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Meaning of blacky-white | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A Eurasian (person of mixed European and Asian ancestry).

UK, ethnic, informal, obsolete, offensive, slur

Examples

“The captain, his face the color of a ripe tomato, leaned over the rail screaming insults at white men who married blacky-whites, the dishonesty of foreigners, and his opinion of the whole proceedings in general.”
“Chee-chees, blacky-whites, half castes, Anglo-Indians. Midnight's orphans. The Brits hated us for giving human form to their rapacious colonial lust.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Blacon blad Bladder bladder campion bladder cancer bladder cherry

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