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Paleface

Pale′faceˊ

(pāl′fāsˊ)
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Noun.
A white person; – an appellation supposed to have been applied to the whites by the American Indians.
J. F. Cooper.

Definition 2024


paleface

paleface

See also: pale face

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paleface (plural palefaces)

  1. (pejorative, slang) A white person; a person of European descent.
    • Paleface speak with forked tongue.

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