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paleass - What does it mean?

Definition of 'paleass'

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(es)
  • (offensive|derogatory|slang|ethnic slur) A contemptible white person
  • * 1793 , Tobias George Smollett, The expedition of Humphry Clinker: Volume 1 , page 156
  • And I have seen the Park, and the paleass of Saint Gimses, and the king's and the queen's magisterial pursing, and the sweet young princes, and the hillyfents and pye- bald ass, and all the rest of the royal family.
  • * 2002 , Nick Tosches, In the hand of Dante , link
  • ...while almost everybody in this joint was black, this guy, even on dialysis, had the brothers as scared of him as he had us few paleass motherfuckers scared of him...
  • * 2011 , John Brunner, Bruce Sterling, Stand on Zanzibar , page 75
  • On the verge of anger—trust a paleass to misunderstand me!—Norman controlled himself.

    Etymology 2