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Categories: Labour relations, Labor history, English words, History of India, Chinese-American history
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coolie  cooly  Cooli  coolie labor  coolie trade
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(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer WordNet 3.0
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(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Coolie is a pejorative term used for low-wage labourers, typically those of Indian or Chinese descent. Wikipedia
Historical term for indentured labourers and a contemporary racial slur. Wikipedia Disambiguation
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. Wiktionary
Unskilled Asian worker. Wiktionary (translation)
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