Definitions
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- noun Canada, military slang A soldier in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps or in the Armoured Crewman military trade.
- noun US, military slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur A person of
Asian descent.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The only downside is that Mrs. Angus is now calling me "zipperhead" all the time.
movie madness 2009
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Therefore, when Clint-as-Walt realizes that he has much more in common with his Hmong "zipperhead" neighbors than he does with his own family, it really will make sense.
December 2008 2008
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Therefore, when Clint-as-Walt realizes that he has much more in common with his Hmong "zipperhead" neighbors than he does with his own family, it really will make sense.
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Therefore, when Clint-as-Walt realizes that he has much more in common with his Hmong "zipperhead" neighbors than he does with his own family, it really will make sense.
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I will caution that, to those of us offended by terms like "zipperhead" and "Mick" and
Simi Valley Acorn 2009
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At the end of the story it is wonderfully non-racist but the fact old Walt says gook, spook, zipperhead and the odd sprinkling of Jew, wop and Mick will offend some people.
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And, as for the zipperhead Angoid dislike of Rachel Getting Married, an outstanding movie: He's just worried about the Sooners getting the Boomer lowered on them by that bunch of thugs from Gainesville. posted by Mungowitz @ 1/08/2009 07: 37: 00 PM
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As anticipated, the movie is something of a comedy, due in large part to an over-the-top performance by Eastwood, whose character, Walt Kowalski, a racist Korean War curmudgeon, is a living Dictionary of Outmoded Racial Slurs (welcome back, zipperhead!) and a grizzled, grumpy bear who actually growls when he's angry.
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And, sadly for zipperhead, there's reality: "I know what that is like," his aunt said.
Generalizing to conclude that ALL members of the military are imbeciles would be unfair. CC 2009
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Gordo, as many across the country have known for far too long, is trying to impose his vision for the Canadian Forces on a professional and highly-competent officer corps that knows their business far better than the retired zipperhead.
The legacy of Sir Sam Ed Hollett 2007
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