paleface
paleface · palefaces
A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contextsA white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur)A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
Bleichgesicht
бледноли́цыйblednolícyj
блідоли́цийblidolýcyj
(slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
a white person of European descent, in the context of American Indians:
Русский
a white person of European descent, in the context of American Indians:
Deutsch
a white person of European descent, in the context of American Indians:
Origin
From pale + face, a supposed calque from a Native American language. First appears in prinFrom pale + face, a supposed calque from a Native American language. First appears in print c. 1797.
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plural: palefacesSynonyms
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