COOLY

coolie, cooly

(noun) (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cooly (plural coolies)

Alternative spelling of coolie

Source: Wiktionary


Coo"ly, Coo"lie, n.; pl. Coolies. Etym: [Hind. k a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k, ky, slave.]

Definition: An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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