WHITEY

whitey, honky, honkey, honkie

(noun) (slang) offensive names for a White man

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

whitey (comparative whitier, )

Alternative form of whity

Noun

whitey (plural whiteys or whities)

(African-American Vernacular, pejorative, ethnic slur) A white person, a person of European descent.

Synonyms: cracker, honky, pecker, peckerwood, whitebread, wonderbread, Thesaurus:white person

Coordinate terms: blackey, blackie, blacky

(British, slang) A state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use.

Anagrams

• Withey

Source: Wiktionary



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