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darkie

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dark·ie  (därk)
n. Offensive
Variant of darky.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.darkie - (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people
darkey, darky
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language
Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid, Black - a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Translations
darkie (o.f.) [ˈdɑːkɪ] N (Brit) (pej) → negro/a m/f
darkie, darky
n (pej inf) → Schwarze(r) mf
darkie darky [ˈdɑːkɪ] n (fam, offensive) → negro/a
darkie darky [ˈdɑːkɪ] n (fam, offensive) → negro/a


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