blacky
/ˈblæki/
blacky noun: a black person.
Noun
blacky (plural blackies)
- 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)
- 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.1942, Eva Beatrice Dykes, The Negro in English Romantic Thought, page 91
Proper noun capitalized: Blacky
Blacky
- A nickname of the surname Black.
- Go ask Blacky if he wants to join us for beers after work tonight.
blacky meaning in Bengali
blacky in Bengali
- কোনো কালো ব্যক্তি
Synonyms of blacky
Forms of blacky
| plural | blackies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | blackey |
| alternative form | blackie |
Origin of blacky
From black + -y (diminutive suffix).
From Black + -y.
Words formed from blacky
Words that rhyme with blacky
Questions about blacky
- What does blacky mean?
- Blacky means a black person.
- What is blacky in Bengali?
- Blacky in Bengali is কোনো কালো ব্যক্তি. See Blacky meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is blacky?
- Blacky can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce blacky?
- Blacky is pronounced /ˈblæki/.
- What is the plural of blacky?
- The plural of blacky is blackies.
Words near blacky in the dictionary
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