cooly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer
    coolie.

WordNet

Coo"ly, Coo"lie noun (Also<
  • Cooly
  • Coolie
)
Etymology
Hind. kli a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. kl, kyleh, slave.
Wordforms
plural Coolies
Definitions
  1. An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country.

Webster 1913