Blackity-black

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Typifying characteristic traits (e.g. physical, cultural, linguistic, etc.) of African-American blacks, especially in defiant contrast to those of whites or white-favouring blacks; quintessentially or characteristically black slang

    "Like my dad would say, he was "blackity black black." My parents would freak."

Example

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"Like my dad would say, he was "blackity black black." My parents would freak."

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from blackedy (“characteristically black”) + black, with reduplication serving to intensify or stress the focus on being black (i.e. African-American); blackedy being equivalent to blacked + -y; or alternatively a corruption of blackedly black. Compare blacked up. For the spelling with -ity, see -ety, -ity.

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blackity-black blackpro-blackity-black

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