Transblack

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Identifying as black despite having been born as a member of a different race (typically white). neologism, not-comparable, rare

    "“I do think a more complex label would be helpful, but we don’t really have that vocabulary. I feel like the idea of being trans-black would be much more accurate than ‘I’m white’. Because you know, I’m not white. […]”"

Example

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"“I do think a more complex label would be helpful, but we don’t really have that vocabulary. I feel like the idea of being trans-black would be much more accurate than ‘I’m white’. Because you know, I’m not white. […]”"

Etymology

From trans- + black.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.