Meaning of darkey | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person with dark skin.
   dated, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
2. A dark lantern.
   obsolete, slang
3. A luderick, blackfish, parore (Girella tricuspidata).
   Australia, New-Zealand, offensive

Equivalents

Examples

“The windmill under the care of Mr. Kinney, a kind hearted old Englishman, was to me a source of infinite interest and pleasure. The old man always seemed pleased when he saw a troop of darkey little urchins, with their tow-linen shirts fluttering in the breeze, approaching to view and admire the whirling wings of his wondrous machine.”

“Sometimes we overhear others saying, "Them colored people were slaves" down in Tennessee. The children feel hurt when they hear such remarks; but I tell them it was no disgrace in Tennessee to belong to Colonel Anderson. Many darkeys would have been proud, as I used to be, to call you master.”

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