"blacky" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈblæki/ Forms: blackies [plural], blackey [alternative], blackie [alternative]
Rhymes: -æki Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blacky From black + -y (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|black|-y<id:diminutive><pos:diminutive suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blacky [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*blak", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "blæc", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "blak", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "black", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-i, *-ī", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-j-, *-ij-", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-j-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-i", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "blacky", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="blacky"> From black + -y (diminutive suffix). Head templates: {{en-noun}} blacky (plural blackies)
  1. (informal, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, informal, offensive, slur Synonyms: coon [derogatory, offensive], nigger [derogatory, offensive], wog [derogatory, offensive] Derived forms: blacky-white Coordinate_terms: whity (alt: whitey, whitie)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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