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whiteskin

whiteskin noun: a white person.

Noun

whiteskin (plural whiteskins)

  1. (ethnic, often, slur) A white person.
    • Did the force or combination of forces, which made a group of white-skinned people, also break up that group into diverse Hamitic, Semitic, and Aryan whiteskins ― if so, how?1895, The Inland Educator: A Journal for the Progressive Teacher, volumes 1-2, →OCLC, page 84
    • Hok introduced me and Reever as whiteskin friends of the tribe.
      The bride's mother, who had the rather menacing name Veda Wolfkiller, gave me the once-over. “You don't look much whiteskin to me.”
      “I'm only half-white,” I said, […]2001 November 1, S. L. Viehl, Shockball: A Stardoc Novel (Stardoc), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC

Forms of whiteskin

pluralwhiteskins

Origin of whiteskin

From white + skin.

Words formed from whiteskin

Questions about whiteskin

What does whiteskin mean?
Whiteskin means a white person.
What part of speech is whiteskin?
Whiteskin is a noun.
What is the plural of whiteskin?
The plural of whiteskin is whiteskins.

Words near whiteskin in the dictionary

  1. Whiteshill and Ruscombe
  2. Whiteshirt
  3. Whiteside
  4. Whiteside County
  5. Whitesides
  6. whiteskin
  7. whiteskinned
  8. whiteskins
  9. whitesmith
  10. whitesmithing
  11. whitesmiths

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