Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lightie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: light-ie
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of lighty (“young man; boy”).

Slang

noun

A black person with relatively light-coloured skin.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I looked up into that giant's eyes and while I saw curiosity there, I didn't see the anger and hatred I had seen in so many eyes of the black people as they looked down on a lightie."
"[…] hood-famous Black men and members of their entourages, surrounded by a uniform of attractive young white women and the occasional ambiguous 'lightie.'"

Etymology

From light + -ie.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lighties (plural)

Questions

What does lightie mean?: Alternative form of lighty (“young man; boy”).
Where does lightie come from?: From light + -ie.

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