Becky

See also: bečky

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛki/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛki

Proper noun

Becky (plural Beckys or Beckies)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca.

Alternative forms

• Becki, Beckie

Related terms

• Becca
• Becka
• Becks
• Becs
• Bex

 

Noun

Becky (plural Beckies or Beckys)

1. (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).

   We were smoking weed in the park, but then some Becky called the cops on us.

   • 2019 September 30, Ashok Selvam, “Aloha Poke CEO Says Company Was Confused by Appropriation Backlash”, in Eater‎^[1]:

     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.”

2. (incel slang, derogatory) An average-looking woman.
   • 2020, Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex‎^[2], page 41:

     Incels scoff at Beckys, hoping to score exclusively with Stacys because Stacys alone are the sexual currency that will lead to admiration.

   • 2020, Sid Stark, Trigger Warning: An Academic Thriller, unnumbered page:

     She was the hottest Becky to hit the gaming circuit in years.

   • 2021, Suruthi Bala, Hannah Maguire, RedHanded: An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick, unnumbered page:

     Incels feel entitled to love, pleasure, and power and they don't want it from Beckys.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Becky.

Coordinate terms

• Karen (slang, derogatory)
• Stacy

Further reading

• “Becky”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.