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      • Reverse Dictionary DISABILITY - DISCOVERY
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      • Reverse Dictionary DO - DOLTISH
      • Reverse Dictionary DOMESTIC - DRAGONFLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary EXACERBATE - EXCELLENTLY
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      • Reverse Dictionary FOOD - FOOD POISONING
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOL - FOOLISHNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary HONEST - HORROR-STRUCK
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      • Reverse Dictionary IMBECILE - IMPERVIOUS
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      • Reverse Dictionary. LIBEL - LION
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      • Reverse Dictionary MALL - MARMOT
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      • Reverse Dictionary MENTAL - MILDNESS
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      • Reverse Dictionary MONEY - MONEY ORDER
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• BLACK - BLACKNESS
• BLACK PERSON, DISTRICT, ETC.  Part 1  Adjectives & Nouns to 1839

• BLACK PERSON, DISTRICT, ETC.  Part 2  Nouns from 1840 to 1929
• BLACK PERSON, DISTRICT, ETC.  Part 3  Nouns from 1930 to 1969
• BLACK PERSON, DISTRICT, ETC.  Part 4  Nouns from 1970 onwards & Verbs

BLACK,  BLACKNESS

(for skin colour, see BLACK PERSON below)

​adj. a1300 obs. rare - black NERE 
 
adj. a1400 obs. rare - black NEGRE;  NEYGER
 
adj. 1485-1509 - black (chiefly poetical and rhetorical usage) SABLE 
 
adj. 1607 obs. - of the colour of ebony; black, dark, sombre EBON 
 
adj. 1656 obs. - having black interlaced among other colours INTERNIGRANT 
 
adj. 1710 - absolutely black BLACK AS ONE'S HAT 
 
adj. 1772 - black NIGRICANT 
 
adj. 1774 US sl. - as black as can be; pitch-black BLACK AS THE DEVIL'S ARSE 
 
adj. 1809 Amer. dial. - very black BLACK AS OLD NICK 
 
adj. 1817 colloq. - (now usually offensive) very black or dark; of a person: having very dark skin BLACK AS THE ACE OF SPADES
 
adj. 1826 Sc. - very black (crook = a hook in a chimney for hanging a pot or kettle on) BLACK AS THE CROOK 
 
adj. 1830 obs. rare - very black; jet-black ATROUS
 
adj. 1901 Amer. dial. - very black BLACKER THAN TOBY'S HEEL 
 
adj. 1901 Eng. dial. - black RAVEN-DARK 
 
adj. 1901 Eng. dial. - very black; dark with anger, angry THUNDER-BLACK 
 
adj. Bk1902 sl. - very black BLACK AS NEWGATE
 
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - black BLECK 
 
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - extremely black BLACK AS SIP;  BLACK AS ZIP 
 
adj. 1915 US sl. - white and black SALT AND PEPPER 
 
adj. 1938 Hawaii - dark; black ELEELE 
 
adj. 1952 Amer. dial. - very black BLACK AS THE EARL OF HELL 
 
adj. 1958 Amer. dial. - very black BLACK AS TOBEY'S BEHIND 
 
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. - very black BLACK AS TAR 
 
adj. 1976 Amer. sl. - utterly black BLACK AS A COAL-MINER'S ASSHOLE AT MIDNIGHT 
 
adj. 1991 US - black (Vietnam usage) DARK-GREEN 
 
adj. 1997 Amer. dial. - very black BLACK AS TOBY'S HILL 
 
adj. 2009 Amer. dial. - very black DIRTIER THAN TOBY'S ASS 
 
n. c1374 - the colour black; black clothing, also, esp. as a symbol of mourning SABLE 
 
n. 1547 obs. rare - blackness NIGREDITY 
 
vb. 1610 rare - to blacken or darken (chiefly poetical usage) SABLE 
 
vb. 1611 obs. rare - to make black SABLEIZE 

BLACK PERSON, DISTRICT, ETC.

Part 1  Adjectives & Nouns to 1839

(also see MIXED RACE)

(BLACK (1614) - a man of 'black' skin; a member of a dark-skinned race, esp. a person of sub-Saharan African origin or descent; also, a person of Australian Aboriginal origin or descent)
From OED: "In some contexts the noun is now felt to carry disrespectful overtones and is therefore avoided in favour of a phrase using the adjective, as ‘a black person’, or (according to context) an alternative such as ‘an African American’."
 
adj. 1735 obs. rare  - relating to a Black person NEGRISH 
 
adj. 1768 - of a Black person: having light-coloured skin BRIGHT 
 
adj. 1842 rare - negroid; resembling the Black people or having some of their characteristic features NEGROLOID 
 
adj. 1857 rare - resembling a Black person NEGRINE 
 
adj. 1876 rare - pert. to Black people NEGROTIC 
 
adj. 1893 US sl. - of a Black person: (usually depreciative or derogatory) having a very dark complexion BLUE 
 
adj. 19C US colloq. - (not necessarily derogatory) pert. to a Black person ETHIOPIAN 
 
adj. M19 colloq. - pert. to a Black person EBONY 
 
adj. M19 US sl. - (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture DARKEY;  DARKIE;  DARKY 
 
adj. L19 sl. - (derogatory) pert. to Black people DARK 
 
adj. 1900s US sl. - of a Black person: light-skinned LEMON 
 
adj. 1902 Amer. dial. - of a Black person: having an ashen complexion; light-skinned ASH-FACED 
 
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) of a Black person: having bluish gums BLUE-GUMMED 
 
adj. 1911 Amer. dial. - of a Black person: having light-coloured skin (now chiefly African-American usage) BRIGHT-SKIN 
 
adj. 1920s US sl. - (derogatory) in a stereotypically Black manner DARKIE 
 
adj. 1940s sl. - of a Black person: light-skinned CAFÉ AU LAIT 
 
adj. 1945 US sl. - of a Black person: very light-skinned BRIGHT, WHITE AND DEAD WHITE;  LIGHT, BRIGHT, DAMN NEAR WHITE 
 
adj. 1950s sl. - (derogatory) pert. to Black people or culture SAMBO 
 
adj. 1952 Amer. dial. -  pale as ashes: usually of a Black person ASHY;  ASHY-PALE 
 
adj. 1960s US - (derogatory) having adapted oneself to White society (African-American usage) OREOLIZED 
 
adj. 1960s US sl. - (derogatory) pert. to Black people (African-American usage) SHITSKIN 
 
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. - of a Black person: having light-coloured skin (now chiefly African-American usage) BRIGHT-SKINNED 
 
adj. 1970 Amer. sl. - bourgeois, refers to Blacks whose money and position make them think they're White (African-American usage) BOOJY 
 
adj. 1974 Amer. dial. - of a Black person: light-skinned DEEP YELLOW 
 
adj. 1980s US sl. - in tune with the contemporary young Black culture (African-American usage) NEW JACK 
 
adj. 20C US colloq. - mulatto; having some Black heritage DIPPED 
 
adj. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) pert. to mulattoes or light-skinned Black people YELLER 
 
adj. 20C US sl.- (derogatory) Black COCONUT-HEADED 
 
adj. E20 sl. - (derogatory, offensive) pert. to Black people SPADE 
 
adj. E20 US sl. - African; Black AFRO 
 
adj. E20 US sl. - pert. to an American Black AFRO-AMERICAN 
 
adj. 2000s US sl. - of a Black woman: heavily built (African-American usage) NIGGALICIOUS 
 
adj. 2002 UK sl. - (derogatory) black, esp. as a skin colour SCHVARTZ;  SCHVARTZE;  SCHWARTZ;  SHVARTZ
 
n. a1398 - a dark-skinned man, esp. a man of sub-Saharan African or Australian Aboriginal origin or descent BLACK MAN 
 
n. 1588 - (derogatory) a Black infant TADPOLE 
 
n. 1390 - any dark-skinned person; a Black person MOOR 
 
n. 1525 - a black-skinned African; an Ethiopian; a Black person; any very dark-skinned person; formerly used without depreciatory force BLACKAMOOR;  BLACKAMORE 
 
n. 1526 obs. - a black-skinned African; an Ethiopian; a Black person; any very dark-skinned person BLACKAMORIAN;  BLACK MORIAN
 
n. 1547 - a black-skinned African; an Ethiopian; a Black person; any very dark-skinned person; formerly used without depreciatory force BLACK-A-MOORE;  BLACKMOOR;  BLACKMOORE
 
n. 1587 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a Black person NEEGER;  NEGER 
 
n. 1594 obs. - a Black man, esp. a Black manservant BLACK BOY 
 
n. 1598 - orig. any dark-skinned man BLACK FELLOW 
 
n. 1630s US sl. - a Black person (African-American usage) TAFFEE;  TAFFY;  TOFFY 
 
n. 1650s US - a Black person; an African; an African-American; a coloured person (African-American usage) OLD CUFFEE 
 
n. 1650s US - a common word for any small Black child in the old slave states; used in the West Indies to refer to any small child of any colour or race (African-American usage) PICKANINNY;  PICKANINY 
 
n. 1703 obs. rare - a Black woman NEGRINE 
 
n. 1704 rare - (offensive) a dark-skinned person (orig. & chiefly US) BLACKFACE 
 
n. 1704 sl. - (now derogatory or offensive) a Black person - a nickname for a Black person SAMBO 
 
n. 1719 Amer. dial. - (not necessarily derogatory) a Black person ETHIOPIAN 
 
n. 1732 colloq. - (offensive) a Black person; usually African, but also Indian, Aboriginal BLACKEE;  BLACKEY;  BLACKIE;  BLACKY 
 
n. 1735 sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person COON 
 
n. 1735 US sl. - a generic name for an African-American man SAWNEY 
 
n. 1748 Amer. dial. - a Black person; originally one from the Guinea region of the West African coast GUINEA 
 
n. 1764 - the land or region inhabited by Black people NEGROLAND 
 
n. 1764 Amer. dial. - formerly a slave or servant; later sometimes used of a Black adult male; usually considered insulting when the speaker is White BOY 
 
n. 1774 W. Indies - an African born Black person, so called by the Creoles, who were born in the West Indies  SALT-WATER NEGRO 
 
n. 1775 sl. - (now offensive and derogatory) a Black person; also used ironically by Blacks as a self-description DARKEY;  DARKIE;  DARKY 
 
n. 1786 sl. - (now derogatory or offensive when used by White people) a Black person NIGGER 
 
n. 1788 - a black-skinned or coloured woman BLACK WOMAN 
 
n. 18C colloq. - a nickname for a Black person; usually for a Black person with white hair  SNOWBALL 
 
n. L18 - a Black person; an Australian aborigine; any person having very dark skin as a racial trait DARKEE 
 
n. L18 US sl. - a 'White man's negro', or subservient Black (African-American usage) BUCKRA-NIGGER
 
n. 1800s US sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person SPOOK 
 
n. 1803 - a friend of the Black people; one who favours the advancement of Black interests or rights NEGROPHILE 
 
n. 1803 - in the southern U.S. (esp. before the abolition of slavery): and older Black woman, esp. one having the care of White children; frequently used as a title or form of address (orig. & chiefly US) MAMMA; MOMMA 
 
n. 1809 UK sl. - a Black man (criminals' usage) YANKEE 
 
n. 1813 US sl. - a subservient Black woman, happy to curry favour with Whites at the price of her autonomy (African-American usage) SAL;  SALLY 
 
n. 1814 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a Black village or compound NEGERY 
 
n. 1815 sl. - a Black person TEAPOT 
 
n. 1818 - a native or inhabitant of the United States who is Black; an African-American BLACK AMERICAN 
 
n. 1818 US sl. - a comparatively fair Black man, esp. a mulatto; a mixed race person YELLOW BOY 
 
n. 1820 Amer. colloq. arch. - a Black person EBONY 
 
n. 1825 Sc. - a Black person BLACKYMORE 
 
n. 1827 US - Black slaves BLACK FLESH 
 
n. 1828 Amer. dial. - (often derogatory) a Black person WOOLY-HEAD 
 
n. Bk1828 Eng. dial. - a Black person NAGRE 
 
n. 1829 Amer. dial. - a Black person; an American Indian SMOKED BEEF 
 
n. 1830 Amer. dial. - used by a White person in reference to a Black man UNCLE 
 
n. c1830 colloq. - a Black person; a Black seaman from the British West Indies, esp. as a nickname QUASSY 
 
n. 1831 - a light-skinned Black person YELLOW SKIN 
 
n. 1832 sl. - a light-skinned Black woman, esp. if sexually attractive; a mixed-race, a half-white, half-Black or Aborigine woman; a female mulatto YELLOW GIRL 
 
n. c1832 sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person NIG 
 
n. 1833 - a Black personal name, adopted as a general name for any Black person QUASHEE;  QUASHIE 
 
n. 1833 - intense dislike of the Black people NEGROPHOBIA 
 
n. 1834 sl. - (derogatory) a light-skinned Black person; a mulatto YELLER 
 
n. 1834 US sl. - a subservient Black person (African-American usage) ZIP COON 
 
n. 1835 - (derogatory & offensive) a Black female servant or domestic employee (orig. US usage, later chiefly S. Afr.) GIRL 
 
n. 1835 - a contemptuous term for a Black person TAR-BRUSH 
 
n. 1835 Amer. dial. - (usually considered derogatory) a Black man, esp. a young, strong one BUCK
 
n. 1835 colloq. - (now considered offensive) an older Black women, used as a term of respect or affection, esp. by White children AUNT;  AUNTIE;  AUNTY
 
n. 1837 Amer. dial. - an older Black woman, esp. a child's nurse MAMMY 
 
n. 1837 sl. - (derogatory) a subservient Black person (orig. US) WHITE NIGGER 
 
n. 1838 Amer. dial. - an older Black woman, esp. a child's nurse MAM 
 
n. 1838 Amer. dial. obs. - an older Black woman, esp. a child's nurse MAUMER 
 
n. 1838 sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person (orig. US) JIM CROW;  SOOTY 
 
n. 1839 US sl. - a person having very thick and dark lips; a Black person (derisive) LIVER-CHOPS 

BLACK PERSON, DISTRICT, ETC. 

