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Coolie Moderate

Coolie has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer

2

An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.

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coolitude coolies
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Rhyming Words
lie elie ollie yalie folie belie celie orlie rolie wylie nolie kylie julie allie jolie zelie ellie killie peelie mielie
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