darkie

noun

1. darky.

noun, plural dark·ies. Older Use: Now Offensive.

1. a term used to refer to a black person.

noun plural darkies or darkeys informal

1. an offensive word for a Black person
2. Australian an offensive word for a native Australian

n.

“black person” (now offensive), 1775, from dark (adj.) + -y (3). Related: Darkies.