Yellow peril

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.NounThe 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.NounEast Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening.

Synonyms

the yellow peril yellow horde yellow fever asian fever sinophobia white-lash pinkerton syndrome japanophobia white genocide white terror dead white european male malayophobia

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