Darkey

/ˈdɑɹki/

Synonyms for "darkey" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
darkiedarkycolored person

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
dark-skinnedderogatory epithetduskyenslaved person

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
negropejorative termracial insultracial slurslaveswarthy

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

14 entries
African-AmericanBlackBlack personNegroNegroidappearance descriptorblackamoorcolor descriptorhumanlinguistic labelorthographic variantpersonracial descriptorterminology

More specific

8 entries
dark-skinneddarkiedarkyderogatory labelduskyfield handhouse slaveracial epithet

Collocations

11 entries
antebellum Southdark complexiondark skindarkey childdarkey laborerdarkey populationdehumanizing labeldialectal usageenslaved personracial slurslavery era

Inflections

4 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

Sometimes we overhear others saying, "Them colored people were slaves" down in Tennessee. The children feel hurt when they hear such remarks; but I tell them it was no disgrace in Tennessee to belong to Colonel Anderson. Many darkeys would have been proud, as I used to be, to call you master.

Source: wiktionary

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