Burrhead

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A black person. derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur

    "Top FBI officials were bitter that their scandalous tidbits about "burrhead" (Hoover's favorite nickname for [Martin Luther] King) were were not published and King's stature was undiminished."

Example

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"Top FBI officials were bitter that their scandalous tidbits about "burrhead" (Hoover's favorite nickname for [Martin Luther] King) were were not published and King's stature was undiminished."

Etymology

From burr + head, referring to fuzzy hair.

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