1 definition by Flor de Izote
This term was invented in the United States to refer to someone from El Salvador. It shortens the ethnic identity term "Salvadoran." Although many American Salvadoran youths use this term, not all Salvadorans identify with the word "salvi," simply because it is tasteless, borders an ethnic slur, and disfigures the official ethnic term of Salvadoran.
"Eww you're a dirty salvi?" - chicano
"Nicknaming a person by disfiguring their ethnic identity term can be offensive, such as referring to someone as a 'jew,' a 'jap,' or even 'whitey.' Many Salvadoran Americans choose to be recognized as purely Salvadoran; nothing less."
"Nicknaming a person by disfiguring their ethnic identity term can be offensive, such as referring to someone as a 'jew,' a 'jap,' or even 'whitey.' Many Salvadoran Americans choose to be recognized as purely Salvadoran; nothing less."
by Flor de Izote July 25, 2020