noun
blacky
BLA-kee
noun
1
(dated, often offensive) A term historically used to refer to a Black person; now widely considered derogatory and avoided.
"Older texts from the era sometimes used "blacky" in ways that read as jarring and offensive today."
name
1
A nickname derived from the surname Black.
"His teammates all called him Blacky, after his last name."
How to Use Blacky
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA word with a genuinely offensive historical use referring to race, which is why it is now avoided; separately, it survives as a harmless nickname for people surnamed Black.
Word Forms
blackies plural
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Etymology
From black plus the diminutive suffix -y, originally used casually but now recognized as carrying a dated, offensive edge in its racial sense.