cooly

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A form of coolie — 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.

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Meanings

cooly1

nouncooly (plural coolies)

plural coolies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of coolie.

cooly2

adverb
  1. misspellingMisspelling of coolly.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer

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Also see
chillilycoolie

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

cooly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooly

MLA

“cooly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cooly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cooly.

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