Usually means: Derogatory term for Western foreigners.
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▸ noun:  Alternative form of gweilo [(colloquial, ethnic slur) A white person in China, (particularly) a man; a ‘foreign devil’.]

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guailo, kwailo, whitie, gollywog, white boy, guidwilly, Yellowman, golliwogg, whitefulla, ghoulie-ghoul, more...

Opposite:
local, native, insider

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Similar:
guailo, kwailo, whitie, gollywog, white boy, guidwilly, Yellowman, golliwogg, whitefulla, ghoulie-ghoul, more...

Opposite:
local, native, insider



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