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Becky
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bečky
English
en name
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɛki/ UK,US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Becky.wav Southern England
en ɛki 2
Proper noun
s ies
en given name en female Rebecca.
Alternative forms
en Becki Beckie
Related terms
en Becca Becka Becks Becs Bex
Noun
ies s
en privileged woman en US colloquial derogatory A (usually white) woman held in contempt by the speaker because she is basic or unaware of, or is taking advantage of, her social privilege (white privilege).
en Karen slang, derogatory
en We were smoking weed in the park, but then some Becky called the cops on us.
en 2016 w:Beyoncé Sorry Lemonade (album) Lemonade He only want me when I'm not thereHe better call Becky with the good hair
en https://chicago.eater.com/2019/9/30/20891296/aloha-poke-co-expansion-appropriation-native-hawaiians Eater (website) Eater Last year, native Hawaiian activists grew angry after news that Aloha Poke’s attorneys were sending cease and desist letters to poke shop owners who used the word “aloha” in their restaurants’s names. Native Hawaiians felt the Chicago company was trying to regulate their language and culture. Boycotters have taken to calling Aloha Poke food “Becky Bowls.” Aloha Poke CEO Says Company Was Confused by Appropriation Backlash 2019-09-30 Ashok Selvam https://web.archive.org/web/20240804122829/https://chicago.eater.com/2019/9/30/20891296/aloha-poke-co-expansion-appropriation-native-hawaiians 4 August 2024
en PSL en incel slang derogatory An average-looking woman.
en Stacy
en 2020 Angela Chen Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Ace/MVX4DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22beckys%22+incel&pg=PA41 41 Incels scoff at Beckys, hoping to score exclusively with Stacys because Stacys alone are the sexual currency that will lead to admiration.
en 2020 Sid Stark Trigger Warning: An Academic Thriller https://www.google.com/books/edition/Trigger_Warning/S5nSDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22beckys%22+incel&pg=PT134 unnumbered She was the hottest Becky to hit the gaming circuit in years.
en 2021 Suruthi Bala; Hannah Maguire RedHanded: An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick https://www.google.com/books/edition/RedHanded/-PoREAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22beckys%22+incel&pg=PT101 unnumbered Incels feel entitled to love, pleasure, and power and they don't want it from Beckys.
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