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    PICCANINNY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black childplay

    Synonyms:

    picaninny; piccaninny; pickaninny

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("piccaninny" is a kind of...):

    African-American; Black; Negro; Negroid (a person with African ancestry,)

    child; fry; kid; minor; nestling; nipper; shaver; small fry; tiddler; tike; tyke; youngster (a young person of either sex)

    Domain usage:

    depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

    ethnic slur (a slur on someone's race or language)

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