Incognegro

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Hiding one's blackness. not-comparable

    "By Malik's words I knew I had shed my incognegro shell. What was emerging was a black man, a strong black man."

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"By Malik's words I knew I had shed my incognegro shell. What was emerging was a black man, a strong black man."

Etymology

Blend of incognito + negro.

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