"choke a darkie" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-choke a darkie.ogg [Australia] Forms: chokes a darkie [present, singular, third-person], choking a darkie [participle, present], choked a darkie [participle, past], choked a darkie [past]
Etymology: An offensive pun referencing violence against black people (cf. darkie). Etymology templates: {{m|en|darkie}} darkie Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} choke a darkie (third-person singular simple present chokes a darkie, present participle choking a darkie, simple past and past participle choked a darkie)
  1. (slang, vulgar, colloquial) To defecate. Tags: colloquial, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Bodily functions, Feces Synonyms: defecate Translations (slang for defecate): lægge en negerarm (Danish), lägga en negerarm (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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