CBC

CBC
 n.β€” Β«And CBCs (Canadian-born Chinese), or “bananas,” also commonly use the term FOB to distance themselves from new Chinese immigrants.Β» β€”β€œThe feud and the firebomb” by San Grewal Toronto Star (Canada) May 22, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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