Part 2  Nouns from 1840 to 1929

n. c1840 Amer. sl. obs. - any person in favour of Black slavery; a person with intolerant attitude toward Blacks BLACKBAITER 
 
n. c1840 sl. - (derogatory) a Black person DAY AND MARTIN 
 
n. 1842 - a lover or friend of the Black people NEGROPHILIST 
 
n. 1842 Amer. dial. - a Black man FELLOW 
 
n. 1844 S. Afr. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black or Coloured person SCHEPSEL;  SKEPSEL 
 
n. 1846 US sl. - (derogatory) a woman, esp. a Black woman GIP 
 
n. c1847 US rare - (derogatory and offensive) a Black person; also, a dark-skinned person of any race MOAK;  MOKE 
 
n. 1848 Amer. dial. - a Black or other non-White child PICCANINNY;  PICKANINY 
 
n. 1848 US sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person DINGE 
 
n. 1848 Amer. sl. - (derogatory) a Black child (thieves' usage) DINGE KINCH 
 
n. 1848 Amer. sl. - (derogatory) a Black woman (thieves' usage) COVESS DINGE 
 
n. 1849 - (offensive) a non-White or dark-skinned person (orig. US) MONKEY 
 
n. Bk1849 Eng. dial. - a man of colour BLACKY-MOOR 
 
n. 1851 - a friend of the Black people; one who favours the advancement of Black interests or rights NEGROITE 
 
n. 1851 - extravagant fondness for the Black people NEGROMANIA 
 
n. 1851 Amer. dial. arch. - a Black person SON OF EBONY 
 
n. 1852 - the killing of a Black person NEGROCIDE 
 
n. 1853 - a little Black person NEGRILLO 
 
n. 1853 Amer. dial. - a Black person SON OF ETHIOPIA 
 
n. 1855 Amer. dial. - (often derogatory) a Black person WOOLLYPATE 
 
n. 1857 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black neighbourhood or district NIGGERVILLE 
 
n. 1857 Amer. dial. - (often derogatory) a Black person WOOLLY-HEAD 
 
n. 1857 Amer. dial. - a section of a town where Black people live HAITI;  HAYTI 
 
n. 1858 Amer. dial. - a Black person; also used as a nickname GUMBO 
 
n. 1859 US sl. - a Black person; used contemptuously BLACKBERRY 
 
n. 1860 Amer. sl. - (derogatory) a Black person KINKYHEAD 
 
n. 1862 - excessive admiration of Black people NEGROLATRY 
 
n. 1862 - the region or community of Black persons NEGRODOM 
 
n. 1862 US sl. - (now considered offensive) a Black person DARK 
 
n. 1863 - the Black race or stock NEGROHOOD 
 
n. 1864 - one having an extravagant liking of Black people NEGROMANIAC 
 
n. 1865 - fondness for the Black people; zealous advocacy of Black rights NEGROPHILISM 
 
n. 1865 Amer. sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person; used contemptuously KINK 
 
n. 1867 - one having an intense dislike of Black people NEGROPHOBIAC 
 
n. 1867 Amer. dial. - a Black person SAM 
 
n. 1873 - a little Black person NEGROLET 
 
n. 1873 US - (considered offensive outside of Black usage) a Black or mixed-race person having light brown skin; a light-skinned Black person YELLOW 
 
n. 1875 US sl. - (usually offensive) a Black person MOXIE 
 
n. 1878 - one having an intense dislike of Black people NEGROPHOBIST 
 
n. 1884 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person BLACK APE 
 
n. 1884 Amer. dial. - a Black neighbourhood or town; used especially in titles DARKTOWN 
 
n. 1886 - a little Black person NEGROLING 
 
n. 1888 Amer. dial. - a nickname for a Black man - a supposedly typical Black person RASTUS 
 
n. 1888 Amer. sl. - (usually derogatory) a Black person; esp. a woman regarded solely as a sex partner DARK MEAT 
 
n. 1889 - a friend of the Black people; one who favours the advancement of Black interests or rights NEGROPHIL 
 
n. 1890 sl. - (usually offensive) a member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups who wear their hair in a very thick and full fashion, esp. (in US nautical & military use) a Papuan or Fijian FUZZY;  FUZZY-WUZZY 
 
n. Bk1891 sl. - a Black person BIT OF EBONY 
 
n. Bk1892 - a Black person (Chinese Pidgin) MOLO-MAN 
 
n. Bk1892 W. Ind. sl. - a Black mistress WHITE MAN'S HANSOM WOMAN 
 
n. Bk1892 W. Indian sl. - a Black person CUFFEE;  CUFFY 
 
n. 1893 Amer. dial. - (usually derogatory) a Black person SHINE 
 
n. 1893 Amer. dial. - a Black person NIGRO 
 
n. 1894 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person TAR BABY 
 
n. 1894 sl. - (usually derogatory) a Black person BLACKBIRD 
 
n. 1895 US sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person DINGY 
 
n. 1897 colloq. - (derogatory) a Black woman, esp. one considered submissive or servile towards White people AUNT JEMIMA 
 
n. 1899 Aust. & NZ sl. - (offensive) a Black, Aboriginal, or Maori woman, esp. as the focus of a White man's sexual interest BLACK VELVET 
 
n. 1899 US - (derogatory) a Black person ZULU 
 
n. 19C US colloq. - (now derogatory) the Black grapevine, a rapid way of spreading news among Blacks NEGRO-NEWS 
 
n. 19C US sl. - (derogatory or jocular) an American Black UNBLEACHED AMERICAN 
 
n. 19C US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person WOOLIE-HEAD 
 
n. 19C US sl. - a Black or Mulatto woman or girl WENCH 
 
n. E19 sl. - a Black person who rejects the second-class role offered by the dominant White society NO-ACCOUNT NIGGER 
 
n. E19 US sl. - a subservient Black woman, happy to curry favour with Whites at the price of her autonomy (African-American usage) AUNT SALLY 
 
n. M19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl. - (derogatory) a Black person; sometimes an Indian COOLIE 
 
n. M19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl. - (derogatory) a female Black person; sometimes an Indian COOLIE-GIRL 
 
n. M19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl. - (derogatory) a male Black person; sometimes an Indian COOLIE-BOY 
 
n. M19 Aust. sl. - a stupid Black person LOG OF EBONY 
 
n. M19 sl. - (derogatory) a Black person (orig. S. Afr.) KAFFIR 
 
n. M19 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person APEMAN;  SHADE 
 
n. M19 US sl. - (derogatory) the life and culture of the American Black people NIGGERDOM 
 
n. M19 US sl. - a Black girl EBONY CHICK;  EBONY PIDGEON 
 
n. M19 US sl. - a Black person EBON 
 
n. L19 sl. - Black people, esp. as sex objects DARK SHANKS;  DARK-SKINNED MEAT 
 
n. L19 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person SHADOW 
 
n. L19 US sl. - a Black person viewed as over-friendly towards, or imitative of, Whites (African-American usage) PANCAKE 
 
n. L19 US sl. - a Black person who refuses to accept heir second-class status UPPITY NIGGER 
 
n. L19 US sl. - a neighbourhood with a large population of Black people DARKYTOWN 
 
n. L19 US sl. - anywhere mainly populated or used by the Black community AFRICA 
 
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black boy very dark in colour CHARCOAL-LILY 
 
