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Offy vs Ofay - What's the difference?

offy | ofay |

As nouns the difference between offy and ofay

is that offy is off-licence while ofay is a white person.

As an adjective ofay is

white, white-skinned.

offy

English

Noun

(offies)
  • (Ireland, British, slang) off-licence.

    • 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.