (quoting RK), “Re: alt support diabetes dot org ??”, in alt.support.diabetes (Usenet):

Ah, Jewsrael is actually the 53rd after Canada and Mexico. We might have to settle for 54th?

2005 February 17, Kevin V. Russell, “I want Australia to be 51st state of USA”, in alt.politics.bush (Usenet):

Nigger Albinos? Heh. Reminds me of the tourists who went to Jewsrael. They were sitting in a cafe discussing the surroundings. One of them said, "Huh, you don't see very many niggers around here. I wonder if they have Afro-Jews?" The other fellow said, "Ask the waiter". So when the waiter walked by the first guy asked, "Hey, excuse me, but I was just wondering if you guys have Afro-Jews". The waiter replied, "No, we have orange juice and tomato juice, but no nigger juice.""

2010 April 12, Mark, “Re: Gypsy Rock?? It's the NIGGER ALBINOS!!”, in alt.slack (Usenet):

You know what you all happier in North koria [sic] or back in Jewsrael. get OUT of our country!

2015 February 11, Karolina Dean...Where the HELL is my monkey?, “'Christian' Hate Mail Activists Received for Challenging Religious Indoctrination in the Military”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet):


天朝

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

天命

Mandate of Heaven, authority from Heaven which legitimizes the emperors

(historical) the Celestial Empire; China


'Murica

Eye dialect spelling of a non-standard pronunciation of America.

(satirical, humorous, derogatory) The United States of America as viewed by the stereotypical southerner or conservative.


Nigger

In reference to the color black, from nigger.

Gibson's real affinity is with his dog, Nigger. When we first see Gibson returning from a raid, he is overjoyed to see his four-legged friend […]

2000, Tony Williams, Structures of Desire: British Cinema, 1939-1955, page 190:

(historical, now offensive) A given name for a black pet.


북조선

desc

→ Chinese: 北朝鮮／北朝鲜

→ Chinese: 北朝鮮／北朝鲜

→ Japanese: 北朝鮮 (Kita Chōsen) (calque)

→ Vietnamese: Bắc Triều Tiên

Sino-Korean word from 北朝鮮, from 北 (“North”) + 朝鮮 (“Korea”)

ko-etym-Sino

(Japan, dated in North Korea) North Korea (a country in East Asia)


Русская земля

ru-proper noun+

Ру́сская земля́ • (Rússkaja zemljá) f inan (genitive Ру́сской земли́)

Ру́сская земля́ (canonical)
Rússkaja zemljá (romanization)
Ру́сской земли́ (genitive)
Ру́сская земля́ (nominative singular)
Ру́сской земли́ (genitive singular)
Ру́сской земле́ (dative singular)
Ру́сскую зе́млю (accusative singular)
Ру́сской землёй (instrumental singular)
Ру́сскою землёю (instrumental singular)
Ру́сской земле́ (prepositional singular)
Ру́сская земля́ (dated nominative singular)
Ру́сской земли́ (dated genitive singular)
Ру́сской землѣ́ (dated dative singular)
Ру́сскую зе́млю (accusative dated singular)
Ру́сской землёй (dated instrumental singular)
Ру́сскою землёю (dated instrumental singular)
Ру́сской землѣ́ (dated prepositional singular)

Inherited from Old East Slavic Русьскаꙗ землꙗ (Rusĭskaja zemlja).

inh

Русьскаꙗ землꙗ

inh+

Русьскаꙗ землꙗ

(historical) Rus (region in Eastern Europe, land of the Rus, East Slavic lands)


Islamerica

2003, Eprem, Re: Islam: The Next American Religion? Group: alt.religion.islam
Americans are not very inclined to believe your propaganda of a utopia islamerica

2006, Wild Monkshood, Re: Only in America--soon to be Islamerica. Give an inch, they'll take . . . your country. Group: alt.true-crime
Only in America--soon to be Islamerica

2002, TR, Re: Women Slaves of Islam Group: alt.religion.islam
What is the most Islamic country in the world? Islamerica. If you eliminated from the list of Muslims, all those Muslims that other Muslims called "they are not Muslims", there would be no Muslims left on the list

He had already formed a very preliminary first hypothesis, based on that vector running through Angela's statement about Islamerica's objective; Braddock's multiple personas as a shuttle pilot […]

2002, Arthur Becker, Destiny Restored - Page 103

(derogatory) A supposed future United States which is predominantly inhabited by Muslims.


Mordor

Chinese: 魔多

Polish: Mordor

Russian: Мо́рдор (Mórdor)

Ukrainian: Мо́рдор (Mórdor)

/ˈmɔːdɔː(ɹ)/

J. R. R. Tolkien
Middle-earth
Mordor
Sauron

From Mordor, a bleak realm ruled by the dark lord Sauron, in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth. Tolkien created the name in his constructed language Sindarin, from morn (“dark, black”) and dôr (“land”).
Compare with Old English morþor (“murder”), murder, Greek μαυρός (mavrós, “dim”) and Latin mors (“death”).
Sense 2 is a semantic loan from Ukrainian Мо́рдор (Mórdor) or Russian Мо́рдор (Mórdor), both of those from the English word, alluding to it being the land of orcs.

semantic loan

It is a “Mordor” sort of anthropology, dark rather than light, swampland rather than solid ground.

2007, Paul F. M. Zahl, Grace in Practice: A Theology of Everyday Life, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., published 2007, →ISBN, page 94:

Nevertheless, this book is about the truth, the good and the bad, so I will tread into the forbidden territory, the Mordor of motherhood.

2007, B. Erin Wylde, Where Did I Go?, →ISBN, page 100:

“OK, can we go back now?” asked their guide and expert on the underground, whose restless eyes implied that he was on the edge of panic. “I for one am not venturing a step further into this Mordor.”

2012, Zygmunt Miłoszewski, A Grain of Truth: A Second Case for State Prosecutor Teodor Szacki, Bitter Lemon Press (2012; original Polish book published 2011), page 290

It’s impossible to find harmony in an outfit when you have to schlep five kilos of kit with you in order to manage the post-workout transformation. Of course, I could change at work. But this would entail using the office showers. And I would sooner venture into Mordor.

2017 November 16, Jo Ellison, “Help: the gym has turned us into slobs”, in Financial Times:

“I fled from Moscow, which has turned into Mordor.[…]”

2022 April 17, Pjotr Sauer, Andrew Roth, quoting Antonina Baever, “Empty galleries and fleeing artists: Russia’s cultural uncoupling from the west”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

They are out in nature for hours a day – despite the fact that the weather’s terrible (we’re talking Mordor from October to March).

2024 February 25, Helen Russell, “Play outside and sing together: what living in Denmark taught me about raising ‘Viking’ children”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

An area of peril, darkness, or evil, which people fear to visit or explore.


land up over

Once the departure preparations for Australia were ironed out, I spent my last evening in the land up over at the San Francisco Brewing Company, located at 155 Columbus Avenue.

2000, Ken Ewell, No Worries, Mate: A Manly Adventure in the Land Down Under, Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 7:

If the K6-3+ 450 has surfaced in Australia, then come on Australia, there is lots of money here in the land up over.

2000 September 23, Dale Butcher, “Re: K6-2+/500 benefits over K6-3??”, in alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.fic (Usenet):

In any event, it doesn't affect me because I come from the land up over eh! (Apologies to our Finnish and other northern-type friends. You come from the land *way* up over!)

2001 April 26, Android Cat, “Re: Religion outlawed in Australia”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet):

(informal) The United States, Canada, or another Northern Hemisphere country, from the perspective of Australia and New Zealand.


