slant-eyed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [slant-ahyd, slahnt-]
- /slænt, slɑnt ˈīd/
- /slɑːnt aɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slant-ahyd, slahnt-]
- /slænt, slɑnt ˈīd/

Definitions of slant-eyed word

adjective slant-eyed having eyes with epicanthic folds. 1
adjective slant-eyed having eyes that appear to slant. 1
adjective slant-eyed Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. being from East Asia, especially a Chinese or Japanese person. 1
adjective slant-eyed having eyes which slope 0

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Origin of slant-eyed

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Slant-eyed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slant-eyed

slant-eyed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.