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paleface
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pale·face  (pfs)
n. Slang
A white person.

paleface [ˈpeɪlˌfeɪs]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a derogatory term for a White person, said to have been used by North American Indians
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.paleface - (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
Caucasian, White, White person - a member of the Caucasoid race
Translations
paleface [ˈpeɪlfeɪs] Nrostropálido/a m/f (US) → blanco/a m/f


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