Meaning of Mongol | Babel Free
/ˈmɒŋɡəl/Definitions
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Alternative letter-case form of Mongol (“a person with Down's syndrome”). alt-of, dated, offensive
- A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian.
- A Keram language spoken in Papua New Guinea (also known by its native name Mwakai).
- A member of any of the various Mongol ethnic groups living in the Mongolian People's Republic, the former USSR, Tibet and Nepal.
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A person with Down syndrome. dated, derogatory, offensive
- A member of the nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who invaded Europe in the 13th century.
- A member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club of California, United States.
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A Turk, particularly in political or Internet discourse by certain neighbors (such as in Greece or the Caucasus) and within Turkey by opponents to suggest a lack of civilization or, in some contexts, to mock the genetic and historical ties between the Turkic and Mongolic peoples. ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
Equivalents
Examples
“The face which emerged was not reassuring.[…]. He was not a mongol but there was a deficiency of a sort there, and it was not made more pretty by a latter-day hair cut which involved eccentrically long elf-locks and oiled black curls.”
“—You are malaka! [a wanker] —Malaka goat anan! [is your goat mother!] —Malaka OLOLOLO! —[Answers in Turkish] Malaka goat anandır! [Malaka is your goat mother!] —Mongol! —[Answers in Turkish] Hassiktir ben Türküm! [Fuck you, I am Turkish!]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.