paleface
Plural: palefaces
Noun
- A term for a white person, often used in historical or fictional contexts.
- (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)
- A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
Examples
- He laid down PALEFACE for a decent score, surprising his opponent.
Origin / Etymology
From pale + face, a supposed calque from a Native American language. First appears in print c. 1797.
Synonyms
Angrez, Caucasian, Pakeha, Yankee, ang moh, balanda, bule, béké, cracker, cumskin, farang, firangi, gora, gringo, gussuk, gweilo, haole, honky, hoogie, hoojah, ice monkey, ivory, joganosh, kabloona, laowai, leucoderm, mayo, mayonnaise face, melanin-challenged, migaloo, mlungu, mzungu, ofay, oyinbo, paddy, paleface, pigskin, pinky, roundeye, saltine, snow bunny, toubab, umlungu, vazaha, white, white bread, white devil, white man, whiteface, whitey, wigger, wonderbread
Scrabble Score: 15
paleface: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpaleface: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paleface: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary