Tuesday, January 24, 2006

FOB?

FOB: Fresh Off the Boat.

An outdated term, the acronym "FOB" and derivations of "FOB" such as "fobby" is generally used as a derogatory manner to describe someone, generally a new immigrant, who is not very well versed in the American culture and language.

ABC: American Born Chinese.

A term used by those who are Chinese born in the United States. Similar acronyms include the following:

BBC: British Born Chinese.

CBC: Canadian Born Chinese.

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