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Word: PICKANINNY
Alphagram: ACIIKNNNPY
Has inflections:
- PICKANINNY noun singular
Definition: an offensive word
Notes
- (none: John Chew) DC20200818 Found in MW OWL: "noun dated, now offensive - used as a term for a black child". Found in OCD2 labelled "offens." and defined "a small black child", with explicit plural in -IES and alternate spellings PICANINNY and PICCANINNY. Found in COD2 labelled "offensive" and defined "a small Black or Australian Aboriginal child" with explicit plural in -IES and alternate spelling PICCANINNY. Recommended for deletion because the DC agrees that it is a Code of Conduct slur, and MW places it on the offensive word list.
- (none: John Chew) DC20201001 Found in MW OWL: "noun dated, now offensive - used as a term for a black child". Found in OCD2 labelled "offens." and defined "a small black child", with explicit plural in -IES and alternate spellings PICANINNY and PICCANINNY. Found in COD2 labelled "offensive" and defined "a small Black or Australian Aboriginal child" with explicit plural in -IES and alternate spelling PICCANINNY. Recommended for deletion because the DC agrees that it is a Code of Conduct slur, and MW places it on the offensive word list.
- PICKANINNIES noun plural
Notes
- (none: John Chew) DC20200818 Explicit plural found of PICKANINNY found in MW OWL. Recommended for deletion because it is an inflection of an offensive slur.
- (none: John Chew) DC20201001 Explicit plural found of PICKANINNY found in MW OWL. Recommended for deletion because it is an inflection of an offensive slur.