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Darkey
//ˈdɑɹki// noun, slang
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Noun
- 1 A person with dark skin. dated, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
"The windmill under the care of Mr. Kinney, a kind hearted old Englishman, was to me a source of infinite interest and pleasure. The old man always seemed pleased when he saw a troop of darkey little urchins, with their tow-linen shirts fluttering in the breeze, approaching to view and admire the whirling wings of his wondrous machine."
- 2 (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people wordnet
- 3 A dark lantern. obsolete, slang
- 4 A luderick, blackfish, parore (Girella tricuspidata). Australia, New-Zealand, offensive
Etymology
From dark + -ey.
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