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Ofay vs Olay - What's the difference?

ofay | olay |

As nouns the difference between ofay and olay

is that ofay is a white person while olay is palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a style pointed with steel.

As an adjective ofay

is white, white-skinned.

ofay

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US, pejorative, slang) a white person.
  • * 1997 : Don DeLillo, Underworld :
  • *:The rival, the foe, the ofay , veins stretched and bulged between white knuckles.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (US, pejorative, slang) white, white-skinned.
  • * 1984. , Enderby's Dark Lady :
  • *:‘Baby,’ April Elgar said, ‘you may be an uptight ofay milk-toast limey bastard, but you ain’t no fag.’
  • * 1959. :
  • *:Everything is strictly peachy keen, as the ofay kids say.

    • olay

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ola

    Noun

    (-)
  • palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a style pointed with steel
    • (Webster 1913) ----