yellow peril
/Y EH1 L OW0 P EH1 R AH0 L/noun
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(historical, derogatory, offensive) The alleged threat to Western nations by East Asians, especially Chinese or Japanese people, due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West.
- 2
(historical, derogatory, offensive) East Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening.
- 3
Alternative letter-case form of yellow peril. [(historical, derogatory, offensive) The alleged threat to Western nations by East Asians, especially Chinese or Japanese people, due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West.]
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