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coolieism

coolieism noun: the role or status of a coolie (type of Asian worker).

Noun

coolieism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The role or status of a coolie (type of Asian worker).
    • Slavery gave the master power to destroy all the distinctive heathenism which the African brought with him, and he did destroy it. But coolieism gives the employer no such power, and he does not do it.1996, Noel Martin Douglas Rae, Witnessing America, page 46

Origin of coolieism

From coolie + -ism.

Questions about coolieism

What does coolieism mean?
Coolieism means the role or status of a coolie (type of Asian worker).
What part of speech is coolieism?
Coolieism is a noun.

Words near coolieism in the dictionary

  1. Coolie Christmas
  2. coolie hat
  3. coolie hats
  4. coolie orange
  5. coolie oranges
  6. coolieism
  7. coolies
  8. Coolin
  9. coolin'
  10. cooling
  11. cooling card

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