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In some senses, blacky is marked as derogatory, informal, offensive. Watch for register when choosing this word.
blacky
/ˈblæki/
noun 1name 1
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2VERB + BLACKY
ask, go
ADV.
aside
Definitions
noun
1
A black person.
[I]t was agreed that two double beds were in requisition: — one for the host and hostess — and the other for the loving nigger and his wife, who it plainly appeared, had no inclination to be separated. Our hope was in a double bed — the one which the blacky and his fairer half looked at with a longing eye — but out of which he had no idea of turning: […]
Apropos of Van Balen, an artist who painted me lately had painted a blackamoor praying; and not filling his canvas, stuffed in his little girl aside of a blacky gaping at him unmeaningly; and then did not know what to call it.
name
1
A nickname of the surname Black.
Go ask Blacky if he wants to join us for beers after work tonight.
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[I]t was agreed that two double beds were in requisition: — one for the host and hostess — and the other for the loving nigger and his wife, who it plainly appeared, had no inclination to be separated
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Apropos of Van Balen, an artist who painted me lately had painted a blackamoor praying; and not filling his canvas, stuffed in his little girl aside of a blacky gaping at him unmeaningly; and then did
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Go ask Blacky if he wants to join us for beers after work tonight.
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