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blackie

blackie is the alternative spelling of blacky.

Meaning of blacky

Noun

blacky (plural blackies)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, informal, offensive, slur) 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...1836, Pedestres (pseud.), Sir Clavileno Woodenpeg (knight of Snowdon, pseud.), A pedestrian tour of thirteen hundred and forty-seven miles through Wales and England (page 269)
    Synonyms:
    coon, nigger, wog

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Proper noun capitalized: Blackie

Blackie

  1. A surname.
    • Mr Blackie, please state for the record your job title and chief duties.
  2. A nickname for someone surnamed Black.
    • Go ask Blackie if he wants to join us for beers after work tonight.

Forms of blackie

pluralblackies

Origin of blackie

From black + -ie.

Questions about blackie

What does blackie mean?
Blackie means a surname.
What is blackie the alternative spelling of?
Blackie is the alternative spelling of blacky.
What part of speech is blackie?
Blackie is a proper noun.

Words near blackie in the dictionary

  1. blackhouse
  2. blackhouses
  3. Blackhurst
  4. Blackhursts
  5. Blackian
  6. blackie
  7. blackies
  8. blackified
  9. blackifies
  10. blackify
  11. blackifying

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