남조선

Sino-Korean word from 南朝鮮, from 南 (“South”) + 朝鮮 (“Korea”)

ko-etym-Sino

남조선국방경비대

South Korean Constabulary of Police Reserve

남조선로동당

Korean reunification#The North's abandonment of peaceful reunification; the South revises plan (2024–present)


Putinland

(derogatory) Russia under the presidency of Vladimir Putin


Putinstan

(derogatory) Russia under the government of Vladimir Putin.


露西亞

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 露西亞(ロシア) (Roshia), from Russian Росси́я (Rossíja).

/lu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ jä⁵¹/

/lu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lou̯²² sɐi̯⁵⁵ aː³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² se³³ a³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/

/lu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ jä⁵¹/

/lu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lou̯²² sɐi̯⁵⁵ aː³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² se³³ a³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/

Isn't this clearly an officer of the Russian Red Army?

Zhè bùshì míngmíngbáibái de Lùxīyà Hóngjūn jūnguān ma?

這不是明明白白的露西亞紅軍軍官嗎？

这不是明明白白的露西亚红军军官吗？

(dated or Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Northeastern and Jiaoliao Mandarin or ACG) Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Hameryka

pl-prop

Hameryka f (related adjective hamerykański)

hamerykański (adjective)
Hameryka (nominative singular)
Hameryki (genitive singular)
Hameryce (dative singular)
Hamerykę (accusative singular)
Hameryką (instrumental singular)
Hameryce (locative singular)
Hameryko (singular vocative)

To ta ziemia już Hameryka. Czy się ino robota znajdzie?

This land is already America. But can we find a job?

Wis co to dulary? Za dulary niebo ci otworzą, choćbyś był największym grzyśnikiem. Ile to morgów trza sprzedać. — Przecie po babce są. Pomieszało się dziewczęciu we łbie. Ino furt i furt — Hameryka! Hameryka!

1964, Jan Wiktor, Strzecha w cieniu drapaczy chmur:

Do you know what dollars are? For dollars they'll open the sky for you, even if you are the greatest sinner. How many morgens should be sold? — They are from the grandmother. The girl's gone crazy. Only more and more — America! America!

— Ta pierońska Hameryka tak cię rozpala! Żeby ją[…]! — A ty bodaj wiesz, niewiasto, co to Hameryka? — Pewno! Tyle o niej trąbicie! Jakoweś wielkie miasto za Germanią.

1979, Jan Ziółkowski, Słońce idzie od Polski:

- This damn America stirs you up so much! To hell with […]! — "And do you know, woman, what this America is? — Sure! You ramble about it so much! Some large city behind Germany.

Jest OK, mamy Coca Cole, Pesi Cole, IBM'y, McDonald'y, w PC'tach soft Microsoft, jezdzimy Ford'ami... istna Hameryka :-))).

1998, Andrzej Lukaszewski, pl.listserv.chomor-l:

It's OK, we have Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, IBMs, McDonald's, Microsoft's software in PCs, we're driving Ford cars ... real America :-))).

Duuuuuh dopiero dotego ^([sic]) doszedles ze ja z Hameryki?

1999, DIABLICA, pl.irc, Usenet^([groups.google.com/d/msg/pl.irc/s-0WVERnI_E/WEMsCiA6RgkJ]):

Duuuuuh you only now realized I'm from America?

A co mnie jakaś Hameryka obchodzi!

Moze wy tam myslicie, ze mlodziez tutaj sie tak tutaj tym rewelacyjnym wynalazkiem z Hameryki zachlysnela, a w dodatku taka tepa jest, ze nie potrafi juz wyrobic sobie wlasnego zdania na jakis konkretny temat?

2004, Raven, pl.rec.film, Usenet^([groups.google.com/d/msg/pl.rec.film/40x1oK_0oxY/2FZu8bSebOsJ]):

Maybe you there think that the youth here is so in love with this new revolutionary invention from America, and also so dull that they aren't able to form their own opinion on a specific topic?

Jak dostać wize do Hameryki

2007, Jerzy, alt.pl.usa, Usenet^([groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.pl.usa/IqltCL8Fif8/6k_TjdHPqZIJ]):

Dlaczego Hameryka znów zdradziła PiS?!?!?

2011, Zenon, pl.soc.polityka, Usenet^([groups.google.com/d/msg/pl.soc.polityka/GZLjbQjY5xo/QtoV1_vy81sJ]):

Why did America betray the Law and Justice Party again?!?!?

(colloquial, humorous or derogatory) America, United States; 'Murica


Land o' Cakes

In reference to the oatmeal cakes for which the country is famous.


強國

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʰœːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

/*ɡaŋ kʷɯːɡ/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʰœːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

/*ɡaŋ kʷɯːɡ/

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese, sarcastic) People's Republic of China; China


Суоми

→ Eastern Mari: Суоми (Suomi)

(rare, poetic or endonym) Finland (a country in Northern Europe)


霓虹

/ni³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/ŋɐi̯²¹ hʊŋ²¹/

/ŋi¹¹ fuŋ¹¹/

/ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

/ɡe²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

/ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/ɡe¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/

/nĩ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

/nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/nẽ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/nẽ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

/nẽ²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴/

/nẽ²³⁻³³ aŋ²³/

/nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴¹/

/nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁵³/

/n̠ʲi²² ɦoŋ⁴⁴/

/ni³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/ŋɐi̯²¹ hʊŋ²¹/

/ŋi¹¹ fuŋ¹¹/

/ɡe²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

/ɡe²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

/ɡe²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/ɡe¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/

/nĩ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

/nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/nẽ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/nẽ²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

/nẽ²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴/

/nẽ²³⁻³³ aŋ²³/

/nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴¹/

/nẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ⁵³/

/n̠ʲi²² ɦoŋ⁴⁴/

Phono-semantic matching of English neon via Shanghainese. For Taiwanese Hokkien ne-óng, via Japanese ネオン (neon).

2001, “布魯斯的暗暝”, 魏寧 (lyrics)performed by 白冰冰 [Pai Bing-bing]:

無情城市 霓虹閃熾

无情城市 霓虹闪炽

2009, “癡情有啥意義 [Infatuation Is Nothing]”, 李岩修 (lyrics), 徐嘉良 (music)performed by 蘇路 [Su Lu] and 陳文山 [Chen Wenshan]:

The colourful neon lights are flashing, exposing the sorrows in my heart

chhit-chhái nî-hông siám-sih, chiò chhut gún sim siong-pi

七彩霓虹閃爍 照出阮心傷悲

七彩霓虹闪烁 照出阮心伤悲

2016, 鄭喬安 (lyrics and music), “38舞”performed by 丁姵均:

A city at night with neon lights flashing

霓虹閃爍的夜都市

霓虹闪烁的夜都市

2018, “再會啦！家己”, 十方 (lyrics), 曹俊鴻 (music)performed by 許富凱 [Henry Hsu]:

Just treat regrets as neon lights in the past

ûi-hām tiō tòng-chòe óng-sū tiong ê ne-óng

遺憾就當作往事中的霓虹

遗憾就当作往事中的霓虹

2020, “這樣好嗎 [How About This]”, 韋禮安 [WeiBird] (lyrics), 韋禮安 [WeiBird], 江尚謙, and 黃耀圻 (music)performed by 韋禮安 [WeiBird]:

The neon lights in the city, before it is 6:30, are already restless

chéngshì níhóng bù dào liù diǎn bàn jiù bù'ān

城市霓虹不到六點半就不安

城市霓虹不到六点半就不安


An Nam

→ French: Annam

→ English: Annam

[ʔaːn˧˧ naːm˧˧]

[ʔaːŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧]

[ʔaːŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-An Nam.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安南, composed of 安 (“pacified”) and 南 (“south”), clipping of 安南都護府／安南都护府 (An Nam Đô hộ phủ, “Annam Protectorate”) or 安南國／安南国 (An Nam quốc, “Kingdom of Annam”). Reborrowed from French Annam which itself is from Vietnamese, used along with the French derivative An-nam-mít (from French Annamite).

vi-etym-sino

Yêu sách của nhân dân An Nam

An Nam Cộng sản Đảng

Phan Văn Trường (author), Nguyễn Ái Quốc (signer) (1919 June 18) “Revendications du Peuple Annamite”, in Mémoires d'Indochine (in French); translated into English as “Claims of the Annamite People”, in Understanding the Vietnam War, 1919 June 18; also translated into Vietnamese as Yêu sách của nhân dân An Nam, 2015
Đưa ra những yêu sách trên đây, nhân dân An Nam trông cậy vào chính nghĩa thế giới của tất cả các cường quốc và đặc biệt tin vào lòng độ lượng của nhân dân Pháp cao cả, tức là của những người đang nắm vận mệnh của nhân dân An Nam, của những người, do chỗ nước Pháp là một nước cộng hoà, nên được coi là những người bảo hộ cho nhân dân An Nam. Khi nhân dân An Nam nhắc đến sự ‘bảo hộ’ của nhân dân Pháp, thì không lấy thế làm hổ nhục chút nào mà trái lại còn lấy làm vinh dự; vì nhân dân An Nam biết rằng nhân dân Pháp đại biểu cho tự do và công lý, và không bao giờ từ bỏ lý tưởng cao cả của mình và tình bác ái toàn thế giới.
The Annamite people, in presenting these claims, count on the worldwide justice of all the Powers, and rely in particular on the goodwill of the noble French people who hold our destiny in their hands and who, as France is a republic, have taken us under their protection. In requesting the protection of the French people, the people of Annam, far from feeling humiliated, on the contrary consider themselves honored, because they know that the French people stand for liberty and justice and will never renounce their sublime ideal of universal brotherhood.

Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam đã được thành lập. Đó là Đảng của giai cấp vô sản. Đảng sẽ dìu dắt giai cấp vô sản lãnh đạo cách mạng An Nam đấu tranh nhằm giải phóng cho toàn thể anh chị em bị áp bức, bóc lột chúng ta. . Từ nay anh chị em chúng ta cần phải gia nhập Đảng, ủng hộ Đảng và đi theo Đảng để:
1. Đánh đổ đế quốc Pháp, phong kiến An Nam và giai cấp tư sản phản cách mạng.
2. Làm cho nước An Nam được độc lập.
[…]
5. Quốc hữu hoá toàn bộ đồn điền và đất đai của bọn đế quốc và địa chủ phản cách mạng An Nam chia cho nông dân nghèo.
[…]

2011 [18 February 1930], Nguyễn Ái Quốc, “Lời kêu gọi”, in Hồ Chí Minh — Toàn tập, volumes 3. 1930 - 1945, page 22:

The Communist Party of Vietnam has been founded. It is the Party of the proletariat. The Party will guide the proletariat to lead the Annamite revolutionary struggle to free all of us oppressed, exploited brothers and sisters. From now on we must join the Party, support the Party, and follow the Party in order to:
1. Overthrow French imperialism, Annamite feudalism, and the reactionary capitalist class.
2. Make the country of Annam independent.
 […]
5. Nationalize all plantations and lands belonging to the imperialists and the counter-revolutionary Annamite landlords and distribute [those plantations and lands] to poor peasants.
 […]

(historical or sarcastic, now offensive) Synonym of Việt Nam (“Vietnam”)


Укропия

ru-proper noun+

Укро́пия • (Ukrópija) f inan (genitive Укро́пии, nominative plural Укро́пии, genitive plural Укро́пий)

Укро́пия (canonical)
Ukrópija (romanization)
Укро́пии (genitive)
Укро́пии (nominative plural)
Укро́пий (genitive plural)
Укро́пия (nominative singular)
Укро́пии (nominative plural)
Укро́пии (genitive singular)
Укро́пий (genitive plural)
Укро́пии (dative singular)
Укро́пиям (dative plural)
Укро́пию (accusative singular)
Укро́пии (accusative plural)
Укро́пией (instrumental singular)
Укро́пиею (instrumental singular)
Укро́пиями (instrumental plural)
Укро́пии (prepositional singular)
Укро́пиях (plural prepositional)

From укро́п (ukróp, “a Ukrainian”) + -ия (-ija), or alternatively as укро́п (ukróp, “a Ukrainian”) + уто́пия (utópija, “a utopia”). Compare Се́рбия (Sérbija) — серб (serb), Че́хия (Čéxija) — чех (čex), Слова́кия (Slovákija) — слова́к (slovák) and etc.

af

(slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Ukraine


America's Hat

From the jocular image of Canada as a hat worn by the United States on its northern border.

A tip o' the hat to those in America's Hat.

2006 July 1, Max C. Webster III, “Happy Canada Day”, in alt.music.rush (Usenet):

We're smug in our superiority in knowing how to spell tire, color (or any other word the Brits stick an unnecessary "u" in) and knowing that in the World Series, the World consists only of the USA and America's Hat (Canada).

2008 December 10, Tom Lake, “Re: dell's monitor bad pixel policy?”, in alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (Usenet):

Broken Social Scene, one of the coolest things that America's Hat (you may know it better as Canada) has exported since the mullet and maple syrup.

2010, Brandi Panter, "Editor analyzes status of current music videos", The Daily Beacon (University of Tennessee), Volume 114, Issue 14, 20 July 2010, page 5


Московия

ru-proper noun+

Моско́вия • (Moskóvija) f inan (genitive Моско́вии, nominative plural Моско́вии, genitive plural Моско́вий, relational adjective моско́вский)

Моско́вия (canonical)
Moskóvija (romanization)
Моско́вии (genitive)
Моско́вии (nominative plural)
Моско́вий (genitive plural)
моско́вский (adjective relational)
Моско́вия (nominative singular)
Моско́вии (nominative plural)
Моско́вии (genitive singular)
Моско́вий (genitive plural)
Моско́вии (dative singular)
Моско́виям (dative plural)
Моско́вию (accusative singular)
Моско́вии (accusative plural)
Моско́вией (instrumental singular)
Моско́виею (instrumental singular)
Моско́виями (instrumental plural)
Моско́вии (prepositional singular)
Моско́виях (plural prepositional)

Ru-Московия.ogg

Borrowed from Latin Moscovia, which is in turn from Old East Slavic Московь (Moskovĭ) or Москъвь (Moskŭvĭ), 1st mentioned in the 12th century, a form of Москꙑ (Mosky). Doublet of Москва́ (Moskvá).

Моско́вія — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

О други́х зе́млях и госуда́рствах абба́т намекну́л в каки́х-то нея́сных и нетвёрдых черта́х: что есть земля́ Фра́нция, бога́тая земля́, что англича́не — хоро́шие купцы́ и лю́бят е́здить, что не́мцы — пья́ницы, и что на се́вере есть ва́рварская земля́ Моско́вия, где быва́ют таки́е жесто́кие моро́зы, от кото́рых мо́жет ло́пнуть мозг челове́ческий.

1842, Николай Гоголь [Nikolai Gogol], Рим; English translation from Rome, (Please provide a date or year):

O drugíx zémljax i gosudárstvax abbát nameknúl v kakíx-to nejásnyx i netvjórdyx čertáx: što jestʹ zemljá Fráncija, bogátaja zemljá, što angličáne — xoróšije kupcý i ljúbjat jézditʹ, što némcy — pʹjánicy, i što na sévere jestʹ várvarskaja zemljá Moskóvija, gde byvájut takíje žestókije morózy, ot kotóryx móžet lópnutʹ mozg čelovéčeskij.

