Etymology

white devil

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white devil · noun1

Calque from Chinese 洋鬼子 (yángguǐzi, “Western devil”).

white devil · noun2

Coined by Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, pluralizing the concept of the Devil in Islam to encompass all white people.

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