rug pilot

noun

An Arab.

Meanings

nounrug pilot (plural rug pilots)

plural rug pilots

  1. ethnicoffensiveslurAn Arab.

Origin

From the stereotype of Arabs riding on flying carpets.

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APA

rug pilot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rug%20pilot

MLA

“rug pilot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rug%20pilot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rug pilot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rug%20pilot.

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