(historical) Muscovy (Grand Duchy of Moscow).


Soviet Jewnion

(derogatory, informal, neologism) the Soviet Union, viewed as being under the control and influence of Jews.


寶島

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ⁴¹/

/pɤ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tɤ⁵³/

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁵³/

/po⁵³⁻²⁴ to⁵³/

/po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/po⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tɔ⁵³/

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁵³/

/po⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tɔ⁵⁵/

/po⁵²⁻³⁵ tau⁵²⁻²¹/

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ⁴¹/

/pɤ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tɤ⁵³/

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁵³/

/po⁵³⁻²⁴ to⁵³/

/po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/po⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tɔ⁵³/

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ⁵³/

/po⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tɔ⁵⁵/

/po⁵²⁻³⁵ tau⁵²⁻²¹/


Bolanda

Bolanda (nominative singular)
Bolandy (genitive singular)
Bolandzie (dative singular)
Bolandę (accusative singular)
Bolandą (instrumental singular)
Bolandzie (locative singular)
Bolando (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Arabic بُولَنْدَا (būlandā).


Best Korea

Likely originated on YouTube in 2008, on a now-deleted video of a military parade titled "North Korea is Best Korea", which amassed hundreds of thousands of views. Afterwards, further popularized through an image of Kim Jong Il with the text "North Korea is Best Korea", which originated on 4chan in January 2009, from where the term also made its way to Tumblr and Reddit.

I saw a bit in one blog (Bob Cesca? Deus Ex Malcontent?) yesterday mentioning that Best Korea is trading a reduction in plutonium enrichment for food aid. AND they're willing to be more accommodating to inspections.

2011, Doc Smartass, “Re: OT: one nutjob gone”, in alt.atheism (Usenet):

Why don't you go to some trade shows and take Best Korea with you, the manufacturer of the Brown's Gas generator.

2011, rick_s, “Re: Korea”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet):

there is going to be one hell of a party when Lil'Kim relinquishes control of Best Korea. everyone will be there, and they'll all bring a plate and a bottle and a pc with porn on it.

2013, Nikolai Kingsley, “Re: Bucket, kick, ding”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet):

Best Korea is a famous libertarian paradise.

2014, DVH, “Re: North Korean drug policy”, in uk.politics.misc (Usenet):

2014, Oren, “OT Best Korea... diplomat checks into rehab”, in alt.home.repair (Usenet):

2014, the...@bigmailbox.net, “OT Best Korea blames the video.”, in alt.tv.law-and-order (Usenet):

(Internet slang, sarcastic, humorous) North Korea; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.


People's Republic of Canada

(informal, derogatory or humorous) Canada.


мокша

ru-noun+

мо́кша • (mókša) m anim (genitive мо́кши, nominative plural мо́кши, genitive plural мокш)

мо́кша (canonical)
mókša (romanization)
мо́кши (genitive)
мо́кши (nominative plural)
мокш (genitive plural)
мо́кша (nominative singular)
мо́кши (nominative plural)
мо́кши (genitive singular)
мо́кш (genitive plural)
мо́кше (dative singular)
мо́кшам (dative plural)
мо́кшу (accusative singular)
мо́кш (accusative plural)
мо́кшей (instrumental singular)
мо́кшею (instrumental singular)
мо́кшами (instrumental plural)
мо́кше (prepositional singular)
мо́кшах (plural prepositional)

From toponym Мокша (Mokša, “Moksha River”). The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction. First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).
Neologism attested in at least 2019. Possibly due to the name's similarity to Москва́ (Moskvá).

(derogatory, offensive, neologism, Ukraine) people of the Russian Federation.


мокша

мо́кша (canonical)
mókša (romanization)
мо́кши (genitive)
мо́кши (nominative plural)
мокш (genitive plural)
мо́кша (nominative singular)
мо́кши (nominative plural)
мо́кши (genitive singular)
мо́кш (genitive plural)
мо́кше (dative singular)
мо́кшам (dative plural)
мо́кшу (accusative singular)
мо́кши (accusative plural)
мо́кшей (instrumental singular)
мо́кшею (instrumental singular)
мо́кшами (instrumental plural)
мо́кше (prepositional singular)
мо́кшах (plural prepositional)

Transliteration of Sanskrit मोक्ष (mokṣa)


Gringolândia

(Brazil, derogatory) the United States of America


Раша

Ра́ша (canonical)
Ráša (romanization)
Ра́ши (genitive)
Ра́ша (nominative singular)
Ра́ши (genitive singular)
Ра́ше (dative singular)
Ра́шу (accusative singular)
Ра́шей (instrumental singular)
Ра́шею (instrumental singular)
Ра́ше (prepositional singular)


Раша

uk-proper noun

Ра́ша • (Ráša) f inan (genitive Ра́ші, uncountable)

Ра́ша (canonical)
Ráša (romanization)
Ра́ші (genitive)
Ра́ша (nominative singular)
Ра́ші (genitive singular)
Ра́ші (dative singular)
Ра́шу (accusative singular)
Ра́шею (instrumental singular)
Ра́ші (locative singular)
Ра́ше (singular vocative)


羅剎

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (羅剎):
* → Japanese: 羅(ら)刹(せつ) (rasetsu)
* → Korean: 나찰(羅刹) (nachal)
* → Vietnamese: La Sát (羅剎)

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/

/lɔː²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³/

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/

/lɔː²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³/

Borrowed from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).

(Hindu mythology, Hinduism, Buddhism) rakshasa


倭國

/wɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/wɔː⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/wɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/wɔː⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

(historical) Japan; various historical states on the Japanese archipelago


契弟

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ tiɛ²⁴²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ tiɛ²⁴²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

iā kié-dâ̤ / [ia³³ kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²]

野契弟

có̤ kié-dâ̤ / [t͡sɔ²¹³ kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²]

做契弟

唔去就正契弟。

1989, Wong Jing, God of Gamblers (spoken by Chow Yun-fat)

契弟，你仆街啦！

(Cantonese, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Southern Min, offensive, vulgar) bastard; idiot; son of a bitch (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)


魯国

(obsolete, now offensive) Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Wakanda

From English Wakanda, a fictional country in Marvel Comics. There is no clear reason why this is used by Indonesians as a pejorative to refer their own country, since the correlations are unclear, but it is most likely an algospeak, specifically to avoid censorship.


Малороссия

ru-proper noun+

малоросси́йский

Малоро́ссия • (Maloróssija) f inan (genitive Малоро́ссии, relational adjective малоросси́йский)

Малоро́ссия (canonical)
Maloróssija (romanization)
Малоро́ссии (genitive)
малоросси́йский (adjective relational)
Малоро́ссия (nominative singular)
Малоро́ссии (genitive singular)
Малоро́ссии (dative singular)
Малоро́ссию (accusative singular)
Малоро́ссией (instrumental singular)
Малоро́ссиею (instrumental singular)
Малоро́ссии (prepositional singular)

[məɫɐˈrosʲːɪjə]

Ru-Малороссия.ogg


契哥

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯³³ kɔː⁵⁵/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯³³ kɔː⁵⁵/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

(Hakka) male lover; extramarital lover of a woman


la madre putria

(Latin America, euphemistic, derogatory, vulgar) the prostituted motherland. Used in a pejorative reference to Spain


美帝

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/mei̯¹³ tɐi̯³³/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/mei̯¹³ tɐi̯³³/

Short for 美帝國主義／美帝国主义 (Měi-dìguózhǔyì). Compare Japanese 米帝 (べいてい, beitei).

(colloquial, slang, often derogatory) United States of America (US)


Chinkland

I used to tell the kids who slanted their eyes and told me to go back to Chinkland that I was a direct descendant of Robert E. Lee, giving me more right to live in this country than they had.

2004, Caroline Hwang, In Full Bloom, →ISBN, page 47:

Shit, all they wanted was to be back in Wyoming or South Carolina or Pennsylvania or wherever the hell they came from, copping a feel at a drive-in movie, sneaking a fifth with the guys, dreaming of their first car. Not slogging through a stinking tropical jungle in Chinkland, fighting off malaria, wondering if a Bouncing Betty was going to blow their balls off.

2013, H. W. "Buzz" Bernard, Supercell, →ISBN:

(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Loosely, East Asia or (chiefly US) Asia in general.


燈塔國

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

From 民主燈塔 (mínzhǔ dēngtǎ), a calque of English lighthouse (or beacon) of democracy, a nickname of the United States (see Wikipedia:City upon a Hill).


灣灣

/wän⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

/wän⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

Reduplicative diminutive of 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān).

zh-l

臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān)

zh-reduplicative diminutive

(slang, neologism, Mainland China, sometimes derogatory) Taiwan


/ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

In the anime Code Geass, Japan was the 11th colony.


북괴

Sino-Korean word from 北傀, from 北 (“north”) + 傀 (“puppet”)

ko-etym-sino

(South Korea, derogatory) the north puppet regime, i.e. North Korea


Land of the Morning Calm

the Land of the Morning Calm (canonical)

Calque of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon, “Korea”), from 조(朝) (jo, “morning”) + 선(鮮) (seon, “fresh”).


Pakiland

And reaching out a hand she pulled the hat of ^([sic]) Piloo's head […] 'You won't need this back in Pakiland,' she said, 'It's hot where you're goin', in Pakiland.'

2011, Penelope Farmer, Penelope, page 14:

'Get on!' Wayne guffawed. 'That's only in Pakiland, though, innit? All them mosques and Islams.'

2020, M. J. Trow, Maxwell's Curse, page 110:


土澳

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(neologism, colloquial, humorous, endearing or derogatory, chiefly in Australia) Australia


Japland

→ Japanese: ジャップランド (Jappurando)

I am scribbling of fashion, and running into the moralities thereon, and revelling in my first day's frolic in Japland.

1872, James Brooks, A Seven Months' Run, Up, Down, Around the World, page 50:


腐國

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

腐 (fǔ, “rotten”) here was influenced by Japanese 腐(ふ) (fu, “relating to, or fond of male homosexuality”), as in 腐女子(ふじょし) (fujoshi, “female fan of boys' love (yaoi)”). Thus this literally means “the nation of yaoi (male homosexuality)”.
Such metaphor was based on the Chinese impression of the British, possibly due to the gay culture in Britain and/or the fact that British shows often feature a double male lead, with intimate friendship between the two.

ja-r

(neologism, slang) Britain; the UK; England


Gringoland

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gringoland.

(slang, sometimes derogatory) A land of gringos; in particular, the United States of America.


土雞

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) Turkey (the country)


坡縣

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pɔː⁵⁵ jyːn²²/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pɔː⁵⁵ jyːn²²/

From Singapore's small area, which is comparable with a typical Chinese county or even a large county seat. Compare Little Red Dot in English that arouse from Singapore's geography.

2023 October 7, Lianhe Zaobao, “坡县”可以休矣！ ("Singapore County"? Just Stop It!):

In my opinion, those who refer Singapore as "Singapore County" should consider what would be their feeling if foreigners referred to China or Chinese in a humorous way?

Wǒ xiǎng, shuō “pōxiàn” de rén bùfáng huànwèisīkǎo yīxià, yào shì lǎowài yòng diàokǎn de fāngshì lái chēnghū zhōngguó huò zhōngguórén, gǎnshòu huì zěnme yàng ne?

我想，說「坡縣」的人不妨換位思考一下，要是老外用調侃的方式來稱呼中國或中國人，感受會怎麼樣呢？

我想，说「坡县」的人不妨换位思考一下，要是老外用调侃的方式来称呼中国或中国人，感受会怎么样呢？

(Mainland China, informal, derogatory) Singapore


巴鐵

/pä⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paː⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/

/pä⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paː⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/


曹縣

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Cao County (a county of Heze, Shandong, China)


Cam Bốt

[kaːm˧˧ ʔɓot̚˧˦]

[kaːm˧˧ ʔɓok̚˦˧˥]

[kaːm˧˧ ʔɓok̚˦˥]


Teagueland

O who'll march for me? now speak any that dare, / A horse and a hundred pounds for him, that's fair; / Dear courtier excuse me from Teagueland and slaughter, / And take, which you please, my wife or my daughter.

1690, Thomas Brown, “The Cavalcade, and disbanding the Royal Regiment; a Ballad fo Jo. Haynes, 1690”, in Works of Mr. Thomas Brown, 8th edition, volume 4, London: Henry Lintot & Charles Hitch, published 1744, page 275, stanza 16:

To Teagueland we this beauty owe, / Teagueland her earliest charms did know

a. 1706, Charles Sackville, The Antiquated Coquet:


KKKanada

So sorry for violating your god-given right to dehumynize^([sic]) others. Morlock Chlorophyll / PO Box […] / Vancouver, BC / V5T-1W5 / KKKanada.

To keep the public in perpetual fright / KKKanada forgets that being colour-blind / Means she can only see black and white

2004, Steven Green, Karen Richardson, T Dot Griots: An Anthology of Toronto's Black Storytellers, page 124:

It was not as bad as in KKKanada, for example. In the 1930s, Toronto's public schools would not hire Jewish teachers, no Jews were allowed at St. Michael's and Trinity Colleges.

(derogatory, slang) Canada (understood as being dominated by white supremacy)


land of a thousand hills

the land of a thousand hills (canonical)


Расея

ru-proper noun+

Расе́я • (Raséja) f inan (genitive Расе́и)

Расе́я (canonical)
Raséja (romanization)
Расе́и (genitive)
Расе́я (nominative singular)
Расе́и (genitive singular)
Расе́е (dative singular)
Расе́ю (accusative singular)
Расе́ей (instrumental singular)
Расе́ею (instrumental singular)
Расе́е (prepositional singular)
Расе́я (dated nominative singular)
Расе́и (dated genitive singular)
Расе́ѣ (dated dative singular)
Расе́ю (accusative dated singular)
Расе́ей (dated instrumental singular)
Расе́ею (dated instrumental singular)
Расе́ѣ (dated prepositional singular)

From Росси́я (Rossíja), Россѣ́я (Rossě́ja). The presence of «ѣ» instead of «и» is a consequence of rethinking under the influence of the word рассеять (rassejatʹ), Old East Slavic россѣяти (rossějati).

Будь такие все как вы, ротозеи, что б осталось от Москвы, от Расéи?

1918, Demyan Bedny, Poem 'See off' (Проводы):

If everyone were like you lazybones, what would happen to Moscow, what would happen to Russia?

Budʹ takije vse kak vy, rotozei, što b ostalosʹ ot Moskvy, ot Raséi?

(colloquial, often ironic or derogatory or poetic) Russia (country)


Hàn Xẻng

[haːn˨˩ sɛŋ˧˩]

[haːŋ˦˩ sɛŋ˧˨]

[haːŋ˨˩ sɛŋ˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Hàn Xẻng.wav

hàn (“to weld”) + xẻng (“shovel”), a jocular name for Hàn Quốc, based on cuốc (“hoe”), which is homophonous with quốc (“nation, country”) in Northern dialects, and its usual semantic field companion xẻng (“shovel”). See also cuốc xẻng (“hoe and shovel”).

