gweilo
noun/ˈɡweɪləʊ/
/ˈɡweɪləʊ/
South-East Asian English [kwə̌ilǒu]
(plural gweilos)
(from Chinese)- (especially in Hong Kong) a white man, especially from the US or Britain
- The local people referred to me as a gweilo.
Word OriginCantonese, literally ‘ghost man’.
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