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Word: Paleface
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century (in the sense ‘person whose face is pale as a result of fear or shock’): the sense ‘white person’ dates from the early 19th century and was popularized by American writers such as James Fenimore Cooper (see Cooper, James Fenimore)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpeɪlfeɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a white person (formerly used in stereotyped representations of the speech of North American Indians).
Short Definition:white person
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