darkey

darkeynoun/ˈdɑɹki/

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  offensiveslurdatedslangA person with dark skin.

  • 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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  obsoleteslangA dark lantern.

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  offensiveA luderick, blackfish, parore (Girella tricuspidata).