Laowai

What is Laowai?


1.

The most common Chinese term for foreigner. Also used extensively by Westerners, Expats, living in China when talking about other Westerners. Before 1980s it was pejorative, now its neutral or only slightly pejorative. From lao, old, respectful way of addressing ppl and wai, outside/foreign

Only laowais hang out at that shitty Shanghai bar.

I had to pay a high laowai prize for this stuff.

See chinglish, chinese, expat, foreigner, expatriate


44

Random Words:

1. The latest album by the very successful band Sum 41. It is their first album since guitarist David "Brownsound" Baksh left. ..
1. A funny or lame term derived from the admins inability to properly keep his fingers from spontaneous posting. Usually, the offendee has ..
1. Verb: To eat Taco Bell. I'm getting my bellage on. See belling, eating, cheap 2. A wonderful place in Las Vegas only accessible..