haleneger

Danish

Etymology

From hale +‎ neger. Originally from a misconception that entire African races were tail people – people whose coccygeal vertebrae were straightened, thus creating a small tail.

Noun

haleneger

1. (now offensive, ethnic slur) a person from a culture perceived as uncivilized or foreign, especially a dark-skinned African person

References

• “haleneger” in Den Danske Ordbog