whitey

or whit·y

[ hwahy-tee, wahy- ]

noun,plural whit·eys.(sometimes initial capital letter)Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used by Black people to refer to a white person or white people collectively.

Origin of whitey

1
First recorded in 1820–30; white + -ey2

Words Nearby whitey

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How to use whitey in a sentence

  • Old whitey, Abe's school master, said to him angrily one day, "Abraham you are better fed than taught!"

    Lincolniana | Andrew Adderup
  • It was very quiet about the house, and old whitey's neigh as Morris' span of bays came up was the only sound which greeted them.

    Family Pride | Mary J. Holmes
  • Well, we found ol' whitey's blind had slid down so he could see outen one eye.

    The Long Dim Trail | Forrestine C. Hooker
  • But there was a fight, and I can't say that poor whitey got off without being badly pecked.

  • Ahll jes put up ole whitey, hes nigh tired out, an Ahll be right back.

British Dictionary definitions for whitey

whitey

whity

/ (ˈwaɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. mainly US (used contemptuously by Black people) a White man

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