ofay

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A white person. US,ethnic,slang,slur
    — For example we have words like ofay, pink, fade, space, Mr. Charlie, cracker, peckawood, hoojah, and so on—nice words and bitter.
形容词 adj.
  1. White; white-skinned. US,ethnic,slang,slur
    — “You better tell your little ofay kid friend move along.”

词形变化

ofays plural more ofay comparative most ofay superlative

词源

词源 1
Unknown; perhaps from an African language (possibly Yoruba ófé (“to evade, disappear”)). Pig Latin for foe, though popularly posited, is probably not accurate.
A possible point of origin is Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary, where the word is defined as "Policeman or law enforcement, 'The Man'".
词源 2
Unknown; perhaps from an African language (possibly Yoruba ófé (“to evade, disappear”)). Pig Latin for foe, though popularly posited, is probably not accurate.
A possible point of origin is Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary, where the word is defined as "Policeman or law enforcement, 'The Man'".
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