ofay
(US, ethnic slur, slang) White; white-skinned.
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(US, ethnic slur, slang) White; white-skinned.
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(US, ethnic slur, slang) A white person.
For example we have words like ofay, pink, fade, space, Mr. Charlie, cracker, peckawood, hoojah, and so on—nice words and bitter.
“I want to revive the Old Names: “ofay” and “peckerwood.” As an Old Black Man, I want to bring back the proper terms as Old Black Men used them when I was a kid. 😉”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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