Negroism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A behaviour, speech pattern, etc. characteristic of black people. dated, offensive
"Most white children have negresses for nurses, and negro children for playmates. The first accents are caught from them, and the first efforts of speech are negroisms, the most corrupt of patoise."
Example
More examples"Most white children have negresses for nurses, and negro children for playmates. The first accents are caught from them, and the first efforts of speech are negroisms, the most corrupt of patoise."
Etymology
From negro + -ism.