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whitey

Or ɳ󾱳·

[hwahy-tee, wahy-]

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

plural

whiteys 

  1. a contemptuous term used by Black people to refer to a white person or white people collectively.

whitey

/ ˈɲɪɪ /

noun

  1. (used contemptuously by Black people) a White man

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of whitey1

First recorded in 1820–30; white + -ey 2

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