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JAP
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• JAP (noun)
The noun JAP has 1 sense:
1. (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
Familiarity information: JAP used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Jap; Nip
Hypernyms ("Jap" is a kind of...):
Japanese; Nipponese (a native or inhabitant of Japan)
Domain usage:
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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