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Darkey

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See darky.
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  • noun. a person with a dark skin, notably of African ancestry. But it can also be used for other people, such as in England for people of Indian/Pakistani ancestry and in the US for people of Hispanic ancestry.
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  • noun. (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people
    • Word Usage
    "In that settlement, it was considered a disgrace for a white child to feed at the breast of a slave woman, but it was all right if the darkey was a free woman."
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