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person; one with dark skin CHARCOAL 
 
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a young Black woman CHARCOAL BLOSSOM 
 
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - a Black person SENEGAMBIAN 
 
n. 1900 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person POSSUM 
 
n. 1900 US sl. - (offensive) a Black person CHOCOLATE DROP 
 
n. 1900s US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person SHAKE;  SHAKER 
 
n. 1900s US sl. - an expression used by one Black person to refer to another who is looked upon with unusual favour by White folk (African-American usage) APPLE IN THE WHITE FOLK'S YARD 
 
n. 1900s S. Afr. - (offensive) a Black African child PICCANIN 
 
n. 1901 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black child; a Black person from Florida or Louisiana ALLIGATOR BAIT 
 
n. 1901 US - a Black who rejects the second-class role offered by the dominant White society (African-American usage) BAD NIGGER 
 
n. 1902 Amer. dial. - a Black person SMOKY JOE 
 
n. 1902 US sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person SMOKE 
 
n. 1902 US sl. - a culturally conscious Black person, esp. one who advocates Black civil rights RACE MAN 
 
n. 1903 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person HAMFAT 
 
n. 1903 US sl. - a Black child BLACKBIRD 
 
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - (now mainly derogatory or offensive) a Black person . NIGRA 
 
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a dark-complexioned person; a mulatto TAWNY 
 
n. 1907 sl. - a Black person in a sexual context BLACK STUFF 
 
n. 1908 US sl. - a generic name for a Black man GEORGE 
 
n. 1909 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black, or other dark-skinned, person ZIG 
 
n. 1909 Amer. dial. - a gaunt Black person ASH-CAT 
 
n. 1909 sl. - a term of abuse for a Black or coloured person BABOON 
 
n. 1909 US - a violent, amoral Black person, as seen by his Black peers (African-American usage) BAD NIGGER 
 
n. 1909 US sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person JIGABOO;  JIJJIBOO;  ZIGABO 
 
n. 1909 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person DARK CLOUD 
 
n. 1910 Amer. sl. - (derogatory) a Black person ZIGABOO;  ZIGGABOO;  ZIGGERBOO 
 
n. 1910 sl. - (usually considered offensive) a Black or mixed race person having medium-brown or light-brown skin (orig. & chiefly US) HIGH BROWN;  HIGH COLOUR 
 
n. 1910 US sl. - (now considered offensive) a light-skinned Black person, esp. female; a Creole, a mulatto HIGH YALLA;  HIGH YALLER;  HIGH YELLA;  HIGH YELLOW 
 
n. Bk1914 - a Black person (criminals' usage) BUFFALO 
 
n. Bk1914 Amer. dial. - a Black person: used jocosely BLACK RASCAL;  BLACK SCOUNDREL 
 
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black or other non-White person SMOKED IRISHMAN 
 
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, esp. one with very dark skin INK 
 
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - the part of a town where Black people live BLACK BOTTOM 
 
n. 1917 - (derogatory & offensive) a Black person who is submissive or servile toward White people, or who adopts White culture (chiefly U.S.) HANDKERCHIEF HEAD 
 
n. 1917 US sl. - a Gullah-speaking Black person; hence, a Black speaker of any unfamiliar or hard-to-understand dialect of English;
also, a contemptuous term for a poor, uneducated Black person of the rural south GEECHEE;  GEECHIE 
 
n. 1918 Amer. sl. - a Black person, esp. a man: used derisively JASBO;  JAZZBO 
 
n. 1918 US sl. - a culturally conscious Black woman, esp. one who advocates Black civil rights RACE WOMAN 
 
n. 1919 US sl. - a Black person; used contemptuously EIGHT BALL 
 
n. 1920 US sl. - a very dark Black person HEADLIGHT TO A SNOWSTORM 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person SEAL 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - (not necessarily derogatory) a light-skinned Black person; a mulatto (African-American usage) LEMON 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - a Black homosexual (African-American usage) SPAGGOT 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - a Black person (African-American usage) KACK;  ORIGINAL 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - a Black who apes Whites and loses his own ethnicity; one who has taken on (undesirable) Caucasian characteristics (African-American usage) FADED BOGEY;  FADED BOOGIE 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - a Black woman who refuses to accept the traditional role into which her birth is supposed to have thrust her (African-American usage) CALEDONIA 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - a light-skinned Black person (African-American usage) MUSTARD SEED 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - a person of mixed race with skin the shade of milky coffee; a mulatto; a light-skinned Black woman (African-American usage) CAFÉ AU LAIT 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - a South American or African Black person (African-American usage) COCONUT-DODGER 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - one who, while Black, moves in White society and sees themself as the White man's equal (African-American usage) BUCK 
 
n. 1920s US sl. - the Black area of town (African-American usage) BUTTERMILK BOTTOM 
 
n. 1922 US sl. - a Black person who curries favour from Whites through obsequious, fawning behaviour UNCLE TOM 
 
n. 1923 Amer. dial. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person (orig. criminals' and tramps' usage) BOOGIE 
 
n. 1924 Amer. dial. - (usually offensive) a Black person JIGGS 
 
n. 1924 Amer. sl. - (contemptuous) a Black immigrant from the West Indies MONK 
 
n. 1924 sl. - (derogatory) a Black person (orig. US) GIG-A-BOO 
 
n. 1924 US sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person JIG 
 
n. 1925 US sl. -  (offensive) a Black person from the Caribbean or other tropical region; a West Indian MONKEY CHASER 
 
n. 1925 US sl. - a Black woman GIN 
 
n. c1925 Amer. sl. - a light-skinned attractive Black woman BIRD'S-EYE MAPLE 
 
n. 1926 Amer. sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person; used contemptuously KINKY 
 
n. 1926 US sl. - (usually depreciative or derogatory a Black person, esp. one having a very dark complexion BLUE 
 
n. 1926 US sl. - a Black person (African-American usage) SPAGINGY-SPAGADE 
 
n. 1926 US sl. - a subservient Black person PINK CHASER 
 
n. 1926 US sl. - one who, while Black, moves in White society and sees themselves as the White man's equal (African-American usage) BACKRA 
 
n. 1927 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person BURRHEAD 
 
n. 1927 Amer. dial. - (usually derogatory) a Black person who has bluish gums and whose bite, according to superstition, is poisonous BLUE GUM 
 
n. 1927 US sl. - a Black person (African-American usage) BEAN 
 
n. 1928 Amer. dial. - (usually offensive) a Black person JIGWALKER 
 
n. 1928 sl. - (derogatory or offensive) as a term of contempt or casual reference among White people: a Black person, esp. a Black man; formerly, among African Americans: a very dark-skinned Black person (orig. US) SPADE 
 
n. 1928 US colloq. - (derogatory when used generically) a nickname for a Black man, esp. one who is subservient to Whites (African-American usage) MOSE 
 
n. 1929 Brit. sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black or dark-skinned person WOG 
 
n. 1929 US sl. - a subservient Black person (African-American usage) ZIP 
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BLACK PERSON, DISTRICT, ETC. 

