"ecky-becky" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-ecky-becky.ogg Forms: ecky-beckies [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bajan ecky-becky. According to Bajan lore, the word ecky-becky is of African origin and can be traced back to a time before Africans came to Barbados. In one Igbo community in West Africa a French man allegedly named Equé Bequé, or something similar, attempted to settle there and colonize the village, but failed, as he had no money or army. From then on, the Igbo people called any poor Caucasian "Ecky-becky." This word would later be taken by these people to Barbados when they were captured along with other African tribes and brought into slavery. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|bjs|ecky-becky}} Bajan ecky-becky Head templates: {{en-noun}} ecky-becky (plural ecky-beckies)
  1. (Barbados, slang, derogatory) A poor white person. Specifically, a lower-class descendant of the whites who worked the land before the arrival of African slaves. Tags: Barbados, derogatory, slang Related terms: poor white trash
    Sense id: en-ecky-becky-en-noun-zWdS8Y9F Categories (other): Barbadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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