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pale-face
pale·face
/
ˈpeɪlˌfeɪs
/
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peyl
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noun
Slang.
a white person, as distinguished from a North American Indian.
Origin:
1815–25;
pale
1
+
face
, expression attributed to North American Indians
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paleface
(ˈpeɪlˌfeɪs)
—
n
a derogatory term for a White person, said to have been used by North American Indians
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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