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curry-muncher

curry-muncher noun: a person from the Indian subcontinent.

Noun

curry-muncher (plural curry-munchers)

  1. (ethnic, offensive, slur) A person from the Indian subcontinent.
    • The fact that you call a person a ‘coolie‘ or a ‘charra‘ or a ‘curry-muncher’ doesn't, naturally, stop you looking for bargains in his shop.1993, Jenny Hobbs, The Sweet-smelling Jasmine
    • 'What did they look like?'
      'Asian, curry-munchers maybe.'
      'Indian, Pakistani?' asked Mac.
      'Yeah, mate.'2010, Mark Abernethy, Second Strike, page 519

Synonyms of curry-muncher

Forms of curry-muncher

pluralcurry-munchers
alternative formcurry muncher
alternative formcurrymuncher

Origin of curry-muncher

From curry + muncher.

Questions about curry-muncher

What does curry-muncher mean?
Curry-muncher means a person from the Indian subcontinent.
What part of speech is curry-muncher?
Curry-muncher is a noun.
What is the plural of curry-muncher?
The plural of curry-muncher is curry-munchers.

Words near curry-muncher in the dictionary

  1. curry-combed
  2. curry-combing
  3. curry-combs
  4. Curry-Howard correspondence
  5. Curry-Howard isomorphism
  6. curry-muncher
  7. curry-munchers
  8. curry-queen
  9. currycel
  10. currycels
  11. currycomb

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