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Blacky

Blacky

7 8.0
A friendly name friends use for someone called Black or with dark hair
  • proper noun
  • Informal
: Blacky
  • Like, oh, my God, bro, you got Blackie just scratched into the welcome.
  • Petar Blacky
  • Uncle Blacky
  • Blacky, sister

Examples

  • Al "Blacky" Blackman has reached a milestone few can claim.

    Blog text (23)

  • Well done, Blacky.

    Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)

  • Blacky, you are so naughty.

    Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)

  • Not, not the whole band, you know, kind of in between Blackie Lawless.

  • Besides, Blacky Carson books the Avedon.

    The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

  • " Remember Blacky?

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Where WASP is is at this point Blackie Lawless and whoever he hires to work with him.

  • What are you going to do, Blacky?

  • And Ana, will you say hello to Blacky for me?

  • Blacky, you are so naughty.

Synonyms

blackie
vsBlacky
  • Informal
6 8.8

An informal friendly nickname for a person with dark hair or the last name Black

is neutral or familiar but not necessarily warm or friendly

Surface Forms

Blacky main

Morphology

Blacky = black (transparent) = black + y

Nickname formation with the diminutive suffix '-y' directly derives from the base 'black' (colour or surname), making the relation clear to learners.

Etymology

Blacky is a friendly nickname made from Black ('dark' or a family name) plus the little ending -y, the same ending you hear in Tommy or Johnny, which makes names sound warm and familiar. So Blacky is used as a casual or affectionate name for someone called Black or for a person with dark hair.