whitey

or whit·y

[ hwahy-tee, wahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

, plural whit·eys.

a contemptuous term used by Black people to refer to a white person or white people collectively.

whitey

/ ˈwaɪtɪ /

Origin of whitey¹

First recorded in 1820–30; white + -ey ²

His friends were safely known by the Polish versions of Toothy, Hoppy, Conky, Baldy, Whitey, Carrot Top and Chopper.

Whitey Bulger, the infamous Boston mobster, disappeared off the face of the earth and managed to stay hidden for 16 years.

This decision turned the trial of Whitey Bulger into one of the most lopsided cases in the history of jurisprudence.

The City That Always Sucks Ray Lemoine and John Liam Policastro, Vocativ Boston and the embarrassing legacy of Whitey Bulger.

In later years, Whitey complained of insomnia, violent nightmares, and severe headaches as a result of his months of acid use.

Old Whitey, Abe's school master, said to him angrily one day, "Abraham you are better fed than taught!"

It was very quiet about the house, and old Whitey's neigh as Morris' span of bays came up was the only sound which greeted them.

Well, we found ol' Whitey's blind had slid down so he could see outen one eye.

But there was a fight, and I can't say that poor Whitey got off without being badly pecked.

Ahll jes put up ole Whitey, hes nigh tired out, an Ahll be right back.

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