Guinea vs Eyetie - What's the difference?
guinea | eyetie | Synonyms |
Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.
(US, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) Someone of Italian descent in the United States.
(British, slang, dated, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Italian.
* 1944 , Lawson Glassop, We were the rats
* 1944 , Richard Baxter, Stand by to surface
* 1986 , Aidan Chambers, Dance on My Grave
Eyetie is a synonym of guinea.
As nouns the difference between guinea and eyetie
is that guinea is a person of Italian descent while Eyetie is an Italian.As a proper noun Guinea
is country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.guinea
English
(wikipedia Guinea)Proper noun
(en proper noun)Derived terms
* Equatorial Guinea * French Guinea * Guinea-Bissau * Guinean * New Guinea * Papua New Guinea * Portuguese Guinea * Spanish GuineaSee also
*eyetie
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Alternative forms
*eye-tieNoun
(en noun)- The only danger of gas from the Eyeties was when they breathed garlic on you.
- We got out to sea again, but it was not long before the Eyeties were on our track again.
- D'you think they're Eyeties ? Supposed to be great lovers...