A light-skinned person or man, esp. a person of European origin or descent; a Caucasian. Also (chiefly with the): white people collectively. Cf. white…
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释义 | the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] (73) white mana1398 A light-skinned person or man, esp. a person of European origin or descent; a Caucasian. Also (chiefly with the): white people collectively. Cf. white… Christian1622 A white person, esp. a colonist or settler, as distinguished from a non-white, native, or indigenous person. Obsolete. European1666 A person of European origin or descent living outside Europe; (hence) a white person, esp. in a country with a large non-white population. white-face1684 A light-skinned person, esp. one of European origin or descent. Now somewhat rare. long knife1784 North American. Frequently in plural and with capital initials. (A translation of) a name given by North American Indians to a white settler… buckra1794 A white man (in Black speech). sahib1796 A respectful title used by an Indian in addressing an Englishman or other European (= ‘Sir’); an Englishman, a European. Also affixed as a title… white-skin1803 Originally and chiefly U.S. A white person. Usually contrasted with redskin, n. Now somewhat dated. whitey1811 colloquial (chiefly derogatory). A white person; (also, with singular agreement) white people collectively. Frequently without article, as though a… Pakeha1817 A person who does not identify as Maori; spec. a New Zealander of European descent. papalagi1817 In Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, and New Zealand: = palagi, n. paleface1823 Originally North American (chiefly derogatory). A white person. Also as a form of address. whitefellow1826 Esp. in Australian Aboriginal usage: a white man. Frequently contrasted with blackfellow, n. Abelungu1836 With singular or plural agreement. White people collectively. Cf. mlungu, n., umlungu, n. 2. haole1843 One who is not a native Hawaiian; a white man. Also attributive or as adj. gringo1849 Among Spanish Americans, a contemptuous name for an Englishman or an Anglo-American. Also attributive. lightiea1855 U.S. (A name for) a white person. Cf. whitey, n. 1. rare. umlungu1859 = mlungu, n. Now somewhat offensive, esp. as a form of address. mzungu1860 A European, a white person. heaven-burster1861 = papalagi, n. ladino1877 In Central America, a mestizo or a white person. Also attributive or as adj. mooniasc1880 Esp. among North American Indians in Canada: a newcomer; (also) a white person. Conchy Joe1888 A Bahamian who is white or of mixed black and white descent. Cf. conch, n. 7. béké1889 A white person, esp. a man; (hence) a person descended from European colonizers who settled in the Caribbean. Also: a light-skinned person. Cf. buckra… ofay1899 A white person. Cf. fay, n.4 ridge runner1904 (a) a horse ridden in mountainous regions (rare); (b) a person from a remote mountain area, regarded as unsophisticated or uncouth, a hillbilly… Ngati Pakeha1905 a non-Maori person, a European. Cf. Pakeha, n. adj. kelch1912 A white person: only in depreciatory use. pink1913 U.S. slang (chiefly in African-American usage). A white person, frequently a woman (usually derogatory). Also: a light-skinned black woman. Now rare. leucoderm1924 (of, pertaining to, or being) a person of a white-skinned race. fay1927 = ofay, n. adj. Mr Charlie1928 (in African-American usage) a white man (cf. Charlie, n. 7). pinkie1935 slang (originally and chiefly in African-American usage). A white person, esp. a woman; a light-skinned black woman. Cf. pink, n.5 10. Usually derog… devil1938 slang (derogatory). In African-American usage: a white person, esp. regarded as an oppressor; (also, with the and singular agreement) white people… wonk1938 Australian. A white person. oaf1941 = ofay, n. grey1943 Originally and chiefly U.S. slang (in African-American usage). A white person. Chiefly depreciative. paddy1945 slang. Also Paddy. Originally and chiefly in African-American usage; also among Hispanic Americans: a white person. Caucasoid1956 Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Caucasian race. Also as n. Jumble1957 A black man's nickname for a white man. Also attributive or as adj. Caucasian1958 A member of the ‘Caucasian’ family, an Indo-European; spec. a member of the ‘white race’, opposed to one of other ethnic descent. white boy1958 Originally and chiefly in African-American usage: (a derogatory term for) a white male. Also as a contemptuous form of address. Frequently attributive… pinko-grey1964 slang. A white person. honky1967 Originally and chiefly in African-American usage: a white person; (also, with singular agreement) white people collectively. toubab1976 In Central and West Africa: a white (or Westernized) person, a European; such people considered collective. palagi1977 In Western Polynesia and New Zealand: a white person. Cf. papalagi, n. Subcategories:— white woman (5) — poor white person (20) — white person doing menial labour (2) |
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