yellow peril

== English == === Alternative forms === Yellow Peril (alleged threat to western nations): the yellow peril === Etymology === Of yellow +‎ peril, modeled on earlier French péril jaune. Compare yellow as a racist term for East Asian people. Attested in English from the 1890s. The French cognate is attested from the 1880s. === Noun === yellow peril (plural yellow perils) (historical, derogatory, offensive) The alleged threat to Western nations by East Asians, especially Chinese or Japanese people, due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West. (historical, derogatory, offensive) East Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening. ==== Synonyms ==== (alleged threat): yellow menace, yellow terror (East Asian nations or peoples conceived as threatening): yellow horde ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===