white devil

white devil noun: a white person.

Noun (1)

white devil (plural white devils)

(ethnic, slur) A white person.
- The door opened, the hand of the white devil pulled his collar, dragging the cowering Nightman a decent distance away from the cigarette-lighting Negro at the wheel.1970, Wally Ferris, Across 110th, page 93

white devil (plural white devils)

(ethnic, slur, Nation of Islam) A white person.
- He further stated that MUHAMMAD was the protector of all Muslims and that Allah, with the help of MUHAMMAD, will overthrow the white devils.1958, ELIJAH POOLE, was., Elijah Muhammad, Elijah Mohammed, Gulem Bogans, The Messenger of Allah, Elijah Muck Muck, The Prophet, Mohammed Rassoull, Chicago: Federal Bureau of Investigation, published...
- For more than two hours, as shouts and applause rose in regular cadences, the scowling, incendiary speaker obliged by pouring out his scorn upon all “white devils,” “satisfied black men,” the “poison” Bible, Christianity’s “slave-master doctrine,” and America’s “white for white” justice.1959 August 10, “RACES: The Black Supremacists”, in Time, volume LXXIV, number 6, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2025, page 25

plural	white devils

Calque from Chinese 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi, “Western devil”).

Coined by Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, pluralizing the concept of the Devil in Islam to encompass all white people.

What does white devil mean?: White devil means a white person.
What part of speech is white devil?: White devil is a noun.
What is the plural of white devil?: The plural of white devil is white devils.

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