Turkroach

English

Etymology

Blend of Turk +‎ cockroach (“a Turk”). Originated from a copypasta on the 4chan board /int/, comparing Turks to cockroaches. Typically used by 4chan users to suggest that Turkish users are annoying and are difficult to rid oneself (or in this case, the 4chan board) of, much like cockroaches.

Noun

Turkroach (plural Turkroaches)

1. (Internet slang, 4chan slang, derogatory, ethnic slur, self-deprecatory) An individual from Turkey or of Turkish descent.
   • 2019 March 23, D. Schlenk, “Netherlands: New Right-Wing Populist Party Wins Election”, in de.soc.weltanschauung.misc‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-09-20:

     A new right-wing populist party has just won provincial elections in the Netherlands. This comes after a Turkroach shot up a tram in Utrecht killing and wounding a bunch of people.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Turkroach.