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ultimate whiteboy

ultimate whiteboy

9.9
A young white man who behaves in ways people often joke about or make fun of
  • noun
  • Slur
translation icon : joven blanco estereotípico (insulto)
  • Everyone at the party said Jake was the ultimate whiteboy with his dance moves and polo shirt.

Examples

  • The viral video featured an ultimate whiteboy doing a cheesy impression of a rapper.

  • I can't believe he dresses like the ultimate whiteboy.

  • His friends teased him, calling him the ultimate whiteboy.

  • That guy is the ultimate whiteboy!

  • Everyone at the party said Jake was the ultimate whiteboy with his dance moves and polo shirt.

  • His friends teased him, calling him the ultimate whiteboy for his preppy style.

  • The viral video featured an ultimate whiteboy wearing a button-up shirt and doing a cheesy impression of a rapper.

Surface Forms

Morphology

ultimate + whiteboy

The core sense — an unsurpassed or exemplary ‘white boy’ — is compositionally derivable from 'ultimate' + 'white boy' so a learner who parses the compound can grasp a basic meaning. However, the slangy compound form 'whiteboy' and the sociocultural, often derogatory or humorous connotations (stereotype-based judgment) are not fully predictable from the words alone and require pragmatic/cultural knowledge.

Etymology

Ultimate whiteboy joins ultimate, meaning 'the most typical', with whiteboy, a slang name for a young white man shown by certain clothes or actions. The picture is of the strongest example of that stereotype, so the phrase means 'a highly stereotypical young white male'.