name
Meaning 1
A nickname of the surname Black.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Go ask Blacky if he wants to join us for beers after work tonight.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blacky
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/ˈblæki/
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rhymes with -æki
noun
Meaning 2
A black person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, ethnic, informal, offensive, slur
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Black + -y.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blacky From black + -y (diminutive suffix).