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darkeys

darkeys is the plural of darkey.

Meaning of darkey

Noun

darkey (plural darkeys)

  1. (dated, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A person with dark skin.
    • The windmill under the care of Mr. Kinney, a kind hearted old Englishman, was to me a source of infinite interest and pleasure. The old man always seemed pleased when he saw a troop of darkey little urchins, with their tow-linen shirts fluttering in the breeze, approaching to view and admire the...1855, Frederick Douglass, chapter 3, in My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York; Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    BIPOC, BME, colored, colored person, minority, nonwhite, person of color
  2. (obsolete, slang) A dark lantern.
  3. (Australia, New Zealand, offensive) A luderick, blackfish, parore (Girella tricuspidata).

Questions about darkeys

What is darkeys the plural of?
Darkeys is the plural of darkey.

Words near darkeys in the dictionary

  1. darkest-hearted
  2. darkest-skinned
  3. darkey
  4. darkeye
  5. darkeyes
  6. darkeys
  7. darkfall
  8. darkfic
  9. darkfics
  10. darkfield
  11. darkful

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