2022年5月31日 · Did a 70-year-old man just call you a “ zipperhead ”? What does it mean? IS it some sort of sexual innuendo? This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this expression. The term “zipperhead” is a derogatory racial slur against someone of Asian descent. Specifically, it refers to Korean and Vietnamese people.

2006年1月25日 · Coined during the korean war and became widely popular during the vietnam war. Referring to the way the head of an asian enemy tended to split open when shot in the middle of the forehead.

1) If Asians were shot in the head with high-powered weapons, their heads would split as if you unzipped them 2) Vietnam War slang for "Zero Intelligence Potential" (IE: just kill them, no reason to interrorgate them)

What does the noun zipperhead mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun zipperhead. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English. zipperhead is considered offensive. How common is …

2025年1月15日 · From zipper +‎ head. From the leather helmets formerly used by early Canadian armoured crewmen, with a pattern of stitching resembling a zipper. There is also a folk etymology referring to the zippers on armoured-vehicle crew suits (repurposed flight suits).

Used especially in reference to people from Korea, originating among American soldiers during the Korean War. Primarily heard in US. When I found out my uncle had called my fiancée a zipperhead, I promptly struck him from the guest list for our wedding.

zipper +‎ head. From the leather helmets formerly used by early Canadian armoured crewmen, with a pattern of stitching resembling a zipper. There is also a folk etymology referring to the zippers on armoured-vehicle crew suits (re-purposed flight suits).

2013年10月28日 · It originated during the Korean war and was popularized during Vietnam (and the film Full Metal Jacket as well). The term describes Korean or Viet Cong enemies who, when shot in the head with high powered rifles often experienced injuries resulting in their heads splitting as if it had been unzipped. Check out r/inception.

Zipperhead is a slur used to describe Asians in a derogatory way. Coined by US soldiers during Korean War. Also used in the film Full Metal Jacket. MULTIPLE reasons have been submitted: The word Zipperhead is a racial slur that has been used historically to …

2024年6月1日 · A zipperhead is a slang term used to describe someone who has had brain surgery, often characterized by the surgical scar resembling a zipper. Why is the term “zipperhead” considered offensive?