blackfellow

== English == === Alternative forms === blackfella, blackfellah, blackfeller, black fellow, blackfulla === Etymology === From black +‎ fellow. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈblakfɛləʊ/ === Noun === blackfellow (plural blackfellows) (Australia, now usually considered offensive, ethnic slur) A (male) Australian Aboriginal. [from 19th c.] Coordinate term: whitefellow ==== Usage notes ==== The word has been reclaimed to some extent by Indigenous Australians to describe themselves, but its use by other groups is now usually considered racially offensive.