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yellow peril
noun- a danger (real or imagined) that armies of any and all Asiatic peoples will overrun the West UK, 1900
From the conventional use of “yellow” to convey an Asiatic or Oriental complexion. Usage is mainly historical but paranoia and the Internet keeps the phrase alive. - My colleague James Lee makes the points–wearily familiar to Asian Americans–that the other 90% of the population never seems to take on board. There is no yellow peril. — The Guardian, 9 April 2001
- used as a collective noun for all sorts of things with a yellow connection UK, 1943
Mainly jocular. Used by motorcyclists of traffic wardens (from the yellow flashes on their uniforms). - — Douglas Dunford, Motorcycle Department, Beaulieu Motor Museum, 1979
- The yellow peril [ragwort] is lurking, and expanding its grip on the UK. — Derek Knottenbelt, an equinologist at Liverpool University, 26 August 2002
- hepatitis UK
A peril of shared needles by drug addicts; their usage, with a pun on the fear of Asians and the skin discolouration associated with hepatitis. - — Liz Cutland, Kick Heroin, p. 110, 1985
- in prison, school, or any canteen in any institution, a bright yellow cake favoured by the caterers UK, 1961
Originally services. - — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 125, 1996
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