Top Ten Words You Didn't Know Had Racist Origins

The Top Ten
1 Hip Hip Hooray

Jordan salesguy2392 thanks for the meaning of that word. People sometimes use that word when they cheered others for either their success, or after the "Happy Birthday" song.

It is interesting to note that "Hooray" was the battle cry of Genghis Khan's Mongol Horde in the 1200s.

Actual meaning:To kill Jews after winning a little league game

I didn't know that word has a racist origin.

2 Vandal

This was a specific Germanic tribe living near what we now call Poland and Eastern Germany. They did like to mess stuff up, but seriously, you should at least check Wikipedia before making a list that is so full of errors.

3 Barbarian

Wrong again, it refers specifically to the Germanic tribes, aka ALL Germans during the Roman period.

"Barbarian" comes from Greek and Roman root words meaning "beard."

4 Bugger

Actual meaning:a Bulgarian sodomite

5 Gyp

Nope, the actual meaning is referring to "Gypsy", specifically the nomadic European peoples.
This stuff is easy to research, why didn't you do that?

Actual meaning:a godless baby eater

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