(humorous or ironic, offensive) South Korea


你國

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/

"Solving" the one who brings up the problem rather than actually solving the problem ― nothing is more your-China characteristic than this one.

Bù jiějué wèntí érshì jiějué tíchū wèntí de rén, méiyǒu bǐ zhè gèng nǐguó tèsè de le.

不解決問題而是解決提出問題的人，沒有比這更你國特色的了。

不解决问题而是解决提出问题的人，没有比这更你国特色的了。

(Mainland China, Internet slang, neologism, sarcastic or offensive) "Your China"; "Not my China"


趙國

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯²² kʷɔːk̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯²² kʷɔːk̚³/


Little Red Dot

From the appearance on maps indicating the position of Singapore, being a red dot position marker, that completely covers all of Singapore on such maps. Originally a derogatory term coined by 3rd President of Indonesia (1998—1999) and 7th Vice President of Indonesia B. J. Habibie in 1998.


gookland

(offensive, ethnic slur) Any unspecified country inhabited primarily by people of East Asian or Oceanian descent, such as China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, or the Philippines.


西朝鮮

/ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

China is at the West of North Korea, and is alleged to be increasingly authoritarian.

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous, sarcastic) China

similar view mocking ultranationalism in Vietnam


牆國

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kʷɔːk̚³/

Humorous homophone of 強國／强国 (qiángguó, “powerful nation”) in Mandarin. The wall refers to the Great Firewall of China, the Internet censorship facilities of People's Republic of China.

(chiefly Taiwan, sarcastic) mainland China; People's Republic of China excluding Hong Kong and Macau


Đông Lào

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ laːw˨˩]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ laːw˦˩]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ laːw˨˩]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Đông Lào.wav

đông (“east”) + Lào (“Laos”), literally “East Laos”.

similar concept mocking ultranationalism in Mainland China


Glyph decomposition of ww, initialism of 灣灣／湾湾 (Wānwān).

zh-l

灣灣／湾湾 (Wānwān)

(Internet slang, neologism, Mainland China, often derogatory) Taiwan


Merdil

(Brazil, derogatory, vulgar, humorous) Brazil, especially in relation to its social problems


Bostil

[bɔsˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

[bɔsˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

[boʃˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

[bɔʃˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

(Brazil, derogatory, vulgar, chiefly Internet slang) Brazil, especially in relation to its social problems; Brazil as an underdeveloped, poor, backward country


Эллада

ru-proper noun+

Элла́да • (Elláda) f inan (genitive Элла́ды, relational adjective элла́дский)

Элла́да (canonical)
Elláda (romanization)
Элла́ды (genitive)
элла́дский (adjective relational)
Элла́да (nominative singular)
Элла́ды (genitive singular)
Элла́де (dative singular)
Элла́ду (accusative singular)
Элла́дой (instrumental singular)
Элла́дою (instrumental singular)
Элла́де (prepositional singular)
Элла́да (dated nominative singular)
Элла́ды (dated genitive singular)
Элла́дѣ (dated dative singular)
Элла́ду (accusative dated singular)
Элла́дой (dated instrumental singular)
Элла́дою (dated instrumental singular)
Элла́дѣ (dated prepositional singular)

Borrowed from Greek Ελλάδα (Elláda) or Ancient Greek Ἑλλᾰ́δᾰ (Helláda).

(poetic or endonym) Hellas; ancient or modern Greece


ジャップランド

[d͡ʑa̠p̚pɯ̟ɾã̠ndo̞]

Borrowed from English Japland, equivalent to ジャップ (Jappu, “Jap”) + ランド (rando, “land”).

com-ja

中世ジャップランド


keltainen valtio

keltainen valtio (nominative singular)
keltainen valtio (accusative nominative singular)
keltaisen valtion (accusative genitive singular)
keltaisen valtion (genitive singular)
keltaista valtiota (partitive singular)
keltaisessa valtiossa (inessive singular)
keltaisesta valtiosta (elative singular)
keltaiseen valtioon (illative singular)
keltaisella valtiolla (adessive singular)
keltaiselta valtiolta (ablative singular)
keltaiselle valtiolle (allative singular)
keltaisena valtiona (essive singular)
keltaiseksi valtioksi (singular translative)
keltaisetta valtiotta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
keltainen valtioni (nominative singular)
keltainen valtioni (accusative nominative singular)
keltaisen valtioni (accusative genitive singular)
keltaisen valtioni (genitive singular)
keltaista valtiotani (partitive singular)
keltaisessa valtiossani (inessive singular)
keltaisesta valtiostani (elative singular)
keltaiseen valtiooni (illative singular)
keltaisella valtiollani (adessive singular)
keltaiselta valtioltani (ablative singular)
keltaiselle valtiolleni (allative singular)
keltaisena valtionani (essive singular)
keltaiseksi valtiokseni (singular translative)
keltaisetta valtiottani (abessive singular)
keltainen valtiosi (nominative singular)
keltainen valtiosi (accusative nominative singular)
keltaisen valtiosi (accusative genitive singular)
keltaisen valtiosi (genitive singular)
keltaista valtiotasi (partitive singular)
keltaisessa valtiossasi (inessive singular)
keltaisesta valtiostasi (elative singular)
keltaiseen valtioosi (illative singular)
keltaisella valtiollasi (adessive singular)
keltaiselta valtioltasi (ablative singular)
keltaiselle valtiollesi (allative singular)
keltaisena valtionasi (essive singular)
keltaiseksi valtioksesi (singular translative)
keltaisetta valtiottasi (abessive singular)
keltainen valtiomme (nominative singular)
keltainen valtiomme (accusative nominative singular)
keltaisen valtiomme (accusative genitive singular)
keltaisen valtiomme (genitive singular)
keltaista valtiotamme (partitive singular)
keltaisessa valtiossamme (inessive singular)
keltaisesta valtiostamme (elative singular)
keltaiseen valtioomme (illative singular)
keltaisella valtiollamme (adessive singular)
keltaiselta valtioltamme (ablative singular)
keltaiselle valtiollemme (allative singular)
keltaisena valtionamme (essive singular)
keltaiseksi valtioksemme (singular translative)
keltaisetta valtiottamme (abessive singular)
keltainen valtionne (nominative singular)
keltainen valtionne (accusative nominative singular)
keltaisen valtionne (accusative genitive singular)
keltaisen valtionne (genitive singular)
keltaista valtiotanne (partitive singular)
keltaisessa valtiossanne (inessive singular)
keltaisesta valtiostanne (elative singular)
keltaiseen valtioonne (illative singular)
keltaisella valtiollanne (adessive singular)
keltaiselta valtioltanne (ablative singular)
keltaiselle valtiollenne (allative singular)
keltaisena valtionanne (essive singular)
keltaiseksi valtioksenne (singular translative)
keltaisetta valtiottanne (abessive singular)
keltainen valtionsa (nominative singular)
keltainen valtionsa (accusative nominative singular)
keltaisen valtionsa (accusative genitive singular)
keltaisen valtionsa (genitive singular)
keltaista valtiotaan (partitive singular)
keltaista valtiotansa (partitive singular)
keltaisessa valtiossaan (inessive singular)
keltaisessa valtiossansa (inessive singular)
keltaisesta valtiostaan (elative singular)
keltaisesta valtiostansa (elative singular)
keltaiseen valtioonsa (illative singular)
keltaisella valtiollaan (adessive singular)
keltaisella valtiollansa (adessive singular)
keltaiselta valtioltaan (ablative singular)
keltaiselta valtioltansa (ablative singular)
keltaiselle valtiolleen (allative singular)
keltaiselle valtiollensa (allative singular)
keltaisena valtionaan (essive singular)
keltaisena valtionansa (essive singular)
keltaiseksi valtiokseen (singular translative)
keltaiseksi valtioksensa (singular translative)
keltaisetta valtiottaan (abessive singular)
keltaisetta valtiottansa (abessive singular)

keltainen (“yellow”) and valtio (“country”)

Keltainen valtio on suorittanut useita ilmatilaloukkauksia sekä käynnistänyt laajan sotaharjoituksen Itämerellä.

