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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Barbados, slang, derogatory) A poor white person. Specifically, a lower-class descendant of the whites who worked the land before the arrival of African slaves..
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Ecky-becky means (Barbados, slang, derogatory) A poor white person. Specifically, a lower-class descendant of the whites who worked the land before the arrival of African slaves..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use ecky-becky where its definition matches the intended context.
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