békén.

Brit.

/ˈbeɪkeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈbeɪˌkeɪ/, Caribbean English

/ˈbeːˌkeː/, /ˈbɛˌkɛ/

Forms: 1800s– béké, 1900s– bakay, 1900s– bay kay, 1900s– beke.

Origin: A borrowing from Antilles Creole. Etymon: Antilles Creole béké.

Etymology: < Antilles Creole and Caribbean French béké (1892 or earlier) < a West African language (probably Igbo bèkeè white person, European (irrespective of gender)).A form békée is also sometimes used to denote women ( < Caribbean French békée, feminine form corresponding to béké).

Caribbean (now usually offensive).

A white person, esp. a man; (hence) a person descended from European colonizers who settled in the Caribbean. Also: a light-skinned person. Cf. buckra n.Now usually used derogatorily of someone who behaves in a superior manner because of their lighter skin and/or higher social status.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun]

white mana1398

Christian1622

European1666

white-face1684

long knife1784

buckra1794

sahib1796

white-skin1803

whitey1811

Pakeha1817

papalagi1817

paleface1823

whitefellow1826

Abelungu1836

haole1843

gringo1849

lightiea1855

umlungu1859

mzungu1860

heaven-burster1861

ladino1877

mooniasc1880

Conchy Joe1888

béké1889

ofay1899

ridge runner1904

Ngati Pakeha1905

kelch1912

pink1913

leucoderm1924

fay1927

Mr Charlie1928

pinkie1935

devil1938

wonk1938

oaf1941

grey1943

paddy1945

Caucasoid1956

Jumble1957

Caucasian1958

white boy1958

pinko-grey1964

honky1967

toubab1976

palagi1977

1889 H. J. Bell Obeah v. 48 Their eager imitation of anything, good or bad, affected by the ‘Béké’, as they call the whites.

1890 L. Hearn Youma 165 He wants to flatter us, the old béké!—he is too sly!

1965 Dominica Herald 4 Sept. 6 I know of ‘békés’ who are just as ‘sal’. Sometimes even more ‘sal’ than ‘nègres’.

1987 M. Collins Angel ii. 11 Is the same story all over. Is vyé nèg on the groun an bakra béké on top.

2016 J. Couti Dangerous Creole Liaisons iv. 214 She ultimately moves up the social ladder to escape the béké's yoke.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	béké
释义	békén. Brit. /ˈbeɪkeɪ/, U.S. /ˈbeɪˌkeɪ/, Caribbean English /ˈbeːˌkeː/, /ˈbɛˌkɛ/ Forms: 1800s– béké, 1900s– bakay, 1900s– bay kay, 1900s– beke. Origin: A borrowing from Antilles Creole. Etymon: Antilles Creole béké. Etymology: < Antilles Creole and Caribbean French béké (1892 or earlier) < a West African language (probably Igbo bèkeè white person, European (irrespective of gender)).A form békée is also sometimes used to denote women ( < Caribbean French békée, feminine form corresponding to béké). Caribbean (now usually offensive). A white person, esp. a man; (hence) a person descended from European colonizers who settled in the Caribbean. Also: a light-skinned person. Cf. buckra n.Now usually used derogatorily of someone who behaves in a superior manner because of their lighter skin and/or higher social status. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] white mana1398 Christian1622 European1666 white-face1684 long knife1784 buckra1794 sahib1796 white-skin1803 whitey1811 Pakeha1817 papalagi1817 paleface1823 whitefellow1826 Abelungu1836 haole1843 gringo1849 lightiea1855 umlungu1859 mzungu1860 heaven-burster1861 ladino1877 mooniasc1880 Conchy Joe1888 béké1889 ofay1899 ridge runner1904 Ngati Pakeha1905 kelch1912 pink1913 leucoderm1924 fay1927 Mr Charlie1928 pinkie1935 devil1938 wonk1938 oaf1941 grey1943 paddy1945 Caucasoid1956 Jumble1957 Caucasian1958 white boy1958 pinko-grey1964 honky1967 toubab1976 palagi1977 1889 H. J. Bell Obeah v. 48 Their eager imitation of anything, good or bad, affected by the ‘Béké’, as they call the whites. 1890 L. Hearn Youma 165 He wants to flatter us, the old béké!—he is too sly! 1965 Dominica Herald 4 Sept. 6 I know of ‘békés’ who are just as ‘sal’. Sometimes even more ‘sal’ than ‘nègres’. 1987 M. Collins Angel ii. 11 Is the same story all over. Is vyé nèg on the groun an bakra béké on top. 2016 J. Couti Dangerous Creole Liaisons iv. 214 She ultimately moves up the social ladder to escape the béké's yoke. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1889
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