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pickininny

pickininny 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 pickininny

pluralpickininnies

Questions about pickininny

What is pickininny the alternative spelling of?
Pickininny is the alternative spelling of pickaninny.

Words near pickininny in the dictionary

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

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