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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was at Harvard in the early/mid 2000s, there was a group of Asian-American friends on my floor, and they used the term "FOB" regularly, said in a joking tone that was also disparaging, to describe Asian students who had accents or were awkward/poorly dressed. (I'm white and never used that term myself). Asian-Americans are the only people I've ever heard using that term. My great-grandparents were "fresh off the boat" from Eastern Europe. As a white person, I would not ever use that term to describe anyone, though, because the way I saw the term used in college was as an insult toward people who don't fit in with superficial standards (fashion, accent) that aren't their fault. It wasn't a neutral description. [/quote] Also know a few ABC (American born Chinese) who used it for the FOB older relatives - similar to how we use boomer today. With frustrated love or loving frustration. [/quote]
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