snow-white
snow-white · snow-whites
A Caucasian person, especially a womanA Caucasian person, especially a woman.
Meaning
1 senses(ethnic, offensive, slang, slur)A Caucasian person, especially a woman.
Origin
From Middle English snow whit, snowe-white, snouwite, snawhwit, from Old English snāwhwīt,From Middle English snow whit, snowe-white, snouwite, snawhwit, from Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz; equivalent to snow + white. Cognate with Dutch sneeuwwit (“snow-white”), German schneeweiß (“snow-white”), Swedish snövit (“snow-white”).
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Forms
plural: snow-whites| Singular | snow-white |
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See also
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