Meaning & use
ofay
A dated, offensive slang term, chiefly used by Black speakers, for a white person.
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The old novel used the slur ofay in dialogue to capture 1940s street slang.
Linguists study words like ofay to trace how slang for race has shifted over decades.
A note on using this word
Ofay is considered offensive and dated; it appears mainly in historical, literary, or academic discussion rather than everyday speech.
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