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pickaninny::noun | Spocien Dictionary

pickaninny
noun
/'pɪkə,nɪni/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
Type Words
Synonyms picaninny, piccaninny
Type of kid, minor, negro, negroid, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, african-american, youngster, black, child, fry

Examples of pickaninny

pickaninny
It came into English as pickaninny and it has been proposed as an etymology for pidgin.
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That pickaninny don't own nothing.
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It was a remarkable turnaround for a Governor who became a laughingstock for defending the use of the word pickaninny and swearing his office was bugged with lasers.
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