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PICKANINNY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pickaninny mean?
• PICKANINNY (noun)
The noun PICKANINNY has 1 sense:
1. (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
Familiarity information: PICKANINNY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
picaninny; piccaninny; pickaninny
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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