Associations to the word «Coolie»

Wiktionary

COOLIE, noun. (offensive) (slang) An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
COOLIE, noun. (offensive) (slang) (Trinidad) (West Indies) (Guyana and parts of Africa) A person of Indian descent.

Dictionary definition

COOLIE, noun. (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer.

Wise words

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