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Old 11-02-2006, 01:18 PM   #212
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The word "coconut" is also used as a mild derogatory slang word referring to a person of Latino, Filipino, or Indian subcontinent descent who emulates a white person (brown on the outside, white on the inside).
While an anglicized Native American is sometimes called (by other Native Americans) an "apple" (red on the outside, white on the inside).
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