Part 3  Nouns from 1930 to 1969

n. 1930s S. Afr. sl. - a White sympathizer with Black causes KAFFERBOETIE;  KAFFIRBOETIE 
 
n. 1930s sl. - an English or American person of African descent; a Black person AFRO 
 
n. 1930s US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person SHAD MOUTH 
 
n. 1930s US sl. - a very dark-skinned Black person (African-American usage) LAM BLACK 
 
n. 1930s US sl. - any very Back person (African-American usage) DARK BLACK 
 
n. 1930s US sl. - Harlem, New York City; hence, the Black district of any city LAND OF DARKNESS 
 
n. 1931 US sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person JIT 
 
n. 1931 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person (prison usage) ZOOLO 
 
n. 1934 Amer. dial. - a Black person with an especially light complexion HIGH CREAM 
 
n. 1934 Amer. dial. - a light-skinned Black girl or woman PINKIE 
 
n. 1934 Amer. dial. - a light-skinned Black person HEADLIGHT 
 
n. 1935 - (derogatory) a subservient, acquiescent Black person; a slave or field hand YARD NIGGER 
 
n. 1935 Amer. - the Black race (African-American usage) AUNT HAGAR'S CHILDREN 
 
n. 1935 US sl. - a Black person; used contemptuously EIGHT-ROCK 
 
n. 1935 US sl. - a very dark-skinned Black person (African-American usage) SKILLET BLONDE 
 
n. 1935 US sl. - a Black woman wearing a blonde wig (African-American usage) SKILLET BLONDE 
 
n. 1935 US sl. - a rebellious, non-conformist Black person; a hot-tempered or pugnacious person; a troublemaker (African-American usage) HARDHEAD 
 
n. 1936 Amer. dial. - a Black neighbourhood or district AFFRISHY TOWN 
 
n. 1936 Amer. sl. - (derogatory) a Black person; used contemptuously KINKHEAD 
 
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - a section of a town where Black residents live CATFISH ROW 
 
n. 1938 Amer. dial. - a Black person who demeans himself to secure favour with White people (chiefly African-American usage) SAM 
 
n. 1938 US sl. - a Black person; used derisively BLACK CLOUD 
 
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a Black person; an American Indian SMOKED BACON 
 
n. 1940 US sl. - a Black person SCRAM 
 
n. 1940s sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend ACE 
 
n. 1940s US sl. - a Black person who, for whatever reason, is considered an embarrassment to their race (African-American usage) BUTTERHEAD
 
n. 1940s US sl. - a fellow Black person (African-American usage) SPLIB 
 
n. 1940s US sl. - a liberal Black who looks angry but will not upset the status quo (African-American usage) SPLIB 
 
n. 1940s US sl. - a highly intelligent Black person (African-American usage) SMIT SMOKE 
 
n. 1940s US sl. - any Black person who is the first to gain entry to a profession (African-American usage) JACKIE ROBINSON 
 
n. 1940s US sl. - the slave quarters; hence, the Black ghetto; the Black world (African-American usage) GALLION 
 
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person APE 
 
n. 1942 Amer. - the Black race (African-American usage) AUNT HAGAR 
 
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black neighbourhood or district NIGGERTOWN 
 
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person SKILLET 
 
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, esp. one with very dark skin INKY DINK 
 
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - (usually offensive) a Black person JIGWAWK 
 
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - a Black person from the Bahamas and Jamaica who speaks with a British accent NASSAU NIGGER 
 
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - a very dark-skinned Black person LAMPBLACK 
 
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - (derogatory) a Black man JARHEAD 
 
n. 1942 US sl. - a light-skinned Afro-American woman (African-American usage) PINK TOE;  PINK TOES 
 
n. 1942 US sl. - a light-skinned Afro-American, esp. a girl (African-American usage) PEOLA 
 
n. 1942 US sl. - a light-skinned Black female; a mulatto (African-American usage) YOLA 
 
n. 1943 Amer. dial. - (sometimes derogatory) someone with kinky hair; a Black person NAPPY-HEAD 
 
n. 1943 sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, but often used by Blacks themselves to designate a friend; a loyal, trustworthy person ACE 
 
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - a Black person TAR POT 
 
n. 1944 sl  - (now mainly derogatory or offensive) a Black person (chiefly Southern US) NIGRAH 
 
n. 1945 US sl. - a light-skinned Black person BEIGE 
 
n. 1944 US sl. - a light-skinned Black person, esp. an attractive woman (African-American usage) BANANA 
 
n. Bk1945 - a smart Black man (jive usage) HIPPED SPADE 
 
n. Bk1945 sl. - a Black person (criminals' usage) BLACKED EBONY;  BLACK HEAD
 
n. Bk1945 sl. - a Black woman (criminals' usage) BLACK DOLL;  BLACK MEAT 
 
n. 1946 Amer. sl. - a Black person SPAGINZY 
 
n. 1946 Amer. sl. - a friend; a buddy; a fellow Black (African-American usage) BUDDY GEE;  BUDDY GHEE 
 
n. 1946 US sl. - a young Black man and esp. an impetuous one; used as a term of address to a young man YOUNG BLOOD 
 
n. 1947 US sl. - a very dark-skinned person; a Black person (African-American usage) BLACKOUT 
 
n. 1948 S. Afr. sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person MUNT 
 
n. 1949 US sl. - (derogatory) a mixed race person; a mulatto; a light-skinned Black person YELLOW-BLACK 
 
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - (usually derogatory) a Black person BLACK MOKE 
 
n. 1950s Aust. & NZ sl. - any dark-skinned woman BIT OF VELVET 
 
n. 1950s sl. - (derogatory) a Black person (rhyming sl. for 'coon') SILVERY (MOON) 
 
n. 1950s sl. - the first Black family to move into a formerly all-White inner city area BLOCKBUSTER 
 
n. 1950s US sl. - a particularly light-skinned Black person (African-American usage) CASPER 
 
n. 1950s W. Indies - (derogatory) a Black person (Rasta usage) NAGAH 
 
n. 1952 S. Afr. - (offensive) any Black woman, esp. a domestic worker MARY 
 
n. 1952 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person BLACK BELLY 
 
n. 1953 US sl. - light-skinned Black woman BEIGE FRAME 
 
n. 1954 - the Black race (African-American usage) HAGAR'S CHILDREN 
 
n. 1954 sl. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person (chiefly African-American usage) BOOT 
 
n. 1954 US sl. - an aggressive, tough Black man who rejects the constraints and humiliation of the role of the White authorities have selected for him (African-American usage) BAD-ASS NIGGER 
 
n. 1955 Amer. dial. - a Black person LONG-HEEL 
 
n. c1955 sl. - a Black person (rhyming sl. on 'spade') RAZOR BLADE 
 
n. 1956 S. Afr. - (offensive and demeaning) a Black woman; also, a term of address NANNIE;  NANNY 
 
n. 1956 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person POSSUM IN THE WOODPILE 
 
n. 1956 W. Indies sl. - a Black who rejects the second-class role offered by the dominant White society BAD BOY 
 
