"Jap" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /d͡ʒæp/ Audio: En-au-Jap.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: Shortened from Japanese, attested as a noun since 1872, and adjectivally since 1878. Compare Nip (shortened from Nippon). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Japanese}} Japanese, {{m|en|Nip}} Nip, {{m|en|Nippon}} Nippon Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Jap (not comparable)
  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Japanese; of or pertaining to Japan or its people. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, not-comparable, slur Categories (place): Japan
    Sense id: en-Jap-en-adj-~4tG2m9m Disambiguation of Japan: 68 2 5 18 6 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs

Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒæp/ Audio: En-au-Jap.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: Shortened from Japanese, attested as a noun since 1872, and adjectivally since 1878. Compare Nip (shortened from Nippon). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Japanese}} Japanese, {{m|en|Nip}} Nip, {{m|en|Nippon}} Nippon Head templates: {{en-prop}} Jap
  1. (offensive, slang, ethnic slur) The Japanese language. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-Jap-en-name-eTk6WhIn Categories (other): English ethnic slurs
  2. (informal, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia) Short for Japanese. Tags: Australia, Hong-Kong, Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: Japanese
    Sense id: en-Jap-en-name-U363DGnK Categories (other): Australian English, Hong Kong English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 43 26 3

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒæp/ Audio: En-au-Jap.ogg [Australia] Forms: Japs [plural]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: Shortened from Japanese, attested as a noun since 1872, and adjectivally since 1878. Compare Nip (shortened from Nippon). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Japanese}} Japanese, {{m|en|Nip}} Nip, {{m|en|Nippon}} Nippon Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jap (plural Japs)
  1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) A Japanese person. Tags: US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur Synonyms: Japanese (english: neutral; non-offensive), Nip [ethnic, pejorative, slur] Derived forms: Japland Related terms: Japan Translations (offensive term for a Japanese person): 蘿蔔頭 [derogatory] (Chinese Cantonese), 萝卜头 (lo⁴ baak⁶ tau⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 㗎仔 (gaa⁴ zai²) (Chinese Cantonese), 日本鬼子 (Rìběn guǐzi) [derogatory] (Chinese Mandarin), 小日本兒 (Chinese Mandarin), 小日本儿 (xiǎorìběnr) (Chinese Mandarin), 小日本 (xiǎorìběn) (Chinese Mandarin), 倭寇 (wōkòu) (Chinese Mandarin), 本子 (běnzi) (Chinese Mandarin), Jap [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), japs (Estonian), japsi (Finnish), Jap [feminine, masculine] (French), Japse [masculine] (German), ジャップ (jappu) (Japanese), 쪽발이 (jjokbari) (Korean), 왜놈 (waenom) (Korean), 왜족 (waejok) (Korean), 짜개발 (jjagaebal) (Korean), japa [Brazil, feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), япо́шка (japóška) [derogatory, feminine, masculine] (Russian), яп (jap) [masculine] (Russian), джап (džap) [masculine] (Russian), japo [masculine] (Spanish), japa [feminine] (Spanish), ยุ่น (yûn) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Jap-en-noun-IAMiVzo0 Categories (other): American English, English ethnic slurs

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒæp/ Audio: En-au-Jap.ogg [Australia] Forms: Japs [present, singular, third-person], Japping [participle, present], Japped [participle, past], Japped [past]
Rhymes: -æp Etymology: Shortened from Japanese, attested as a noun since 1872, and adjectivally since 1878. Compare Nip (shortened from Nippon). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Japanese}} Japanese, {{m|en|Nip}} Nip, {{m|en|Nippon}} Nippon Head templates: {{en-verb}} Jap (third-person singular simple present Japs, present participle Japping, simple past and past participle Japped)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of jap Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: jap
    Sense id: en-Jap-en-verb-d5~th2Zt

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Jap meaning in English (12.4kB)

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          "text": "American officers have observed how Chinese troops stationed at American air bases have frequently refused to shoot at Japanese raiding planes. Asked by an American officer for the reason for this behavior, a Chinese officer at Lao-ho-k’ou air base in Hupeh answered (November 1944): “Well you see, if we shot down a Jap plane, the Japs would be angry and would take revenge and return and bomb the city and do a lot of damage.”",
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        "(informal, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia) Short for Japanese."
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          "ref": "1964, Harry S. Truman, 1:38 from the start, in MP2002-288 Former President Truman Discusses the Battle of Okinawa, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162",
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        {
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          "text": "American officers have observed how Chinese troops stationed at American air bases have frequently refused to shoot at Japanese raiding planes. Asked by an American officer for the reason for this behavior, a Chinese officer at Lao-ho-k’ou air base in Hupeh answered (November 1944): “Well you see, if we shot down a Jap plane, the Japs would be angry and would take revenge and return and bomb the city and do a lot of damage.”",
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      "sense": "offensive term for a Japanese person",
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      "word": "萝卜头"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "offensive term for a Japanese person",
      "word": "本子"
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      "sense": "offensive term for a Japanese person",
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      "sense": "offensive term for a Japanese person",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "offensive term for a Japanese person",
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      "sense": "offensive term for a Japanese person",
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      "sense": "offensive term for a Japanese person",
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      "sense": "offensive term for a Japanese person",
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      "sense": "offensive term for a Japanese person",
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