white
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1.0
- adjective
- /waɪt/
:
blanco
- So I grew up knowing people that most white kids didn't know.
- white people
- white population
- predominantly white
So I grew up knowing people that most white kids didn't know.
- So I grew up knowing people that most white kids didn't know.
- He's saying if you're a white guy, tough luck.
- We do have special meetings for white women and white men.
- Black cops, Asian cops, white cops, they all have biases.
- I mean, it's a rich white person elitists.
- They are giving one group due process and that's white S Africans.
- Ahmad Aubrey yes, Who's the white him George Floyd?
- Every fucking fashion show song is some weird white woman just talk talking.
- The end of that male white people fuck with Mayo.
Examples
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Black cops, Asian cops, white cops, they all have biases.
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I thought there was one white man among you.
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One victim was black, one was white, not five young black people.
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One, this is what happens when white people have no black friends.
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Speaking, of course, to his white American audience, not mine.
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We do have special meetings for white women and white men.
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No white man has ever been there and come out since Alexander.
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By 2007, the gap between black and white eighth graders was worse than ever.
Academic text (2015) -
The majority of parents who commit parental abduction are white, and abusive abductors are typically male.
Academic text (2017) -
During the discussion on race, several topics related to white privilege were explored.
Synonyms
79
5.6
Relating to white people from Europe and their family origins
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To try to reach a very difficult or impossible goal for a long time
- Slur
People say it when something seems typical of white people and shows white privilege
Compounds
176
1.9
The government building in Washington, D.C. where the US president lives and works
- Offensive
30
8.8
A person who thinks white people are better than other races and should control society
- Slur
15
9.9
An insulting word for poor white people, especially in the southern United States
- Offensive
14
9.0
The belief that white people are better than people of other races and should control society
- Specialized
10
3.9
A steady sound made of all tones that hides other sounds and helps people sleep
- Specialized
7
5.0
Tissue in the brain and spinal cord that carries messages between different brain areas
- Specialized
5
7.5
A small, very dense star that remains after a star uses its fuel and glows with leftover heat
5
4.1
A pale, silver-coloured metal that people make by mixing gold with other metals for jewellery
3
2.4
A light-colored spice that comes from ripe peppercorns with their skins removed and has a milder taste than black pepper
- Archaic
3
2.7
A printed list of people's names and home phone numbers in alphabetical order
2
2.8
A North American deer with a white underside to its tail that it raises when scared
- Offensive
2
9.3
A person who wants white people to live apart from people of other races
- Formal
2
7.0
A very formal men's evening dress code requiring a white bow tie and tailcoat
1
7.2
A white person with British family background who follows Protestant Christianity and is often from a socially important group
- Informal
1
6.1
An expensive thing that costs a lot to keep and is more trouble than it is worth
- Slur
1
8.1
A white man, often middle-aged or older, who feels very upset and bitter about social change
Surface Forms
Etymology
White for a racial group comes from the simple idea of skin color: the word for the light color (white) was used to describe people with lighter skin, especially from Europe. So the modern use grew from that color label.