zippoheads

Plural of zippohead

English An Asian person. Used by American military personnel during the Korean War and Vietnam War. Also seen in the films Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket and Gran Torino. The phrase 'zips in the wire' from Platoon has also been used outside of this context.
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Ethnicities Korean 

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