n. 1958 Amer. dial. - a Black person; an American Indian SMOKE MEAT 
 
n. 1958 US sl. - a Black person (African-American usage) SPAGINZY-SPAGADE 
 
n. 1958 W. Indies - a respected Black man BLACK BACKRA 
 
n. 1958 W. Indies - a very dark-complexioned Black man BERKSHIRE HOG 
 
n. 1959 - a Black child (nonce word) SPADELET 
 
n. 1959 sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person NIG-NOG 
 
n. 1959 sl. - a subservient Black person, fitting willingly into the stereotyped and inferior image refined by generations of White supremacy; a middle-class Black who wishes to distance himself from the ghetto; an affected or pretentious Black person TOM 
 
n. 1959 US sl. - a suave, handsome Black man; a ladies' man DARK GABLE 
 
n. 1960 Amer. dial. - a light-complexioned Black person - a mulatto (African American usage) TUSH 
 
n. 1960s S. Afr. sl. - a servile, subservient Black person JA-BAAS 
 
n. 1960s sl. - a Black man (African-American homosexual usage) GERTRUDE BROWN 
 
n. 1960s sl. - a Black man (homosexual usage) JUNGLE MEAT;  KABUKI 
 
n. 1960s sl. - a Black woman (orig. African-American usage) SOUL SISTER 
 
n. 1960s sl. - a subservient, obsequious Black woman (orig. African-American usage) AUNT TOM;  MADAME THOMASINA 
 
n. 1960s US - (derogatory) a Black fellow whose opinions, attitudes, and goals are taken from White society (African-American usage) OREO COOKIE 
 
n. 1960s US - a Black person (Italian-American usage) MOULONJOHN;  MULENYAM 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - a Black person (homosexual usage) BOONG MOLL
 
n. 1960s US sl. - a Black person SCHVOOG;  SCHVUG;  SHVOOGIE 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - a Black person who behaves subserviently towards Whites (African-American usage) JEFF;  JEFF ARTIST;  JEFF DAVIS 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - a Black person, usually a woman, in a sexual context DARK STUFF 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - a gathering of Black people (African-American usage) SOUL SESSION 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - a tough, physically strong, virile African-American man (African-American usage) MANDINGO 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - the Black area of town; the original was Chicago's 'South Side' (African-American usage) SIDE 
 
n. 1960s US sl. - the political and cultural influence wielded by the Black community (African-American usage) SOUL POWER 
 
n. 1961 sl. - (rather derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid (chiefly US) SCHVARTZER;  SCHWARTZE;  SCHWARTZER
 
n. 1961 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person SCHVARTZ;  SCHVARTZE;  SCHVARTZA;  SCHWARTZ;  SHVARTZ 
 
n. 1962 US sl. - (derogatory) a nickname for a Black person GAR 
 
n. 1962 US sl. - a Black person (African-American usage) GINGERSNAP 
 
n. 1963 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a light-skinned Black person - a member of a mixed-race group believed to be partly American Indian in origin RED NIGGER 
 
n. 1963 Amer. sl. - (derogatory) a Black woman with a servile attitude toward Whites; a Black female who is a traitor to her race AUNT JANE 
 
n. 1964 Amer. dial. - a Black person who is deferential or subservient toward Whites BLACK FAY;  NED 
 
n. 1964 US sl. - a Black man who prefers White women VANILLA DINGE 
 
n. 1964 US sl. - a Black person MEMBER 
 
n. 1965 - a Black person who commands the respect of other Blacks (African-American usage) BAD-DOING NIGGER;  BAD NIGGER 
 
n. 1965 - the Black race (African-American usage) HAGAR RACE 
 
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person CHOCOLATE BUNNY 
 
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - (usually derogatory) a Black person SHINER 
 
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - (usually offensive) a Black person CHICKABOO 
 
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a Black person COCONUT HEAD;  GOOFY;  JUGHEAD;  NUBBIN HEAD;  SMOKESTACK 
 
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a middle-aged Black woman PECK-SAP 
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person AFRICAN APE 
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, esp. one with very dark skin INK SPOT 
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a Black person PEPPER HEAD 
 
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a Black person; an American Indian SMOKED HAM 
 
n. 1966 sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a person of colour JUNGLE BUNNY 
 
n. 1967 Amer. - a fellow Black person (African-American usage) BLOOD 
 
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - (often derogatory) a Black person WOOLLY TOP 
 
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a Black person BOON 
 
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a tough-looking Black person WAMPUS CAT 
 
n. 1967 US - (offensive) a Black person (Italian-American usage) MOOLENYAM;  MOOLINYAN;  MOULENJAM 
n. 1967 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person POPOLO 
 
n. 1967 US sl. - a light-coloured Black woman YELLOW-ASS 
 
n. 1967 US sl. - a rebellious Black man, who refuses to abide by White society's rules and struggles against them BIGGER 
 
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a Black person BLUE LIPS;  PECAN 
 
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a predominantly Black neighbourhood BACK STREET 
 
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - the Black district of a town or city NAIL KEG 
 
n. 1968 Amer. sl. - a Black person; used derisively EGGPLANT 
 
n. 1968 sl. - (derogatory or offensive) a Black person PONGO 
 
n. 1968 US sl. - a Black woman SISTER 
 
n. 1968 US sl. - an African-American BEAR 
 
n. 1969 US - (offensive) a Black person (Italian-American usage) MOULINYAN;  MOULONJAM
 
n. 1969 US sl. - (derogatory) a servile Black person; a Black person who thinks and acts like a Caucasian; a nickname for a Black person who is Black on the outside and White on the inside OREO 
 
n. 1969 US sl. - (offensive) a Black person SPEAR-CHUCKER 
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BLACK PERSON, DISTRICT, ETC.

Part 4  Nouns from 1970 onwards & Verbs

n. 1970 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person CHOCOLATE BAR;  TAR HEEL 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black child 'GATOR BAIT 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black woman with a servile attitude toward Whites AUNT THOMASINE 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - (sometimes derogatory) a Black person, esp. one with very dark skin INKY DINKY 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a Black person HAM'S GRANDSON 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a light-skinned Black girl or woman PINKY 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a light-skinned Black person; a person of mixed blood CHEESE 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a West Indian Black person RICE 
 
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - the section of a city which is populated predominantly by Blacks; the poor section of a city; a ghetto BLACK BELT 
 
n. 1970 US sl. - a Black person HAMMERHEAD 
 
n. 1970 US sl. - a very attractive Black woman, occasionally a man (African-American usage) HAMMA;  HAMMER
 
n. 1970 US sl. - a wealthy, light-skinned society Black person (African-American usage) TUSH 
 
n. 1970 W. Indies - a light-skinned Black person BACKRA JOHNNY 
 
n. 1970s Aust. sl. - (derogatory) a Black or Asian person (rhyming sl. for 'wog') DAPTO DOG 
 
