Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Easter (Christian feast).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Caribbean, no-plural, obsolete, offensive
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noun
Easter (Christian feast).
Carnival (the period before lent).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Caribbean, broadly, no-plural, obsolete, offensive
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noun
Synonym of junkanoo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jamaica, derogatory, no-plural, obsolete, offensive
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Synonyms: junkanoo
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pickaninny, Christmas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: no-plural, offensive
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History
piccaninny (“black child”) + Christmas. First attested in 1834.
