Advertisement

Advertisement

whity

[ hwahy-tee, wahy- ]

adjective

, whit·i·er, whit·i·est.


noun

, plural whit·ies.
  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. whitey.

whity

/ ˈwaɪtɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a variant spelling of whitey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

    1. whitish in colour
    2. ( in combination )

      whity-brown

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of whity1

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

Example Sentences

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

I selected Percy with care—a dear little feather about half an inch long and of a delicate whity-brown colour.

The stipes is somewhat longer than the rachis, and it is of a whity-green colour.

Something white or rather of a whity-brown colour was in the trough, with something dark leaning over it.

If you chip off a bit, you find it exactly like fine whity-brown sugar, only intensely hard.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Whitworth screw threadwhiz