"paleass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: paleasses [plural]
Etymology: pale + -ass Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pale|ass}} pale + -ass Head templates: {{en-noun}} paleass (plural paleasses)
  1. (offensive, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) A contemptible white person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur

Inflected forms

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