Meaning of Jap | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Japanese language.
   dated, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
2. A Japanese person.
   US, derogatory, ethnic, slur
3. Initialism of Jewish-American/Jewish-Australian princess: overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish American or Australian woman.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. Clipping of Japanese.
   Australia, Hong-Kong, Singapore, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
5. Initialism of Jewish-American/Jewish-Australian prince: overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish American or Australian man.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
6. An Imperial Japanese Army soldier.
   US, derogatory, historical

Equivalents

Examples

“He petered out under Pitty's savage look: Do you speak Jap? Do you understand the world from inside those bastards' slanty-eyed little head-lopping poem-writing minds?”

“He said it in Japanese, which surprised the boy and stunned Cullen. “You speak Jap?” asked Cullen. “Looks like it, doesn't it?””

“Among our Japs on board are two returning from Italy, where they have been with silk-worms' eggs, on cards, to sell. This has become a great speculation, and the Japs are going into it with zeal. The Japs almost always—always when they can—take cabin passages ; the Chinese seldom, or never.”

“The Japs had been confident that this first and sudden land grab could be accomplished without their becoming involved in a major war, and they were right.”

“Eww, you've got to check out her creepy friends.. It's like these JAP actress sluts and some American Gladiators reject lunkhead!”

“It took only the smallest hop of the imagination to picture her as an NYU undergraduate, a well-heeled JAP who did yoga, ate only vegetables and consented quickly to anal sex.”

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