fay noun (1927)
: ofay
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ofay \"o-'fa, o-"\ noun [origin unknown] (1925)
: a white person ? usu. used disparagingly
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De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]En nombre de Brenda
J. Walker
Enviado el: Viernes, 26 de Enero de 2001 02:29 p.m.
Para: Mark Tatum
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Asunto: Re: meaning of fay/LJC
My older southern relatives used fay in short for ofay - a somewhat
derogatory term for a white person. I particularly remember it from my
great uncle who used to book gospel and blues musicians on the "chitlin'
circuit" in the 20's and 30's.
Brenda
n.p. - the rain and the Pacific
Mark Tatum wrote:
> Answer: See www.wuxtry.com/wuxtry.html
>
> Question: What does "fay" mean, as in " I'm rich and I'm fay" in FSTB?
