(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
Used in a Sentence
paleface
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for paleface.
Editorial note
There arose noxious exhalations and putrid excrescences, and out of these was spawned the species known as paleface — though not all at once.
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Definitions2
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of paleface gathered in one view.
Alternative letter-case form of paleface. [(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.]
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for paleface.
noun
(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of paleface. [(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.]
Example sentences
There arose noxious exhalations and putrid excrescences, and out of these was spawned the species known as paleface — though not all at once.
I get it, it is culturally significant to them, and who am I as a progressive paleface American to tell them not to.
He's introduced me to a lot of great Finnish things, like Paleface, salted black licorice and gravlax.
Some are "loan-translations" like war paint, peace pipe, great white father, paleface, firewater.
Paleface is citing her as an example of such a western journalist...
"Whaddya mean 'we', paleface?" I'm a happy non-Prime Amazon customer.
"We are embarrassingly unaware of how divided our societies are." What do you mean "we", paleface?
The population of Gibraltar is one made up mostly of Mediterranean peoples from Italy, Malta, Spain, Portugal, etc etc - the actual number of 'Paleface Brits' there is small, especially after military scaling back since the mid 90s.
Quote examples
Some are "loan-translations" like war paint, peace pipe, great white father, paleface, firewater.
"Whaddya mean 'we', paleface?" I'm a happy non-Prime Amazon customer.
"We are embarrassingly unaware of how divided our societies are." What do you mean "we", paleface?
Proper noun examples
He's introduced me to a lot of great Finnish things, like Paleface, salted black licorice and gravlax.
Paleface is citing her as an example of such a western journalist...
The population of Gibraltar is one made up mostly of Mediterranean peoples from Italy, Malta, Spain, Portugal, etc etc - the actual number of 'Paleface Brits' there is small, especially after military scaling back since the mid 90s.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use paleface in a sentence?
There arose noxious exhalations and putrid excrescences, and out of these was spawned the species known as paleface — though not all at once.
What does paleface mean?
(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
What part of speech is paleface?
paleface is commonly used as noun.