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单词 whitey
释义

whitey

or whit·y

[ hwahy-tee, wahy- ]
/ ˈʰwaɪ ti, ˈwaɪ- /

noun, plural whit·eys.(sometimes initial capital letter)Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used by Black people to refer to a white person or white people collectively.

Origin of whitey

First recorded in 1820–30; white + -ey2

Words nearby whitey

white-winged dove, white-winged scoter, whitewood, white wood aster, white work, whitey, white zinfandel, Whitgift, whither, whithersoever, Whither thou goest, I will go
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Example sentences from the Web for whitey

  • Some eight or ten years ago he was popularly known hereabouts as 'Whitey' Mills.

    Behind the Line|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for whitey

whitey

whity

/ (ˈwaɪtɪ) /

noun

mainly US (used contemptuously by Black people) a White man
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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