Coolie Christmas
(South Africa, dated, now, offensive) Either of two festivals associated with Indians (in the sense of pre-partition, colonial India).
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(South Africa, dated, now, offensive) Either of two festivals associated with Indians (in the sense of pre-partition, colonial India).
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(Trinidad, West Indies, Guyana, Jamaica, Fiji, South Africa, _, and other parts of Africa, ethnic slur) An Indian or a person of Indian descent.
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An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
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(South Africa, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An Indian.
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(slang) A kooky event or situation.
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(slang) A festival.