China Swede

English

Etymology

Due to the association of ethnic Finns with Asia, and therefore, crudely, with China; Finland was an integral part of Sweden until 1809.

Noun

China Swede (plural China Swedes) (ethnic slur, historical, US, Michigan, Minnesota)

1. A Finn (a member of the Finnish ethnicity).[early 1900s]
   • 2022, Finnishness, Whiteness and Coloniality‎^[1], Helsinki University Press, →ISBN:

     1942, Minnesota: "...because the Swedish kids, they knew our grand-parents were from Finland, they'd go and put their fingers by their eyes and make slanty eyes and say "Hey, China Swede, hey China Swedes […] "

See also

• (Internet slang) Finngolian (portmanteau of "Finn" and "Mongolian")