Darkie

Word DARKIE
Character 6
Hyphenation dark ie
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Darkie"

What do we mean by darkie?

A black person; an African-American; -- an older term now considered offensive. noun

Alternative spelling of darkey. noun

(ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people noun

A person with dark skin.

A dark lantern.

A black person. Urban Dictionary

An old-fashioned word from the 19th century often used by women and high class society back then to describe a negro, originally a negro slave; a word most often used by southern women and effete gentlemen who thought the more commonly accepted word nigger (back then) was a bit low-class and pedestrian; a polite word for a nigger slave memorialized in song by Stephen C. Foster's tunes like O Susanna, My Old Kentucky Home, and Old Folks at Home. Urban Dictionary

1. a fond name for persons of the African genotype; 2. A bowell movement (uk-regional). Urban Dictionary

An older, somewhat funnier term for a black person. Though taboo in America (much like nigger, spick, wet back, sand nigger, chink, gook, jap) it is still socially acceptable in England. Urban Dictionary

A brand of toothpaste displaying an African-American male with very black skin and very white teeth on the tube. Discontinued in the 1980s. Urban Dictionary

A remote control for an electronic device. origins coming obviously from the fact that in the days prior to remote controls, the black servants would "help out" by changing stations or adjusting the volume of radios, televisions, phonographs, etc... Urban Dictionary

The non-"whitie" dumb ass that wrote "definition 3" to the word "nigger" Urban Dictionary

A word commonly used to describe nigs (people with the chocolate face,or boady), most oftenly used by members of the infamous KKK and residents of t-nacle and I-mills NJ, Urban Dictionary

A dark dork. Can mean one or the other depending on sentence structure. Urban Dictionary

Indians / East Indians, Middle Easterners, Arabs, Indonesians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, Hawaiians, any dark skinned people Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Darkie

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The word "darkie" in example sentences

And they do not trip over the word darkie, which obviously is no longer a word that any of us would care to use; it doesnt give them any offense. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nor could any of his officials advise me, from personal experience, which road to select, although their remarks on the subject recalled the darkie's advice to the cyclist as to the best of two pathways across a swamp: "Whichebber one you travels, Boss, I guess you'll be d---- d sorry you didn't take de udder!" ❋ Harry De Windt (1894)

Every once in a while I still hear an elderly person say "darkie," but that makes me cringe. ❋ Frankwu (2008)

But if Powell is -- if blacks are -- just going to vote for a "darkie," then won't any "darkie" do? ❋ Unknown (2008)

He referred to Robinson as a 'darkie', not because of any racial malice, but just because that's the way things were then. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Wells-Barnett visited presidents and scolded newspapers for using the term "darkie". ' ❋ Unknown (1999)

The head waiter, a well-known figure, an old "darkie" with grey hair, placed a dish of oysters down before me with pride, and stood to watch my delight. ❋ Harry Furniss (N/A)

The 'darkie' element, on the contrary, was decidedly jubilant. ❋ Unknown (1865)

This, however, our "darkie" friend does not much mind, particularly if his master be a "stingy old boss," and keeps him on rice instead of meat rations. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

But oftener was his magisterial function employed in sentencing the mutinous "darkie" to his due the sheriff -- sterling men, who were lovers of the law and lovers of fair play as well -- and those, armed to the teeth, would have laid down their lives on the spot in defence of the sheriff and his demand. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

The familiar style of my address touched a sympathetic chord in the bosom of the "darkie," and a smile of satisfaction gleamed upon his features as he made answer. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

All Black and Samoa legend Michael Jones has spoken of his personal offence at Haden's use of the word "darkie". ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's strange to see this sweet, sentimental music so clownishly garbed, but Feld has good reason for it: the dance (billed as a preview) savages the myth of the "darkie," taking us from cruel stereotypes to the reality of the African American experience, represented by Darren Gibson's solo at the end accompanied by a Smithsonian Folkways recording of a black woman revivalist singing "Reborn Again." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Haden apologised for using the word "darkie" in his claims that the Crusaders had a three-player Pacific Island quota in their recruitment policy for Super Rugby. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[NAACP] Mark Williams may have assumed that the "darkie" stereotype describes a portion of the African American community, but he's missed both the history and the point. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is interesting to observe that the attitude of exceptionalism is also the PRIMARY factor in bigotry in any of its shades - the 'darkie', or woman, or what have you is always perceived as "lesser" "weaker" "Not as important or significant" etc.. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The subtext, that he (this horrid "darkie") should be removed by whatever means has been around for some time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"[I'll take] the darkie on the left." [-a] [friend of mine], amongst many others, during a game of Rival Schools ❋ Dave (2004)

Scarlett: A proper [southern lady] always uses the word darkie when referring to her negro slaves. [Rhett]: Frankly, my dear, [I don't give a damn]. There all a bunch of lazy niggers to me. ❋ Jason Corrigan (2008)

" The 'appy darkie [went] to the [loo] and [choaked] off a darkie." ❋ J E Walker (2003)

[Jesus] was a darkie, [you know that] [right]? ❋ Pants God (2007)

I was startled to see what seemed a [brand-new] tube of "[Darkie]" brand toothpaste in Tom's [medicine cabinet]; I didn't think it was available anymore. ❋ Rod Brock (2006)

man 1: have [you seen] the darkie? man 2: why? do you [want] me to [change the channel]? ❋ Alex (2005)

that darkie [obviously] has some issuse with [white america] ❋ Muthafukin Dopetastic S. (2005)

If anyones gonna have sex with my sister, its gon be me. Drop the TV darkiefor more examples refer to (nig,black,[spook],[jiggaboo],[mooncricket]) ❋ Bill (2005)

"Dude... you're a [friggen] darkie!" (Meaning they're [dark]) "Dude... you're so darkie!!" (Meaning they're a [dork]) ❋ Lush Luscious Md. Lucia (2006)

"[Shut up] darkie!" ❋ MrWhitie (2010)

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