ofay
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈoʊfeɪ/
Noun

ofay (plural ofays)

  1. (US, ethnic slur, slang) A white person.
Synonyms Adjective

ofay

  1. (US, ethnic slur, slang) White; white-skinned.
    • a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces:
      “You better tell your little ofay kid friend move along.”
    • 1984. Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady:
      ‘Baby,’ April Elgar said, ‘you may be an uptight ofay milk-toast limey bastard, but you ain’t no fag.’
    • 1959. Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun:
      Everything is strictly peachy keen, as the ofay kids say.



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