whitey

whit·ey

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahy-tee, wahy-]
- /ˈʰwaɪ ti, ˈwaɪ-/
- /ˈwaɪ.ˌti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwahy-tee, wahy-]
- /ˈʰwaɪ ti, ˈwaɪ-/

Definitions of whitey word

noun plural whitey a contemptuous term used by black people to refer to a white person or white people collectively. 1
noun whitey A contemptuous term used by black people to refer to a white person or to white people collectively. 1
noun whitey white person 1
noun whitey white people collectively 1
noun whitey (used contemptuously by Black people) a White man 0
noun whitey a white person or white people collectively 0

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Origin of whitey

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; white + -ey2

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Parts of speech for Whitey

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whitey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

whitey usage trend in Literature

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