whitey

American  

[hwahy-tee, wahy-] / ˈʰwaɪ ti, ˈwaɪ- /

Or whity

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

plural

whiteys

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

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whitey British  

/ ˈwaɪtɪ /

noun

1. (used contemptuously by Black people) a White man

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Etymology

Origin of whitey

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

Example Sentences

Whereas Gil Scott-Heron spoke as if it's the taxes he's paying directly funding "whitey" on the Moon, currently the discussion surrounding Branson, Bezos and Musk is that they aren't being taxed enough.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2021

In the book, you call out the “tighty whitey sanitized language” that gets in the way of raw honesty in this realm.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2019

“A rat done bit my sister Nell, with whitey on the moon,” Leon Bridges, who plays Scott-Heron, recites over a drum beat.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2018

The auction runs from July 16th to July 23rd on the Prop Store website, but the tighty whitey underwear is, sadly, nowhere in sight.

From Time • Jul. 16, 2015

Miss Love shaved ten years off of him, gettin’ rid of that long whitey beard and that mane of bushy hair.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns