Darkey

Darkey

Darkey may refer to:

  • darkey or darky, disparaging term for a black person
  • Joe Darkey, Ghanaian professional boxer

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  • darkey —    A rare variant, in either spelling form, of ‘nigger’, and perhaps slightly less offensive, but little used in modern times. An attempt seems to have been made to substitute this term for ‘nigger’ at one time, and at first it carried no… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • darkey — noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people • Syn: ↑darky, ↑darkie • Usage Domain: ↑ethnic slur, ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation …   Useful english dictionary

  • darkey — noun a person with a dark skin, notably of African ancestry. But it can also be used for other people, such as in England for people of Indian/Pakistani ancestry and in the US for people of Hispanic ancestry …   Wiktionary

  • darkey — n. black person (derogatory) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Joe Darkey — is a former Ghanaian professional boxer who competed in the 1960s. A middleweight he competed in Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics Middleweight, but was defeated in the third round. However two years later in 1966 he participated in the 1966… …   Wikipedia

  • Strangle a darkey — defecate …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • strangle a darkey — Australian Slang defecate …   English dialects glossary

  • Charley Parkhurst — For other people named Charles Parkhurst, see Charles Parkhurst (disambiguation). Charley Darkey Parkhurst, often Charlie/Charlene/Charlotte or Parkurst, born Mary Parkhurst (1812–1879), was an American stagecoach driver and early California… …   Wikipedia

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