Turkroach

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noun

An individual from Turkey or of Turkish descent.

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Meanings

nounTurkroach (plural Turkroaches)

plural Turkroaches

  1. Internetderogatoryethnicslur4chan slangAn individual from Turkey or of Turkish descent.

    A new right-wing populist party has just won provincial elections in the Netherlands. This comes after a Turkroach shot up a tram in Utrecht killing and wounding a bunch of people.

    2019 March 23, D. Schlenk, “Netherlands: New Right-Wing Populist Party Wins Election”, in de.soc.weltanschauung.misc (Usenet), retrieved 20 Sep 2022

Origin

Blend of Turk + cockroach. Originated from a copypasta on the 4chan board /int/, comparing Turks to cockroaches. Typically used by 4chan users to suggest that Turkish users are annoying and are difficult to rid oneself (or in this case, the 4chan board) of, much like cockroaches.

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Cite this entry
APA

Turkroach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkroach

MLA

“Turkroach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkroach. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turkroach,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkroach.

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