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darkey vs African-American

African-American vs darkey

darkey and African-American both are nouns.

darkey is not an adjective while African-American is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
darkey Yes No No No
African-American Yes Yes No No
As nouns, African-American is a hypernym of darkey; that is, African-American is a word with a broader meaning than darkey:
  • darkey: (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people
  • African-American: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Other hypernyms of darkey include Black, Negro, Negroid, Black person, blackamoor.
darkey (noun) African-American (noun)
(ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
darkey (adjective) African-American (adjective)
pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
Difference between darkey and African-American

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