Fuzzy-Wuzzy
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Fuzzy-Wuzzy is a colloquial British nickname historically used for the Hadendoa people of the eastern Sudan, especially noted in 19th-century military and literary contexts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colloquial nickname
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ethnonym ⓘ |
| consideredOffensiveBy | many contemporary English speakers ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
19th-century British military writings
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Victorian-era poetry ⓘ |
| hasAssociationWith |
British Army in Sudan
NERFINISHED
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Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan campaigns ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
colonial
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pejorative in modern usage ⓘ racially charged ⓘ |
| hasCountryAssociation | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | British ⓘ |
| hasEthnicTarget | Hadendoa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeographicAssociation | eastern Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUsagePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMediumOfUse |
military songs and ballads
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ spoken language ⓘ |
| hasModernStatus |
archaic in respectful discourse
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historical term ⓘ |
| hasNotableLiteraryAssociation | Rudyard Kipling poem "Fuzzy-Wuzzy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginCommunity | British soldiers ⓘ |
| hasParticularIn | British imperial popular culture ⓘ |
| hasPerceivedCharacteristicReference |
appearance of Hadendoa hair
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elaborate hairstyles of Hadendoa warriors ⓘ |
| hasRegionOfOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegister | colloquial ⓘ |
| hasRelatedTerm |
Beja people
NERFINISHED
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Hadendoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSemanticField |
ethnic nicknames
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military slang ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan campaigns
NERFINISHED
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British colonialism in Sudan ⓘ |
| hasUsageNote |
now generally avoided in formal contexts
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often discussed in studies of colonial language ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Beja subgroup Hadendoa
NERFINISHED
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Hadendoa warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | referring to the Hadendoa people ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
19th-century literature
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British colonial discourse ⓘ British military discourse ⓘ |
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