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - a light-skinned Black man (homosexual usage) BETTY 
 
n. 1970s sl. - (derogatory) a Black person RAISIN 
 
n. 1970s sl. - (derogatory) a Black woman who apes her White sisters ANN 
 
n. 1970s sl. - a Black person who becomes immersed in the White world and thus 'fades away' - one who tries to lose his identity as a Black person and to assume an identity more pleasing to the dominant White society FADE 
 
n. 1970s sl. - a Black person who has 'sold out' to White values COCONUT 
 
n. 1970s sl. - any oppression or the forces that oppress the Black man, esp. Rastafarian BABYLON 
 
n. 1970s US sl. - a Black man (homosexual usage) SOUL SAUCE 
 
n. 1970s US sl. - a Black person (African-American usage) NIGGA 
 
n. 1970s US sl. - a Black person BOONER;  BOONIE
 
n. 1970s US sl. - a Black person who, despite supposed advances in equality, is willing to accept an inferior position to that of Whites PORK CHOP 
 
n. 1970s US sl. - anywhere that Blacks used for talking or acting in furtherance of their own social and political betterment (African-American usage) AFRO SET 
 
n. 1970s W. Indies sl. - a non-Rastafarian Black person BALLHEAD
 
n. 1971 Amer. dial. - a Black person GREASE 
 
n. 1971 US sl. - a Black person N 
 
n. 1971 US sl. - any influential Black man, a power in his own community, aged 30 and more; a respected person (African-American usage) BIG DADDY 
 
n. Bk1971 US sl. - a Black female with hair in natural style MOHAIR 
 
n. Bk1971 US sl. - a Black male (African-American usage) HAM 
 
n. 1972 - a Black consorting heterosexually with a White SALT AND PEPPER 
 
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - an American Indian or Black man who is submissive towards White culture TONTO 
 
n. 1972 US sl. - a Black male who wears a scarf or handkerchief to protect his 'conk' or processed hairdo (African-American usage) HANDKERCHIEF HEAD 
 
n. 1972 US sl. - a Black person in a position of authority; a Head Nigger in Charge H.N.I.C. 
 
n. 1972 US sl. - an unpopular, unattractive Black girl (African-American usage) SAPPHIRE 
 
n. Bk1972 sl. - a Black lady, particularly if lovely (homosexual usage) SPADENA 
 
n. Bk1972 sl. - a Black man (African American homosexual usage) BEULAH 
 
n. Bk1972 sl. - a Black man (homosexual usage) BLACK ANGEL;  BLACK BITCH;  MABEL;  MISS MABEL;  VANILLA 
 
n. Bk1972 sl. - a light-skinned Black person (homosexual usage) MISS PEOLA;  MISS TAN CONFESSIONS 
 
n. Bk1972 sl. - a young, beautiful Black man (homosexual usage) ZULU PRINCESS
 
n. Bk1972 US sl. - a Black man (homosexual usage) GEORGIA PEACH 
 
n. 1973 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person YARD APE 
 
n. 1973 sl. - a Black person (orig. African-American usage) HAMBONE 
 
n. 1973 US sl. - a sarcastic reference to any Black authority figure; the leader of an enterprise (African-American usage) BIG NIGGER IN CHARGE;  BLACK NIGGER IN CHARGE;  HEAD NIGGA IN CHARGE;  HEAD NIGGER IN CHARGE 
 
n. 1974 US sl. - a Black woman who is subservient to Whites AUNT MARY 
 
n. 1975 S. Afr. sl. - a servile, subservient Black person YES-BAAS 
 
n. 1975 US sl. - part of a city inhabited largely by Black people SOULVILLE 
 
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - (derogatory) a Black person MOSS 
 
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - (derogatory) a nickname for a Black person GANGE 
 
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. arch. - (derogatory) a Black child TAR POT 
 
n. 1976 UK sl. - a Black person GOLLY 
 
n. 1977 Amer. dial. - a Black woman who puts on airs and tries to act like a White woman (chiefly African-American usage) MISS ANN;  MISS ANNE 
 
n. 1977 UK sl. - (derogatory) a Black person (rhyming sl. for 'coon') SILVERY SPOON 
 
n. 1977 US sl. - a Black street boy YOM 
 
n. 1977 US sl. - a Black woman appointed to a post, the appointment being seen as evidence of both racial and sexual equality of opportunity TOOFAH;  TOOFER;  TWOFAH;  TWOFER 
 
n. 1978 S. Afr. sl. - (derogatory & offensive) a non-White, esp. an African CHOC 
 
n. 1978 US sl. - (offensive) a Black person RAISINHEAD 
 
n. 1978 US sl. - a Black woman YOM 
 
n. 1978 US sl. - a rural Black Southerner who is opposed to various politically liberal programs (Southern political usage) BLACKNECK 
 
n. 1979 US sl. - (offensive) a Black person UBANGI 
 
n. 1979 US sl. - a Black male who prefers White girls (African-American usage) BANANA BOY 
 
n. 1980 - an obsequious Black person; one who humbly accepts the stereotypical subservient role SAMBO 
 
n. 1980 UK - a tough, intransigent Black man who rejects the constraints and demands of establishment society (Black British usage) BAD MAN 
 
n. 1980 US sl. - a dark-complexioned Black person BLACK BALL;  BLACKBIRD 
 
n. 1980s sl. - a Black upwardly mobile young professional (orig. US) BUMPIE 
 
n. 1980s US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person PORCH MONKEY 
 
n. 1980s US sl. - (derogatory) a fellow Black; the premise being one is no better than a Mexican (African-American usage) TACO 
 
n. 1980s US sl. - a fellow Black person (African-American usage) HOMEBOY 
 
n. 1980s US sl. - an aggressive, tough Black woman, who rejects the constraints and humiliation of the role the White authorities have selected for her (African-American usage) BAD-ASS BITCH 
 
n. 1981 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person POLECAT 
 
n. 1982 US sl. - a 'house nigger'; a subservient Black person, an 'Uncle Tom' H.N. 
 
n. 1983 Amer. dial. - a light-skinned Black girl or woman PINK 
 
n. 1984 sl. - a Black upwardly mobile young professional (orig. US) BUPPIE;  BUPPY 
 
n. Bk1984 US sl. - an extremely dark-skinned person (African-American usage) BLACK DUST 
 
n. 1986 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a degree of Black ancestry in one who is apparently White NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE 
 
n. 1986 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a Black person TADPOLE 
 
n. 1986 Amer. dial. - (often derogatory) a Black person WOOLEN-HEAD;  WOOLY 
 
n. 1988 sl. - (derogatory) a servile Black person COCONUT HEAD 
 
n. 1988 US - (offensive) a Black person (Italian-American usage) MOOLEY;  MOOLIE;  MOULIE 
 
n. Bk1989 - a Black person who acts like he has a White face (African-American usage) MICKEY MOUSE 
 
n. 1990 US sl. - a Black person MOULY 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - a Black person (prison usage) COCOLA 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - a Black person OFF-BRAND 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - a Black woman or girl NIGETTE 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - a circle of Black friends; a group of people, as marijuana smokers, rap MC's (African-American & teen usage) CIPHER;  CYPHER 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - a young Black man (African-American usage) HOPPER 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - an attractive, sexy, medium- to light-skinned Black woman (African-American teen usage) CARAMEL SUNDAE 
 
n. 1990s US sl. - an important, influential Black man; a power in the community; a very successful or skilful man (African-American usage) MACK DADDY;  MCDADDY 
 
