Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur)A person of northern, western, or central European heritage, especially in contrast to someone of southern Italian or Sicilian heritage.

Origin

A reference to the paleness of the person’s complexion, like the colour of mayonnaise.

A reference to the paleness of the person’s complexion, like the colour of mayonnaise.

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Forms

plural: mayonnaise faces
Singularmayonnaise face
Pluralmayonnaise faces

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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