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Ofay

//ˈoʊfeɪ// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    White; white-skinned. US, ethnic, slang, slur

    "“You better tell your little ofay kid friend move along.”"

Noun
  1. 1
    A white person. US, ethnic, slang, slur

    "For example we have words like ofay, pink, fade, space, Mr. Charlie, cracker, peckawood, hoojah, and so on—nice words and bitter."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unknown; perhaps from an African language (possibly Yoruba ófé (“to evade, disappear”)). Pig Latin for foe, though popularly posited, is probably not accurate. A possible point of origin is Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary, where the word is defined as "Policeman or law enforcement, 'The Man'".

Etymology 2

Unknown; perhaps from an African language (possibly Yoruba ófé (“to evade, disappear”)). Pig Latin for foe, though popularly posited, is probably not accurate. A possible point of origin is Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary, where the word is defined as "Policeman or law enforcement, 'The Man'".

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