yellow peril

/ˌjɛloʊ ˌpɛrəl/
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Other forms: yellow perils

Definitions of yellow peril
  1. noun
    the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples
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    type of:
    menace, threat
    something that is a source of danger
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