whitey
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9.9
- noun
- Slur
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[término ofensivo para personas blancas]
- And what would you like to call me, whitey?
And but if you are white or looked at as a white, you know, Whitey, honky, wiggers, whatever they call them, you know, I don't know what they call them in.
- And but if you are white or looked at as a white, you know, Whitey, honky, wiggers, whatever they call them, you know, I don't know what they call them in.
Examples
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Get the hell out my face, whitey!
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After a while, Whitey came and got in beside me.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Give me your groceries, Whitey."
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- That Whitey, she's all right, isn't she?
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The Lord loves a workin' man, don't trust whitey.
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You look like Whitey.
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Whitey lost his arms.
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I would have to disagree with that statement; he just killed four whiteys in Benghazi.
Blog text (28) -
I followed Whitey's barked directions, and the car was drawn inexorably into the purple glow in the trees.
Fiction book (1999) -
I can't believe he insulted me by calling me whitey in front of everyone.
Synonyms
16
4.0
A person with light skin whose family comes from Europe
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Etymology
Whitey comes from the English word white ('a person with light skin') plus the ending -y, the same ending you find in nicknames like doggy or Johnny. So whitey simply names a white person, but it is slang and an insulting, offensive word used to attack or mock someone.