paleface
Meanings
Plural: palefaces
Noun
- (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)
- A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
Origin / Etymology
From pale + face, a supposed calque from a Native American language. First appears in print c. 1797.
Synonyms
ang moh, Angrez, balanda, bule, béké, Caucasian, cracker, cumskin, farang, firangi, gora, gringo, gussuk, gweilo, haole, honky, hoogie, hoojah, ice monkey, ivory, joganosh, kabloona, laowai, leucoderm, mayo, mayonnaise face, melanin-challenged, migaloo, mlungu, mzungu, ofay, oyinbo, paddy, Pakeha, paleface, pigskin, pinky, roundeye, saltine, snow bunny, toubab, umlungu, vazaha, white, white bread, white devil, white man, whiteface, whitey, wigger, wonderbread, Yankee
Scrabble Score: 15
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