English

Noun

yellow horde ‎(plural yellow hordes)

1. (derogatory, racially offensive, sometimes capitalized) East Asian nations or people, especially the people of China or Japan, conceived as foreign and menacing due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West.
   • 1994, Steven Erlanger, "The World: Demons in Russia's Mind Arise Again—in the Flesh," New York Times, 18 Dec. (retrieved 29 July 2008),

     So the Chinese and Central Asians are the barbaric, faceless, yellow horde that may once again drown the noble Slavs.

Usage notes

• Often used in the plural form.

Related terms

• yellow peril

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