whity

American  

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

adjective

whitier, whitiest

1. whitish.

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noun

plural

whities

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) whitey.

whity British  

/ ˈwaɪtɪ /

noun

1. informal a variant spelling of whitey

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adjective

1. 1. whitish in colour

   2. ( in combination )

      whity-brown

Etymology

Origin of whity

First recorded in 1585–95; white + -y ¹

Example Sentences

No matter what went on, no matter who was speaking, those slowly moving pale-blue eyes with their whity lashes followed her, measuring her height, movements, her very heart-throbs, it seemed to the puzzled, distressed girl.

From A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage by Morris, Clara

So were all the rest, under the whity tarps which looked ghostly and queer.

From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

Handsome copperplate engravings of Pisa and of Rome, and pastel portraits in oval frames; the rest of the whity brown panelled wall space hidden by book-cases.

From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas

Oh yes, here in my pocket; there are little whity marks in the black kid already, as if they were going to split.'

From Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls by Barnes, Robert

The whity thing by the Mariner's left hand is a piece of wood that he was trying to row the raft with when the Whale came along.

From Just So Stories by Kipling, Rudyard