Definition of gweilo in English:
gweilo
nounPlural gweilosˈɡweɪləʊ
SE Asian A foreigner, especially a westerner.
Example sentencesExamples
- No matter what a gweilo does, he can never be fully accepted by the local people.
- But even savvy gweilos will be frustrated by this mess.
- In 1992, he sparked a heated argument by calling a fellow member a " gweilo’.
- The majority of the customers are gweilos (Brits, Australians, Americans, Canadians, Europeans) and Japanese, and the shops tend to have different ranges for the two groups - my comments are mainly about "gweilo food".
- The fact that he was just a little guy - 147 lb, 5ft 7in - and could take on the biggest gweilo [Cantonese slang for foreigner] and knock the hell out of him.
Synonyms
alien, foreign national, non-native, immigrant, settler, newcomer, stranger, outsider
Origin
Cantonese, literally 'ghost man'.