British regional slurs

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British English incorporates many slurs used by the inhabitant of one area for another.

Pejorative Meaning
Bowdon Boy a pejorative term from Manchester to describe a person from the suburbs of Bowdon, Hale and Hale Barns. These areas are traditionally the wealthiest suburbs of the city.
Brummies (or Brum Scum) an inhabitant of Birmingham
Cockney often used pejoratively by Northerners to refer to anyone from London (within the M25).
Dingles a pejorative term for the people of Burnley, based on the characters from the soap Emmerdale
Geordie A term for someone from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. When applied to anyone from North East England it can be offensive.(See Sub-Geordie, below)
Gog A South Welsh term for the people of North Wales.
Manc A Mancunian, not always pejorative. "Dirty Manc" is also used as a pejorative.
Monkey-hanger a person from Hartlepool, from the belief that its residents hanged a monkey from a shipwrecked French ship, believing it to be a spy.
Northern Monkey a Southern term for Northerners, playing on the traditional stereotype of the Northerner as stupid and uncouth.
Pie-Eater Pejorative term used in the North-West to describe a resident of Wigan. This insult originated not for the Wigan publics perceived voracious appetite for pies, but from the general strike (early 20th Century). The Wiganers broke the strike and were forced to eat "humble pie" that was being served up, thereby gaining the contempt of workers in surrounding areas.
Plastic Scouser A person from Runcorn or Widnes, but now used to describe anyone from areas on the border with Merseyside. Stems from the perceived "Scouseness" of these towns' inhabitants, and the numerous chemical and plastics factories in the area.
Scouser A Liverpudlian, not always offensive.
Sheep-Shagger a Yorkshireman or a Welshman, very offensive. More recently used by Nottingham Forest football fans as a name for Derby County supporters (a referral to the Derby club's nickname 'The Rams').
Smoggie An inhabitant of Middlesbrough.
Southern Fairy A Northern pejorative for a Southerner, playing on the stereotype of Southerners as effeminate.
Sub-Geordie A less common, generally Mancunian term for an inhabitant of Middlesbrough, playing on the perception of its inhabitants as being similar to the people of Newcastle.
Yam Yam Largely used by people from Birmingham to describe those from the "Black Country" of England (for example: Wolverhampton, Dudley, and surrounding towns). It refers to the dialect spoken by natives of those areas.

Pejorative	Meaning
Bowdon Boy	a pejorative term from Manchester to describe a person from the suburbs of Bowdon, Hale and Hale Barns. These areas are traditionally the wealthiest suburbs of the city.
Brummies (or Brum Scum)	an inhabitant of Birmingham
Cockney	often used pejoratively by Northerners to refer to anyone from London (within the M25).
Dingles	a pejorative term for the people of Burnley, based on the characters from the soap Emmerdale
Geordie	A term for someone from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. When applied to anyone from North East England it can be offensive.(See Sub-Geordie, below)
Gog	A South Welsh term for the people of North Wales.
Manc	A Mancunian, not always pejorative. "Dirty Manc" is also used as a pejorative.
Monkey-hanger	a person from Hartlepool, from the belief that its residents hanged a monkey from a shipwrecked French ship, believing it to be a spy.
Northern Monkey	a Southern term for Northerners, playing on the traditional stereotype of the Northerner as stupid and uncouth.
Pie-Eater	Pejorative term used in the North-West to describe a resident of Wigan. This insult originated not for the Wigan publics perceived voracious appetite for pies, but from the general strike (early 20th Century). The Wiganers broke the strike and were forced to eat "humble pie" that was being served up, thereby gaining the contempt of workers in surrounding areas.
Plastic Scouser	A person from Runcorn or Widnes, but now used to describe anyone from areas on the border with Merseyside. Stems from the perceived "Scouseness" of these towns' inhabitants, and the numerous chemical and plastics factories in the area.
Scouser	A Liverpudlian, not always offensive.
Sheep-Shagger	a Yorkshireman or a Welshman, very offensive. More recently used by Nottingham Forest football fans as a name for Derby County supporters (a referral to the Derby club's nickname 'The Rams').
Smoggie	An inhabitant of Middlesbrough.
Southern Fairy	A Northern pejorative for a Southerner, playing on the stereotype of Southerners as effeminate.
Sub-Geordie	A less common, generally Mancunian term for an inhabitant of Middlesbrough, playing on the perception of its inhabitants as being similar to the people of Newcastle.
Yam Yam	Largely used by people from Birmingham to describe those from the "Black Country" of England (for example: Wolverhampton, Dudley, and surrounding towns). It refers to the dialect spoken by natives of those areas.

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