English Explanatory Dictionary

whitey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative form of whity.
noun
  1. A white person, a person of Western European descent.
  2. A state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use.

Pronunciation

/ˈwaɪti/ /ˈʍaɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-whitey.wav

Word forms

whitey whitier whitiest whitie whity yt whiteys whities

Etymology

From white (“bright and colorless; a white-skinned person”) + -y (“forming diminutives”).

Synonyms

cracker honky pecker peckerwood whitebread wonderbread abelungu ang moh Angrez balanda béké bule cac Caucasian cornstarch crusader cumskin European farang firangi gringo gora gussuk gweilo haole hoogie hoojah ice monkey ivory joganosh kabloona laowai leucoderm mayo mayo monkey mayonnaise face melanin-challenged migaloo mlungu mzungu ofay oyinbo paddy Pakeha paleface pigskin pinky roundeye saltine snow bunny snow roach toubab umlungu vazaha vanilla wadjela white whiteboy white bread white devil whiteface

Related words

lightie

Derived words

whitey tighties
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