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lighties

lighties is the plural of lightie.

lighties is the plural of lighty.

Meaning of lightie

Noun

lightie (plural lighties)

  1. (informal) A black person with relatively light-coloured skin.
    • I looked up into that giant's eyes and while I saw curiosity there, I didn't see the anger and hatred I had seen in so many eyes of the black people as they looked down on a lightie.2016, Rick Johnson, Heirloom Plantation, page 52

Meaning of lighty

Noun

lighty (plural lighties)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A young man; a boy.

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Questions about lighties

What is lighties the plural of?
Lighties is the plural of lightie.

Words near lighties in the dictionary

  1. lighthouselike
  2. lighthouseman
  3. lighthousemen
  4. lighthouses
  5. lightie
  6. lighties
  7. lightin'
  8. lighting
  9. lighting a fire under
  10. lighting along
  11. lighting down

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