white devil

== English == === Etymology 1 === Calque from Chinese 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi, “Western devil”). ==== Noun ==== white devil (plural white devils) (ethnic slur) A white person. ===== Usage notes ===== Usage is normally ascribed to East Asian peoples. ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:white person ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Coined by Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, pluralizing the concept of the Devil in Islam to encompass all white people. ==== Noun ==== white devil (plural white devils) (Nation of Islam, ethnic slur) A white person. ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:white person === References ===