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ofay

[ oh-fey ]

noun

, Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a white person.


ofay

/ ˈəʊfeɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a derogatory term for a White person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ofay1

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ofay1

C20: origin unknown
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Example Sentences

“You better tell your little ofay kid friend move along.”

After Norman Mailer called Baldwin “too charming a writer to be major,” Baldwin replied by offering up what the black jazz musicians Mailer loved said of him: “They thought he was a real sweet ofay cat, but a little frantic.”

The sassy black kid�the slick-speaking bro who scores points off the ofay�goes back to the Good Times of the mid-'70s.

After his first walk through Harlem's streets, he was convinced that "Mister Ofay"-the white foe-"was the enemy now, the lord of this filthy ghetto."

Says Baldwin of his friend Norman Mailer: "They thought he was a real sweet ofay* cat but a little frantic."

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