cooly n 1: (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer [syn: {coolie}, {cooly}]
Cooly \Coo"ly\, Coolie \Coo"lie\, n.; pl. {Coolies}. [Hind. k?l[imac] a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k?l, ky?leh, slave.] An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country. [1913 Webster]