Nicknames

This page is an inventory of all the nicknames (translated into English) given to specific groups of people in Inecuria, including racial, ethnic, national and religious groups. Some of these nicknames are harmless, and some are considered derogatory slurs. Some were also once harmless nicknames which have taken on an offensive connotation, and some are slurs which have lost their offensiveness.

## Human-Related

* **Pinkskin** - Used by all hominid races with non-Human skin colours; Orcs, Black Elves and Dark Elves. Refers to Humans generally, but only used to refer to pale-skined Humans; obviously this label is nonsensical for brown-skinned Humans such as Kalzuranuris and Chalparnis. Has generally never been interpreted as offensive. This label is also used by Black Elves to refer to Elves.

## Orc-Related

* **Greenskin** - Fairly self-evident origins. Has historically been used in a mocking manner, but is largely non-offensive.

## Elfkin-Related

* **Pinkskin** - Used by Black Elves to refer to Elves. Generally not used by other races, who use the same word to refer to Humans. Has generally never been interpreted as offensive.
* **Coalskin** - Refers to the black skin of Black Elves. A rarer variant of this is Pitchskin. Offensiveness has a tendency to vary significantly between individuals; many Black Elves find it inoffensive, whereas others see it as a slur.
* **Pointy-Ear** - Fairly self-evident origins, and used to refer to all Elfkin. Some Elfkin may take offence to this, but generally it is interpreted as non-offensive. A variant of this is Knife-Ear.
* **Slant-Eye** - Refers to the angled eyes of Elfkin. Generally seen as mildly offensive.
* **Girl-Man** - Often rendered in English as the much cruder "femboy", referencing the slender structure of Elfkin males which makes them appear feminine by the standards of most other hominids, especially Humans and Orcs. Generally interpreted as very offensive.

## Vampire-Related

* **Poultry** or **Bird-Brained** - Refers to the Titanic guardian of the Vampire race, Silaris the Great Raven. Greatly offensive to Vampires in an indirect manner, as it insults the figure they revere highest besides the Gods themselves.
* **Parasite** - Refers to how Vampires must drain the life-force of others to survive. Easily the most offensive slur that can be used against Vampires; for comparison, this is equivalent to calling an African person the n-word.
* **Cattle** - Used by Vampires to refer to non-Vampires, to mockingly assert their superiority and diminish other races as merely food for the Vampire race. The word itself is generally not seen as offensive, but it still incurs great hostility against those who use it, for it implies a supremacist attitude.

## Hermaphrodite-Related

* **Arsenal** - Offensive for its vulgarity, but not perceived as a slur by hermaphrodites. Refers to how hermaphrodites are "fully equipped", hence they are an arsenal.
* **Manless** - Used by races with binary sexes to mock the perceived lack of masculinity amongst hermaphroditic races. Note that this is used specifically for hermaphroditic races (i.e. Vampires, Dark Elves and less commonly Cisens) and not Elvish hermaphrodites. Generally interpreted as offensive.
* **Abomination** - A word frequently used by many cultures to refer to hermaphrodites, often to justify hostility or violence against them. Rarely used to refer to Cisens, as they are less commonly perceived as "unnatural" because they are so different from hominids. Generally interpreted as very offensive.