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gwaipo

gwaipo is the alternative spelling of gweipo.

Meaning of gweipo

Noun

gweipo (plural gweipos)

  1. (Hong-Kong, derogatory) An (older) Caucasian woman.
    • Do I feel more like a Hongkonger than French? Even though I might consider myself a local, I will always be seen as a gweipo, chiefly because of the colour of my skin.2016 May 4, Christine Cappio(張雪婷), Gweimui's Hong Kong Story, 商務(香港)印書館, →ISBN

Forms of gwaipo

pluralgwaipos

Questions about gwaipo

What is gwaipo the alternative spelling of?
Gwaipo is the alternative spelling of gweipo.

Words near gwaipo in the dictionary

  1. gwaai
  2. Gwabegar
  3. Gwadar
  4. gwailo
  5. gwailos
  6. gwaipo
  7. gwaipoh
  8. gwaipohs
  9. gwaipor
  10. gwaipors
  11. gwaipos

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