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Ofay is a racial slur, a slang term for a white person. The term first appeared in print in the early 20th century, and may be older still.[1] The word is probably now best known from Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun," where the character Beneatha declares "everything is strictly peachy keen, as the ofay kids say." For other uses, see Race (disambiguation). ... Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ... Lorraine Hansberry (May 19, 1930 - January 12, 1965) was an American playwright and litigant in the United States Supreme Court case, Hansberry v. ... A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. ...
Origins
The word's origin is unclear. Two possible derivations point to the Atlantic slave trade and Nigeria. Among the possibilities are: The Atlantic slave trade was the trade of African slaves by Europeans that occurred in and around the Atlantic Ocean. ...
During the 17th through 19th centuries, European traders established coastal ports in present-day Nigeria for their increasing traffic in slaves destined for the Americas. Thus, "Ofay" might derive from the Ibibio word "afia," which means "light-colored," and may have referred to European traders.
"Ofay" might also come from the Yoruba word "ofe," spoken in hopes of disappearing from danger such as that posed by European traders.
Another possible source of the word is the French "au fait" (lit. "to the fact"), a phrase somtimes used in English, and sometimes facetiously used to describe a pompous person.
Another is the pig-Latin form of foe.
Ibibio is a Cross River language spoken by 1,5 to 2 million Ibibio in the Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. ... Yoruba (native name èdè Yorùbá, the Yoruba language) is a dialect continuum of West Africa with over 22 million speakers. ...
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