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A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera , having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
(uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit.
The coconut palm.
(pejorative, ethnic slur) A Hispanic or dark-skinned person who acts “white” (Caucasian), alluding to the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside. Compare .
(South Africa, pejorative) A black person who thinks "white" (European). Compare .
(New Zealand, pejorative) A Pacific islander.
(slang) A female breast.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a noun coconut
is a fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), cocos nucifera , having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.coconut
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(wikipedia coconut)Alternative forms
* cocoanutNoun
Coordinate terms
* (acting white) (l), (l), (l)Derived terms
* coconut milk * coconuttySee also
* (cultural pejoratives) banana, Oreo English ethnic slursfalse
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Adjective
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