ofay

Meaning

Noun

A white person.

Adj

White; white-skinned.

Synonyms

fay

white

Translations

أبيض

بيضاء

blanc

weiß

weiss

άσπρος

blanc

bianco

vebiye

wit

branco

blanco

blanca

ak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈoʊfeɪ/

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps from an African language (possibly Yoruba ófé (“to evade, disappear”)). Pig Latin for foe, though popularly posited, is probably not accurate.
A possible point of origin is Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary, where the word is defined as "Policeman or law enforcement, 'The Man'".