n. 1991 US sl. - a young Black woman YOETTE 
 
n. 1991 US sl. - an Uncle Tom; a Black person who curries favour from Whites through obsequious, fawning behaviour UNIFORM TANGO 
 
n. 1992 Brit. sl. - (offensive) a Black person (rhyming sl. for 'nigger') MECHANICAL (DIGGER);  SQUARE RIGGER 
 
n. 1992 UK sl. - (derogatory) a Black person (rhyming sl. for 'coon') HARVEST (MOON);  MACAROON 
 
n. 1992 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person MOLESKIN;  YANTA 
 
n. 1992 US sl. - a Black person BONE;  MOON CRICKET 
 
n. 1992 US sl. - a Black person, with the implication that the person is not a quality individual GENERIC 
 
n. 1992 US sl. - a Black street boy YOMO 
 
n. 1992 US sl. - a sarcastic reference to any Black authority figure (African-American usage) HEAD NEGRO 
 
n. 1992 US sl. - an upwardly mobile Black achiever, usually from the Black middle class (Black American Prince/Princess) B.A.P. 
n. 1993 US sl. - a Black person having light-coloured skin YELLOW BONE 
 
n. 1994 US sl. - an influential Black man, a power in his own community, aged 30 and over (African-American teen usage) BIG POPPA 
 
n. Bk1994 US sl. - a rebellious Black man, who refuses to abide by White society's rules and struggles against them BIGGER THOMAS 
 
n. 1995 US sl. - a Black person HAM-HOCK;  MOYO 
 
n. 1996 UK sl. - a Black person who sides with the White authorities BOUNTY 
 
n. 1996 US sl. - a sophisticated, successful urban Black male (African-American usage) BIG WILLIE 
 
n. 1996 US sl. - a term of black-on-black abuse; a Black person who complains (African-American teen usage) BITCH-ASS 
 
n. 1999 UK sl. - (derogatory) a Black man (Black Ignorant Fucker) BIF 
 
n. 20C colloq. - (derogatory) a Black person (Jet Black) JAYBEE;  J.B.
 
n. 20C sl. - a Black woman ETHY MEAT 
 
n. 20C sl. - a subservient Black person, fitting willingly into the stereotyped and inferior image refined by generations of White supremacy; a middle-class Black who wishes to distance himself from the ghetto - an affected or pretentious Black person DR. THOMAS;  MR. THOMAS;  MR. TOM;  UNCLE GEORGE;  UNCLE THOMAS 
 
n. 20C US - (derogatory) a nickname for a Black person NAP 
 
n. 20C US back-slang - a Black person (African-American for 'nigger') REGGIN 
 
n. 20C US colloq. - (derogatory) a Black person KING;  KINKY-NOB 
 
n. 20C US dial. - (derogatory) a nickname for a Black person SMIDGET 
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) a Black child DINKEY 
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) a Black man JACK 
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person CLINK;  SCUTTLE 
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person who behaves in a way which will please White people WHITE NEGRO 
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) a group of Black people LOAD OF COAL
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) a nickname for a Black person (college usage) SMUT-BUTT 
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) a nickname for a Black person DINK;  SMUDGE 
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) a very dark Black person CHARCOAL NIGGER 
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) a very dark Black person CLUCK;  KLUCK 
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) an albino or mulatto Black person WHITE NEGRO 
 
n. 20C US sl. - (derogatory) the Black district of a town DINGE ALLEY 
 
n. 20C US sl. - a light-skinned Black person (African-American usage) FAIR;  FAIR-SKIN 
 
n. 20C US sl. - an American Black person AFRAMERICAN 
 
n. 20C US sl. - the quintessence of Black sensibility (African-American usage) EBONY 
 
n. 20C W. Indies & Jamaica - a crude, boorish, ignorant Black person; a country bumpkin BUNGO 
 
n. E20 US - (derogatory) a Black person who acts like a Caucasian (African-American usage) OFAY;  OLD-FAY;  OLE-FAY;  OOFAY 
 
n. E20 US sl. - (derogatory when used generically) a very dark Black person MIDNIGHT 
 
n. E20 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person INKFACE 
 
n. E20 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person who acts like a Caucasian (African-American usage) FAY 
 
n. E20 US sl. - (not necessarily derogatory) a Black man, particularly if up-to-date and stylish JAZZBO 
 
n. E20 US sl. - a beautiful Black woman RAVEN BEAUTY 
 
n. E20 US sl. - a Black woman LAUNDRY QUEEN 
 
n. E20 US sl. - an American Black person AFRO-AMERICAN 
 
n. M20 Amer. sl. - a sexually attractive Black girl or young woman DANGE BROAD 
 
n. M20 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person who acts like a Caucasian (African-American usage) MANTAN BLACK 
 
n. M20 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person who is as dark as black shoe leather (African-American usage) OXFORD 
 
n. M20 US sl. - (derogatory) a nickname for a Black person NAPPY 
 
n. M20 US sl. - (derogatory) a very light mulatto KELT;  KELTCH 
 
n. M20 US sl. - (not necessarily derogatory) a dark-skinned Black man (African-American usage) DEWBABY 
 
n. M20 US sl. - a Black person who behaves like or aspires to be like Caucasians (African-American usage) AFRO-SAXON 
 
n. M20 US sl. - a Black person who prefers to act like a Caucasian (African-American usage) FROSTY 
 
n. M20 US sl. - a Black woman; a Black prostitute SHADY LADY 
 
n. M20 US sl. - a sexually attractive Black woman HOT CHOCOLATE 
 
n. M20 US sl. - a token Black employee SHOWCASE NIGGER 
 
n. 2000s Irish sl. - (derogatory) a Black person (rhyming sl. for 'nigger') OIL RIGGER 
 
n. 2000s sl. - (derogatory) a Black person AFFIE 
 
n. 2000s US sl. - a Black person or a Puerto Rican (African-American usage) PAPI 
 
n. 2000s US sl. - a fellow Black person (African-American usage) NIGGA CHOPS 
 
n. 2000s US sl. - a light-skinned Black person (African-American usage) CARAMEL CLONE 
 
n. 2000s US sl. - a tough, aggressive Black man (African-American usage) SIN 
 
n. 2002 UK sl. - a Black man with the manners and standards of contemporary White society WYTHENSHAWE WHITE MAN 
 
n. 2002 US sl. - a sarcastic reference to any Black authority figure (African-American usage) HEAD NEGRO IN CHARGE 
 
n. a2003 US sl. - (derogatory) a Black person VELCRO HEAD 
 
n. 2005 S. Afr. sl. - a Black person DAKHI 
 
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a fellow Black male BLOOD BROTHER 
 
n. Brit. sl. - a Black person (rhyming sl. for 'coon') WOODEN SPOON 
 
vb. 1799 - to make into, or as black, as a Black person NEGROFY 
 
vb. 1937 US sl. - of a Black person: to try to curry favour with White people by obsequious behaviour UNCLE TOM 
 
vb. 1950s sl. - to be the first Black family to move into a formerly all-White inner city area BLOCKBUST 
 
vb. 1960s US sl. - (derogatory) to adapt oneself to White society (African-American usage) GO OREO
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