pikey
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- noun
- /ˈpaɪki/
- Slur
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[insulto despectivo para personas de comunidades itinerantes]
- Don't want a few pikeys getting in the way of our investment, do we?
- fucking pikeys
- hate pikeys
Examples
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Some films portray pikeys in a way that reinforces negative stereotypes about the traveling community.
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That is when I thought the pikey had money riding on himself.
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It turned out that the sweet-talking, tattoo-sporting pikey was a gypsy bare-knuckle boxing champion.
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Many people in the community hold negative stereotypes about pikeys based on misconceptions.
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It's important to remember that using the term pikey is considered derogatory and hurtful.
Compounds
- Slur
An insulting phrase for rude or criminal actions blamed on certain travelling communities
- Slur
A loud style of dress judged negatively and linked to Traveller communities in Britain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pikey as a noun originally meant a 'traveller' and probably comes from the same pike 'main road' idea, since those people often lived by the roads. Over time the word became a slur for Irish and Romani travelling people, and it is highly offensive and should not be used.