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I'm doing a story from a White character's POV and want to check on terms used by a Black character, if anyone can help me out. Also, I'm not sure if they're widely known or just local/time-related slang:
- "Fey white girl"- I used to hear this in the 70's and never quite understood it, beyond that it wouldn't be a compliment, lol. Is it "fey," like phony and/or snotty, or "Fay," like an old fashioned White girl's name (like a goody-two-shoes, maybe?) Or... what? Also, is this term still used or understood much? And, I only heard the Black girls say it, so wondering if that holds any additional connotation or is just a coincidence. I googled it but only got Tina Fey.
- "A Rebecca"- I gather it means an attractive White woman, but does it include a sarcastic undertone (naïve or clueless ala Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm?) or is it a compliment? Is it a term Black women are likely to use or mainly Black men? Would they be likely to say it to the White woman directly or does it have "locker room" connotation? And again, do you think it's widely understood or just from one particular time and/or place? Is it (and "fey white girl") something a character of only a particular sex/age would be likely to say? Or have you never heard of either term?
Thanks.
- "Fey white girl"- I used to hear this in the 70's and never quite understood it, beyond that it wouldn't be a compliment, lol. Is it "fey," like phony and/or snotty, or "Fay," like an old fashioned White girl's name (like a goody-two-shoes, maybe?) Or... what? Also, is this term still used or understood much? And, I only heard the Black girls say it, so wondering if that holds any additional connotation or is just a coincidence. I googled it but only got Tina Fey.
- "A Rebecca"- I gather it means an attractive White woman, but does it include a sarcastic undertone (naïve or clueless ala Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm?) or is it a compliment? Is it a term Black women are likely to use or mainly Black men? Would they be likely to say it to the White woman directly or does it have "locker room" connotation? And again, do you think it's widely understood or just from one particular time and/or place? Is it (and "fey white girl") something a character of only a particular sex/age would be likely to say? Or have you never heard of either term?
Thanks.
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