Tavasuh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi tusavuhta, from a term meaning "head pounders",[1] referring to the historical practice of killing captured enemies by beating them with a club.[2]

Noun

Tavasuh (plural Tavasuhs)

  1. (ethnic slur, Hopi culture, derogatory) Synonym of Navajo.

Coordinate terms

  • Anasazi (considered insulting to Hopi people because it was using a Navajo-language name for their ancestors)
  • Moqui (insult against Hopi people as it resembles the word for "dead")

References

  1. ^ Hopis vs. Big Mountain Trespassers, Blue Corn Comics
  2. ^ Curious use of the word "Anasazi", Ratical.org
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