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ofay

 
(ō'') pronunciation
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a white person.

[Origin unknown.]


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/'əυfeɪ/ /'əυfeɪ/
noun, US derog, mainly African-American

A white person. Also as adjective. (1899 —) .
B. Holiday Most of the ofays, the white people, who came to Harlem those nights were looking for atmosphere (1956).

[Of unknown origin, but probably African.]


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