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white monkey

white monkey noun: in China and other Asian countries, a (usually white) foreigner or immigrant hired solely on the basis of their race, usually for work involving advertising such as modelling or acting.

Noun

white monkey (countable and uncountable, plural white monkeys)

  1. (countable, derogatory, offensive, often) In China and other Asian countries, a (usually white) foreigner or immigrant hired solely on the basis of their race, usually for work involving advertising such as modelling or acting.
  2. A Chinese tea produced from green tea leaves and buds harvested during the initial two weeks of the season.

white monkey meaning in Indonesian

white monkey in Indonesian

foreigner hired based on race
monyet putih

Forms of white monkey

pluralwhite monkeys

Questions about white monkey

What does white monkey mean?
White monkey means in China and other Asian countries, a (usually white) foreigner or immigrant hired solely on the basis of their race, usually for work involving advertising such as modelling or acting.
What is white monkey in Indonesian?
White monkey in Indonesian is monyet putih. See White monkey meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is white monkey?
White monkey is a noun.
What is the plural of white monkey?
The plural of white monkey is white monkeys.

Words near white monkey in the dictionary

  1. White Miao
  2. white micrathena
  3. white millet
  4. white millets
  5. white money
  6. white monkey
  7. white monkeys
  8. White Mountain
  9. White Mountains
  10. white mulberries
  11. white mulberry

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