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ofays

ofays is the plural of ofay.

Meaning of ofay

Noun

ofay (plural ofays)

  1. (US, ethnic, slang, slur) A white person.
    • For example we have words like ofay, pink, fade, space, Mr. Charlie, cracker, peckawood, hoojah, and so on—nice words and bitter.[1929, Claude McKay, Banjo, published 1957, →ISBN, page 217
    Synonyms:
    honky, whitey, abelungu, ang moh, Angrez, balanda, béké, bule, cac, Caucasian

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What is ofays the plural of?
Ofays is the plural of ofay.

Words near ofays in the dictionary

  1. ofan
  2. ofanim
  3. OFAs
  4. ofatumumab
  5. ofay
  6. ofays
  7. OFB
  8. OFBank
  9. oFBD
  10. oFBDs
  11. oFBS

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