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reclaimed insult

Any insult specific to a social group that members of that group have over time began to call eachother by, thus making it ineffective. However, it is considered inappropriate that an outsider to that group uses the term for fear fo being branded prejudiced.
kike/hymie, nigger/nigga, dyke, queer etc
by Gumba Gumba May 28, 2004
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