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American Heritage Dictionary of English Language definition:
Syllabication - o-fay
Noun - Offensive slang used as a disparaging term for a white person
Etymotology - Possibly of West African origin
Word History - The commonly seen etymology of the ofay - Pig Latin for foe - is of less interest than the more likely story of this word's origins. The word, which is first recorded in the first quarter of the 20th century, must have been in use much longer if it is as some scholars think, borrowed from an African source. Although this source has not been pinned down, the suggested possibilities are in themselves interesting. One would trace it to Ibibio word Afia, "white or light-colored." Another would have it come from yhoruba ofe, a word that was said in order to protect oneself from danger. The term was then translated to white people, regarded as a danger to Black people throughout the wretched days of slavery and beyond.
Syllabication - o-fay
Noun - Offensive slang used as a disparaging term for a white person
Etymotology - Possibly of West African origin
Word History - The commonly seen etymology of the ofay - Pig Latin for foe - is of less interest than the more likely story of this word's origins. The word, which is first recorded in the first quarter of the 20th century, must have been in use much longer if it is as some scholars think, borrowed from an African source. Although this source has not been pinned down, the suggested possibilities are in themselves interesting. One would trace it to Ibibio word Afia, "white or light-colored." Another would have it come from yhoruba ofe, a word that was said in order to protect oneself from danger. The term was then translated to white people, regarded as a danger to Black people throughout the wretched days of slavery and beyond.
