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Added 10 October 2026

whitey

/ˈwaɪti/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about whitey at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(slang) offensive names for a White man.

Origin

From white (“bright and colorless; a white-skinned person”) + -y (“forming diminutives”).

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