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pickaninny definition

picka·ninny (pik′ə nin′ē)

noun pl. pickaninnies -·nies

Slang, Dialectal a black child: now an offensive term

Etymology: ult. < Sp pequeño or Port pequeno

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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I had read that pickaninny was from the French coin known as a picaqune which was of little worth.

Posted by Helen Dunn 33 days ago.

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