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coolie
n. highly derogatory term used for an unskilled Asian worker (also spelled cooly)


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Coolie
Coolie (variously spelled Cooly, Kuli, Quli, etc.) is:A contemporary racial slur for people of Asian descent, including people from India, Central Asia, etc.A historical term for manual labourers from Asia, particularly China and India, in the 19th century and early 20th century.
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coolie
Noun
1. an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer
(synonym) cooly
(hypernym) Asian, Asiatic


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coolie (m)
n. coolie, unskilled worker (term used in India or China)

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coolie (m)
n. coolie, unskilled worker (term used in India or China)

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