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whity

[ hwahy-tee, wahy- ]

adjective

whitier, whitiest.


noun

plural whities.
  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. whitey.

whity

/ ˈɲɪɪ /

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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of whity1

First recorded in 1585–95; white + -y 1
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Description.—Above green; crown brown; nape bluish; cheeks green; wings edged with blue; tail coppery red: beneath green, breast and sides of neck whity brown, with dark cross bars; middle of belly dull red: whole length 9·5 inches, wing 5·0, tail 5·3.

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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.

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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.

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They are every bit as big as old Whity’s pigs and Father turned them in two weeks ago.”

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

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