Whitey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwaɪti/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Whitey is an adjective meaning (especially African-American Vernacular, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) A white person, a person of Western European descent.
Meaning
(especially African-American Vernacular, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) A white person, a person of Western European descent.
More Meanings
- (British, slang) A state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use.
- Alternative form of whity.
Example Sentences
a whitey-brown colour
She's a whitey in jeans / She's an outlaw
'Youths' happily do both and they're almost seen as weird if they don't smoke themselves into a whitey with their mates.
I can't pay no doctor bills / But whitey’s on the moon / Ten years from now I'll be payin' still / While whitey’s on the moon
Word Forms
- whitier
- whitiest
- whitie
- whity
- whiteys
- whities
Synonyms for whitey
Depending on context, synonyms include cracker, honky, pecker, peckerwood, whitebread, wonderbread.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include honky, darling, honey, whity, whitie, whiteskin.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.