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Darkie

noun

(ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people. Synonyms: darkey, darky.

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"Darkie" Quotes from Famous Books

... he did to his little children. We were all fond of him, and my mother loved him very much. When she saw him at the gate she would neigh with joy, and trot up to him. He would pat and stroke her and say, "Well, old Pet, and how is your little Darkie?" I was a dull black, so he called me Darkie; then he would give me a piece of bread, which was very good, and sometimes he brought a carrot for my mother. All the horses would come to him, but I think we were his favorites. My mother always took him to the ...

— Black Beauty • Anna Sewell

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... was speechless with a joy so deep that it wore the aspect of an almost heart-breaking sorrow. She could only cling with choking sobs to her husband's arm. "What's all this fuss, Uncle Joe?" queried the captain. "Let go the old darkie; what's she to you?" ...

— Elsie's Womanhood • Martha Finley

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Words linked to "Darkie" : negroid, derogation, blackamoor, ethnic slur, negro, disparagement, darkey, depreciation, Black person, black