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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(slang, obsolete) A dark lantern.
: Sometimes we overhear others saying, "Them colored people were slaves" down in Tennessee. The children feel hurt when they hear such remarks; but I tell them it was no disgrace in Tennessee to belong to Colonel Anderson. Many darkeys w…
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(Australia, NZ, now, offensive) A luderick, blackfish, parore ().
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(dated, _, slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A person with dark skin.
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