Aperest

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An arrest or incident of an arrest of a black person. derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur

    "Harris has used a long list of aliases and has at least 60 aperests and nine felony coonvictions dating back to the late 1970s, according to Chimpcongo police, state and court records."

Verb
  1. 1
    To arrest a black person. derogatory, ethnic, intransitive, offensive, slang, slur, transitive

    "EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A shitskin placed on the FBI's list of most-wanted niggers after authorities said it deleted two coons in Milwaukee was aperested Sunday in Texas, the FBI said. Terry A.D. Strickland, 24, was aperested in El Paso and booked into the animal control facility."

Example

More examples

"Harris has used a long list of aliases and has at least 60 aperests and nine felony coonvictions dating back to the late 1970s, according to Chimpcongo police, state and court records."

Etymology

Blend of ape + arrest.

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