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PICKANINNY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child

Synonyms:

picaninny; piccaninny; pickaninny

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pickaninny" 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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