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# darkey

noun (old, offensive)

«darkey» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An old, insulting word for a Black person. It is offensive and must not be used today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkey/#m1)

### In the lessons

a word that appears in some old stories, showing the prejudice of the time

### Examples

- This is an old insult and is not used today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkey/#x1)
- Do not use this word; it hurts people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkey/#x2)
- Some old stories contain this insult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkey/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «darkey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/darkey/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«darkey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/darkey.html) on Mova free.