ofay

[ oh-fey ]

/ ˈoʊ feɪ /

noun Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a white person.

Nearby words

of the kind, of the moment, of time and the river, of two minds, be, of-, ofay, ofcom, off, off again, on again, off and on, off and running

Also fay.

Origin of ofay

1920–25, Americanism; of obscure origin; the popular notion that the word is a Pig Latin deformation of foe is very dubious

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British Dictionary definitions for ofay

ofay

/ (ˈəʊfeɪ) /

noun

US slang a derogatory term for a White person

Word Origin for ofay

C20: origin unknown

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