The yellow country has committed several airspace violations as well as begun a large-scale military exercise on the Baltic Sea.

(military) maneuver enemy (a fictional state used as OPFOR in planning and training)


陰國

Literally "negative country". A pun on 英國／英国 (Yīngguó), as the first characters 英 (yīng) and 陰／阴 (yīn) are nearly or exactly homophonous in many Sinitic languages.

zh-l

英國／英国 (Yīngguó)

/in⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/jɐm⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/in⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/jɐm⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

(neologism, derogatory, slang) United Kingdom, a country in Europe


Мордор

ru-proper noun+

Мо́рдор • (Mórdor) m inan (genitive Мо́рдора)

Мо́рдор (canonical)
Mórdor (romanization)
Мо́рдора (genitive)
Мо́рдор (nominative singular)
Мо́рдора (genitive singular)
Мо́рдору (dative singular)
Мо́рдор (accusative singular)
Мо́рдором (instrumental singular)
Мо́рдоре (prepositional singular)


Мордор

uk-proper noun

Мо́рдор • (Mórdor) m inan (genitive Мо́рдору, uncountable)

Мо́рдор (canonical)
Mórdor (romanization)
Мо́рдору (genitive)
Мо́рдор (nominative singular)
Мо́рдору (genitive singular)
Мо́рдорові (dative singular)
Мо́рдору (dative singular)
Мо́рдор (accusative singular)
Мо́рдором (instrumental singular)
Мо́рдору (locative singular)
Мо́рдорі (locative singular)
Мо́рдоре (singular vocative)


黴國

/meɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

A pun on 美國／美国 (Měiguó), as the first characters 美 (měi) and 黴／霉 (méi) are nearly or exactly homophonous in many Sinitic languages.

zh-l

美國／美国 (Měiguó)

(neologism, derogatory, slang) United States


Swedistan

No, more likely the cowardly Swedes will move away and the MooSlimes will rename it Swedistan. / Swedistan - Future Capital of Eurabia.

2006 June 3, Anonymous Infidel - Scares away the primitives with fire, “Re: OFFICIAL SWEDEN SAYS MUSLIM RAPES, ETC. = OK”, in soc.culture.australian (Usenet):

The Islamic Country of Swedistan.

2016 January 6, MuahMan, “Re: Multiple accounts - OS X vs. Windows”, in comp.sys.mac.advocacy (Usenet):

[“]Swedistan has failed. The ethnic Swedes will soon become a minority. I give it maybe ten years. These new Swedes will have the right to vote and that will be the end of Sweden. In my opinion Sweden is no longer a country I recognize.[”]

2019, Cathrine Thorleifsson, Nationalist Responses to the Crises in Europe: Old and New Hatreds (Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations), Abingdon: Routledge, →ISBN, page unknown:

The hubris of “progressive” politics, and its relentless war against patriarchy, provide a pointed reminder that cultural evolution is 100 percent reversible, as Sweden's violent descent into “Swedistan” amply testifies. Today's “progressive” social democracy is tomorrow's “Stone Age” Islamic theocracy.

2019, Lou Marinoff, On Human Conflict: The Philosophical Foundations of War and Peace, Lanham, MD: Hamilton Books, →ISBN, page 390:

(slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) Sweden, viewed as an Islamic country because of immigration from Islamic countries.


厲害國

ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

From the phrase 厲害了我的國／厉害了我的国 (“My country is just awesome”) commonly used on mainland Chinese forums that praises the People's Republic of China but is ridiculed by its detractors, from the title of a 2018 documentary Amazing China (《厲害了，我的國》／《厉害了，我的国》), produced by China Central Television (CCTV).

(sarcastic, derogatory) People's Republic of China


Сакартвело

ru-proper noun

Сакартве́ло • (Sakartvɛ́lo) f inan (indeclinable)

Сакартве́ло (canonical)
Sakartvɛ́lo (romanization)

Borrowed from Georgian საქართველო (sakartvelo).

bor+

(rare, poetic or endonym) Georgia (a country in the South Caucasus)


Сакартвело

uk-proper noun

Сакартве́ло • (Sakartvélo) f inan (indeclinable)

Сакартве́ло (canonical)
Sakartvélo (romanization)

[sɐkɐrtˈʋɛɫɔ]

(uncommon) Georgia (a country in the South Caucasus)


中共國

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ²² kʷɔːk̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ²² kʷɔːk̚³/


Malingsia

Blend of maling (“thief”) + Malaysia, referring to Indonesian nationalist views about Malaysia as stealing Indonesian traditions and cuisine.

(slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Malaysia, Malaysian.


