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pickaninnies

pickaninnies is the plural of pickaninny.

pickaninnies is the plural of pickaninnie.

Meaning of pickaninny

Noun

pickaninny (plural pickaninnies)

  1. (colloquial, ethnic, offensive, slur) A black child.
    • Governor,— that will make a good settler,— that's my Pickaninny!1817 January 4, Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Observer, Sydney

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Questions about pickaninnies

What is pickaninnies the plural of?
Pickaninnies is the plural of pickaninny.

Words near pickaninnies in the dictionary

  1. pickadilly
  2. pickadils
  3. pickage
  4. pickages
  5. pickaninnie
  6. pickaninnies
  7. pickaninny
  8. pickaninny Christmas
  9. pickapack
  10. Pickar
  11. Pickard

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