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darky

/dahr-kee/US // ˈdɑr ki //UK // (ˈdɑːkɪ) //

暗色系,暗色的,黑暗,暗色

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural dark·ies.Older Use: Now Offensive.

    • : a term used to refer to a Black person.

Examples

  • Darky had written an ode to the man who founded this class of lodging-house, and had received personal thanks.

  • I took the little roll from my pocket while up in the hay-loft, where I had gone to give Darky his last feed.

  • In our literature and on the stage, the very idea of a Darky and a graveyard is mirth-provoking.

  • Roake and Humfrey with little "Darky," who was their invariable companion, were always welcome.

  • Darky have to take what the white folks leave fo em and be glad he's livin.