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coolie


coo·lie

noun \ˈkü-lē\

Definition of COOLIE

: an unskilled laborer or porter usually in or from the Far East hired for low or subsistence wages
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Origin of COOLIE

Hindi & Urdu qulī
First Known Use: 1638

Rhymes with COOLIE

bluely, coolly, coulee, ghoulie, muley, newly, ruly, stoolie, Thule, truly, tule

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