kaalimaa

kaalimaa (nominative singular)
kaalimaat (nominative plural)
kaalimaa (accusative nominative singular)
kaalimaat (accusative nominative plural)
kaalimaan (accusative genitive singular)
kaalimaat (accusative genitive plural)
kaalimaan (genitive singular)
kaalimaiden (genitive plural)
kaalimaitten (genitive plural)
kaalimaata (partitive singular)
kaalimaita (partitive plural)
kaalimaassa (inessive singular)
kaalimaissa (inessive plural)
kaalimaasta (elative singular)
kaalimaista (elative plural)
kaalimaahan (illative singular)
kaalimaihin (illative plural)
kaalimaalla (adessive singular)
kaalimailla (adessive plural)
kaalimaalta (ablative singular)
kaalimailta (ablative plural)
kaalimaalle (allative singular)
kaalimaille (allative plural)
kaalimaana (essive singular)
kaalimaina (essive plural)
kaalimaaksi (singular translative)
kaalimaiksi (plural translative)
kaalimaatta (abessive singular)
kaalimaitta (abessive plural)
kaalimain (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
kaalimaani (nominative singular)
kaalimaani (nominative plural)
kaalimaani (accusative nominative singular)
kaalimaani (accusative nominative plural)
kaalimaani (accusative genitive singular)
kaalimaani (accusative genitive plural)
kaalimaani (genitive singular)
kaalimaideni (genitive plural)
kaalimaitteni (genitive plural)
kaalimaatani (partitive singular)
kaalimaitani (partitive plural)
kaalimaassani (inessive singular)
kaalimaissani (inessive plural)
kaalimaastani (elative singular)
kaalimaistani (elative plural)
kaalimaahani (illative singular)
kaalimaihini (illative plural)
kaalimaallani (adessive singular)
kaalimaillani (adessive plural)
kaalimaaltani (ablative singular)
kaalimailtani (ablative plural)
kaalimaalleni (allative singular)
kaalimailleni (allative plural)
kaalimaanani (essive singular)
kaalimainani (essive plural)
kaalimaakseni (singular translative)
kaalimaikseni (plural translative)
kaalimaattani (abessive singular)
kaalimaittani (abessive plural)
kaalimaineni (comitative plural)
kaalimaasi (nominative singular)
kaalimaasi (nominative plural)
kaalimaasi (accusative nominative singular)
kaalimaasi (accusative nominative plural)
kaalimaasi (accusative genitive singular)
kaalimaasi (accusative genitive plural)
kaalimaasi (genitive singular)
kaalimaidesi (genitive plural)
kaalimaittesi (genitive plural)
kaalimaatasi (partitive singular)
kaalimaitasi (partitive plural)
kaalimaassasi (inessive singular)
kaalimaissasi (inessive plural)
kaalimaastasi (elative singular)
kaalimaistasi (elative plural)
kaalimaahasi (illative singular)
kaalimaihisi (illative plural)
kaalimaallasi (adessive singular)
kaalimaillasi (adessive plural)
kaalimaaltasi (ablative singular)
kaalimailtasi (ablative plural)
kaalimaallesi (allative singular)
kaalimaillesi (allative plural)
kaalimaanasi (essive singular)
kaalimainasi (essive plural)
kaalimaaksesi (singular translative)
kaalimaiksesi (plural translative)
kaalimaattasi (abessive singular)
kaalimaittasi (abessive plural)
kaalimainesi (comitative plural)
kaalimaamme (nominative singular)
kaalimaamme (nominative plural)
kaalimaamme (accusative nominative singular)
kaalimaamme (accusative nominative plural)
kaalimaamme (accusative genitive singular)
kaalimaamme (accusative genitive plural)
kaalimaamme (genitive singular)
kaalimaidemme (genitive plural)
kaalimaittemme (genitive plural)
kaalimaatamme (partitive singular)
kaalimaitamme (partitive plural)
kaalimaassamme (inessive singular)
kaalimaissamme (inessive plural)
kaalimaastamme (elative singular)
kaalimaistamme (elative plural)
kaalimaahamme (illative singular)
kaalimaihimme (illative plural)
kaalimaallamme (adessive singular)
kaalimaillamme (adessive plural)
kaalimaaltamme (ablative singular)
kaalimailtamme (ablative plural)
kaalimaallemme (allative singular)
kaalimaillemme (allative plural)
kaalimaanamme (essive singular)
kaalimainamme (essive plural)
kaalimaaksemme (singular translative)
kaalimaiksemme (plural translative)
kaalimaattamme (abessive singular)
kaalimaittamme (abessive plural)
kaalimainemme (comitative plural)
kaalimaanne (nominative singular)
kaalimaanne (nominative plural)
kaalimaanne (accusative nominative singular)
kaalimaanne (accusative nominative plural)
kaalimaanne (accusative genitive singular)
kaalimaanne (accusative genitive plural)
kaalimaanne (genitive singular)
kaalimaidenne (genitive plural)
kaalimaittenne (genitive plural)
kaalimaatanne (partitive singular)
kaalimaitanne (partitive plural)
kaalimaassanne (inessive singular)
kaalimaissanne (inessive plural)
kaalimaastanne (elative singular)
kaalimaistanne (elative plural)
kaalimaahanne (illative singular)
kaalimaihinne (illative plural)
kaalimaallanne (adessive singular)
kaalimaillanne (adessive plural)
kaalimaaltanne (ablative singular)
kaalimailtanne (ablative plural)
kaalimaallenne (allative singular)
kaalimaillenne (allative plural)
kaalimaananne (essive singular)
kaalimainanne (essive plural)
kaalimaaksenne (singular translative)
kaalimaiksenne (plural translative)
kaalimaattanne (abessive singular)
kaalimaittanne (abessive plural)
kaalimainenne (comitative plural)
kaalimaansa (nominative singular)
kaalimaansa (nominative plural)
kaalimaansa (accusative nominative singular)
kaalimaansa (accusative nominative plural)
kaalimaansa (accusative genitive singular)
kaalimaansa (accusative genitive plural)
kaalimaansa (genitive singular)
kaalimaidensa (genitive plural)
kaalimaittensa (genitive plural)
kaalimaataan (partitive singular)
kaalimaatansa (partitive singular)
kaalimaitaan (partitive plural)
kaalimaitansa (partitive plural)
kaalimaassaan (inessive singular)
kaalimaassansa (inessive singular)
kaalimaissaan (inessive plural)
kaalimaissansa (inessive plural)
kaalimaastaan (elative singular)
kaalimaastansa (elative singular)
kaalimaistaan (elative plural)
kaalimaistansa (elative plural)
kaalimaahansa (illative singular)
kaalimaihinsa (illative plural)
kaalimaallaan (adessive singular)
kaalimaallansa (adessive singular)
kaalimaillaan (adessive plural)
kaalimaillansa (adessive plural)
kaalimaaltaan (ablative singular)
kaalimaaltansa (ablative singular)
kaalimailtaan (ablative plural)
kaalimailtansa (ablative plural)
kaalimaalleen (allative singular)
kaalimaallensa (allative singular)
kaalimailleen (allative plural)
kaalimaillensa (allative plural)
kaalimaanaan (essive singular)
kaalimaanansa (essive singular)
kaalimainaan (essive plural)
kaalimainansa (essive plural)
kaalimaakseen (singular translative)
kaalimaaksensa (singular translative)
kaalimaikseen (plural translative)
kaalimaiksensa (plural translative)
kaalimaattaan (abessive singular)
kaalimaattansa (abessive singular)
kaalimaittaan (abessive plural)
kaalimaittansa (abessive plural)
kaalimaineen (comitative plural)
kaalimainensa (comitative plural)

/ˈkɑːliˌmɑː/

[ˈkɑ̝ːliˌmɑ̝ː]

From kaali (“cabbage; kale”) + maa (“land”). The derogatory senses stem from a stereotype of Russian appetite for sauerkraut (hapankaali). Compare kaaliryssä.

Pienet kaalimaat toisensa jälkeen liittyivät Natoon ja Euroopan unioniin.

2018 April 23, Lasse Lehtinen, “Kiittämättömät pienet kaalimaat”, in Ilta-Sanomat:

One small Eastern European state after another joined NATO and the European Union.

(derogatory, humorous, uncountable) Russia

(derogatory, humorous) Any Eastern European state.


K国

From kana initials of 韓(かん) (Kan, “Korean”) + 国(こく) (koku, “country”).

K国反応

Responses from South Korea(ns) (used commonly for provocative titles on YouTube)

(derogatory, offensive, Internet slang) South Korea


唐国

[ka̠ɾa̠kɯ̟ɲ̟i]

(archaic) China (a region and country in East Asia)


大八洲

ja-pos

大(おお)八(や)洲(しま) • (Ōyashima) ^(←おほやしま (Ofoyasima)?)

大八洲 (canonical)
Ōyashima (romanization)
Ofoyasima (romanization)
おほやしま (hiragana historical)

Compound of 大 (ō, “great, big”) + 八 (ya, “eight>many”) + 島 (shima, “island”),
referring to the eight islands of Japan created by Izanagi and Izanami according to the Kojiki. However, 八 (ya) was also used in various ancient compounds to mean simply many, as opposed to specifically eight, so this term may be interpreted instead to mean originally "the many islands of Japan".
This compound most often uses the less-common spelling of 洲 for the shima (“island”) portion.
First cited to a text from 849.


蘇修

/su⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sou̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/su⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sou̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Short for 蘇聯修正主義／苏联修正主义 (Sūlián xiūzhèng zhǔyì, “Soviet revisionism”).


楓葉國

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːp̚² kʷɔːk̚³/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːp̚² kʷɔːk̚³/

Alternative name for 加拿大 (Jiānádà, “Canada (a country in North America)”).


鬼島

Calque of Malay Pulau Hantu (literally “ghost island”).

clq

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ tou̯³⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ tou̯³⁵/

Pulau Hantu (an island in the West Region, Singapore)


種花家

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/


Yankland

(slang, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, UK, sometimes derogatory) The United States.


West Britain

(derogatory) The island of Ireland, as influenced by Britain.


Endia

(Pakistan, derogatory, offensive, slang) India.