kaffir
noun [ C ] offensive uk/ˈkæf.ər/ us/ˈkæf.ər/
mainly South African黑鬼（侮辱性用语）
an offensive word for a black African
In South Africa, "kaffir" is a gross racial slur. 在南非，"黑鬼"这个词是一种严重的种族侮辱。
He was shocked to hear whites casually refer to black people as kaffirs. 他听到白人随意地将黑人称为“黑鬼”，感到很震惊。
鬼佬（一些穆斯林用来指称非穆斯林的人的用词，有时带有侮辱性）
used by some Muslims to refer to people who are not Muslims, sometimes as an insult
Some people believe that a Muslim woman cannot marry a kaffir. 有些人认为，穆斯林妇女不能嫁给非穆斯林的鬼佬。
He criticised Muslims who became police officers, who he said were being paid to be a "kaffir". 他对成为警察的穆斯林大加抨击，说这些人是收了钱当“鬼佬”。
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- Some guy just walked up to me and called me a kaffir.
- I had been called a kaffir many times in my life.
- The coach was fired after he was overheard referring to black players as "kaffirs".