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paleass

paleass noun: a contemptible white person.

Noun

paleass (plural paleasses)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A contemptible white person.
    • On the verge of anger—trust a paleass to misunderstand me!—Norman controlled himself.1968, John Brunner, Stand on Zanzibar
    • ...while almost everybody in this joint was black, this guy, even on dialysis, had the brothers as scared of him as he had us few paleass motherfuckers scared of him...2002, Nick Tosches, In the hand of Dante, link

Forms of paleass

pluralpaleasses

Origin of paleass

From pale + -ass.

Questions about paleass

What does paleass mean?
Paleass means a contemptible white person.
What part of speech is paleass?
Paleass is a noun.
What is the plural of paleass?
The plural of paleass is paleasses.

Words near paleass in the dictionary

  1. paleaquult
  2. paleaquults
  3. palearctic
  4. paleargid
  5. paleargids
  6. paleass
  7. paleasses
  8. paleate
  9. Palecek
  10. Paleceks
  11. paled

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