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pickininnie

pickininnie is the alternative spelling of pickaninny.

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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Forms of pickininnie

pluralpickininnies

Questions about pickininnie

What is pickininnie the alternative spelling of?
Pickininnie is the alternative spelling of pickaninny.

Words near pickininnie in the dictionary

  1. picking up the threads
  2. picking up the threads of
  3. picking up what someone is laying down
  4. picking up what someone is putting down
  5. pickings
  6. pickininnie
  7. pickininnies
  8. pickininny
  9. pickle
  10. pickle ball
  11. pickle balls

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