What is Jap?
'''Jap''' is an [[English language]] [[racial slur]] referring to a [[Japanese people|Japanese person]]. It gained popularity in [[Western world|Western countries]] (e.g [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Ireland]], [[South Africa]], etc) during [[World War II]] after the bombing of [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] in Australia and the bombing of [[Pearl Harbor]] in the US. {{Stub}} [[Category:English profanity]] [[Category:Pejoratives]] [[Category:Slurs]]