Definitions For Ofay

Adjective

(US, ethnic slur, slang) white, white; white-skinned.

Noun

OFAY (plural OFAYs) (US, ethnic slur, slang) A white person.

Synonyms

honky, whitey; see also thesaurus:white person

Etymology

{{unk, en}}; perhaps from an African language. 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'".

Anagrams

Yafo

Is Ofay a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
9

The word Ofay is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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