Beur
Beur (or alternatively, Rebeu) is a colloquial term, sometimes considered pejorative, in French to designate European-born people whose parents or grandparents are immigrants from the Maghreb. The equivalent term for a female beur is a beurette. The term "rebeu" is neither applicable to females nor does it have a female version. Use. The word beur was coined using verlan for the word "arabe", which means Arabic or Arab in French. Since the late 1990s, many young people have used the twice-verlanised term "rebeu" as a synonym. This term is now the dominant term used by the younger  generations (under 30). The word "beurette", the female version of "beur", is created by adding the -ette female suffix in French. In French many slang words are created by simply reversing the word in terms of spelling and then reading it out. Because of French grammar rules, the new word is usually completely different from the result of reversing the word phonetically. The word "beurgeois" is derived from a combination of the words "beur" and "bourgeois". The term is slightly familiar and not advised in formal speech with respect to etiquette though it will be used in the media. The  term "beur" is used to refer to all the Arabs from either Maghreb or Mashreq areas of the Arab world born in France. The term "beur" is of French origin, and as such was traditionally mostly used in French-speaking European countries such as France (where the term originates), Belgium, Monaco, Luxembourg and Switzerland, as well as in the Maghreb. Due to cultural integration between such peoples across Europe, the term is now popular in other parts of Europe with a large Maghrebi community, such as the UK, Spain, the Netherlands and Italy. Someone who is a Maghrebi from Europe  is not necessarily a "beur": the term is applied to those who have a hybrid culture between their Maghrebi roots and their status as someone who was born and raised in Europe. There is a big difference between a French Moroccan and a "beur", for instance. There is a strong identity and solidarity between these people that exists irrespective of which Maghrebi country one comes from, nor the European country they were raised in: a French Algerian will see another French Algerian as they would a French Moroccan, a Belgium Moroccan or a Moroccan Italian. The term can apply to  people of any ethnicity or religion, such as Maghrebi Arabs, Berbers, Maghrebi Jews, Pieds-Noirs or even Blacks who originate from the Maghreb. Since 1992, the BEUR.FM radio station has broadcast nationwide (106.7 FM in Paris). Further reading. On Beur Literature: