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whit·ey

also Whit·ey (wī′tē, hwī′-)

n. pl. whit·eys also Whit·eys Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for a white person or white people.

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whitey

(ˈwaɪtɪ) or

whity

(Peoples) chiefly US (used contemptuously by Black people) a White man

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whit•ey

(ˈʰwaɪ ti, ˈwaɪ-)

n., pl. -eys.

usage: This term is used with disparaging intent. It implies the oppression of blacks by white people.

—n.

Slang: Disparaging. (a term used to refer to a white person or white people collectively.)

[1820–30]

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Noun

whitey - (slang) offensive names for a White man

honkey, honkie, honky

derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

Caucasian, White, White person - a member of the Caucasoid race

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whitey

n (pej inf) → Weiße(r) mf

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