Associations to the word «Coolie»
Noun
- China
- Mule
- Indies
- Shout
- Thirst
- Broker
- Native
- Import
- Worker
- Pepper
- Rice
- Slave
- Thousand
- Hindi
- Cotton
- Hire
- Hut
- Indian
- Pole
- Southeast
- Clean
- Exploitation
- Coffin
- Camel
- Porter
- Carry
- Ox
- Sugar
- Carriage
- Contract
- Tent
- Trader
- Famine
- Pant
- Trouser
- Insult
- Hong
- Steamer
- Sailor
- Cargo
- Hundred
- Levy
- Advance
- Chair
- Estate
- Kong
- Asian
- Pay
- Uniform
- Jacket
- Pickering
- Yankee
- Bag
- Employer
- Coat
- Stick
- Supply
- India
- Rope
- Crowd
- Servant
- Hurry
- Cultivation
- Anti
- Sullivan
- Gilbert
- Pig
Adjective
Wiktionary
COOLIE, noun. (offensive) (slang) 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.
COOLIE, noun. (offensive) (slang) (Trinidad) (West Indies) (Guyana and parts of Africa) A person of Indian descent.
Dictionary definition
COOLIE, noun. (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer.
Wise words
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