Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used as a disparaging term for a white person.
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- noun US, pejorative, slang a
white person. - adjective US, pejorative, slang
white , white-skinned.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And here she is taking a swing at Barack Obama and calling him an "ofay" after the debate last night.
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The era's hepcat lingo "ork" for orchestra, "ofay" for "white" and hard-boiled, noir ambience give Mr. Lauterbach a tune he can carry.
On the Midnight Special Eddie Dean 2011
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| Reply | Permalink sorry dijamo that was meant for your stalker there ofay.
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I have been called a honkie, an ofay and a cracker as well.
The Mis-Education of Maggie ____Maggie 2007
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Obamawon, formerly Lville1975 in reply to a comment from ofay in black drag
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The rival, the foe, the ofay, veins stretched and bulged between white knuckles.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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For a confusing instant, I heard ofay and the sentence made no sense to me.
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The rival, the foe, the ofay, veins stretched and bulged between white knuckles.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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The rival, the foe, the ofay, veins stretched and bulged between white knuckles.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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And here she is taking a swing at Barack Obama and calling him an “ofay” after the debate last night.
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : Hillary is taking this black thing too far 2007
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