Beur

Beur (pronounced [bœʁ]), or alternatively rebeu, is a colloquial term, sometimes considered pejorative, in French to designate European-born people whose parents or grandparents are immigrants from the Maghreb.

However, the term beurette is condemned and criticized by several anti-racist organizations because of the xenophobic and degrading connotation that this word has taken on over the decades (in particular because of the fetishization of North African women in France as well as an insult stemming from colonialism:[2][3][4][5] for several years the racial category beurette was the most popular in France on porn sites).

Since the late 1990s, many young people have used the twice-verlanised term rebeu as a synonym.

The term is mostly used in French-speaking European countries ― France, Belgium, Monaco, Luxembourg and Switzerland ― as well as in the Maghreb.

[citation needed] Since 1992, the BEUR.FM radio station has broadcast nationwide (106.7 FM in Paris).