"carpet kisser" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-carpet kisser.ogg [Australia] Forms: carpet kissers [plural]
Etymology: Referring to the posture taken in Islamic prayer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} carpet kisser (plural carpet kissers)
  1. (slang, offensive, religious slur) A Muslim. Tags: offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-carpet_kisser-en-noun-G0u5PJGo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English religious slurs

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002, Bajram Koljenovic, Blood of Montenegro, page 207",
          "text": "You had better watch your mouth, mister carpet kisser, you sound like a puking yellow Albanian.” “I am Montenegrin,” I informed him. “No, I'm Montenegrin,” said one of the Orthodox soldiers from Cetinje. “You're Muslim, and you Muslims […]",
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          "ref": "2003, Haffah Daffah, “Re: How DARE you Muslims defy the US of A!”, in alt.religion.islam (Usenet)",
          "text": "Ohh Ghod! an Aussie Carpet Kisser? They're there too?",
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          "ref": "2001, Hallu Atamas, “Re: HRW 10/22 Casualties”, in alt.religion.islam (Usenet)",
          "text": "Yeah...well... just bow to the east/west and point your a$$ to the west/east carpet kisser, we're just gonna keep kickin' it",
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        "(slang, offensive, religious slur) A Muslim."
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