blackity-black

English

adj

Definitions

(informal) Typifying characteristic traits (e.g. physical, cultural, linguistic, etc.) of African-American blacks, especially in defiant contrast to those of whites or white-favouring blacks; quintessentially or characteristically black

Etymology

Compound from English blackity (blackness) + English black (dark haired, black haired).

Origin

English

black

Gloss

dark haired, black haired

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Blackacre English
Blackbeard English
Blackface English
Blackophobe English
Blacktown English
Blackwood English
Sabbathesque English
antiblack English
black English
black Irish English
black light English
black sanctus English
black swan English
black truffle English
black-haired English
black-hearted English
blackamoor English
blackback English
blackball English
blackband English
blackberry English
blackbird English
blackboard English
blackboy English
blackbuck English
blackbutt English
blackcap English
blackchin English
blackcoat English
blackcock English
blackdamp English
blackdar English
blacken English
blacker English
blacketh English
blackeye English
blackface English
blackfaced English
blackfella English
blackfeller English
blackfellow English
blackfin English
blackfish English
blackfly English
blackfulla English
blackgame English
blackgrass English
blackguard English
blackheart English
blackify English
blackish English
blackism English
blackity English
blackjack English
blacklead English
blackleg English
blackless English
blacklight English
blackline English
blacklip English
blacklist English
blackly English
blackmouth English
blackness English
blackophilia English
blackophobic English
blackpoll English
blackride English
blackrider English
blackroot English
blacksalter English
blackshirt English
blackskin English
blacksmelt English
blacksmith English
blacksnake English
blackspeak English
blacksplain English
blackspot English
blackstart English
blackster English
blackstrap English
blacktail English
blackthorn English
blacktip English
blacktop English
blackware English
blackwash English
blackwater English
blackwood English
blackwork English
blackworm English
blacky English
bootblack English
forblack English
interblack English
jet-black English
lampblack English
monoblack English
nonblack English
postblack English
pro-black English
quasiblack English
shoeblack English
toothblack English
transblack English
unblack English
black French
ブラック Japanese
blak Middle English
μπλάκης Greek (modern)
bläg Volapük
blak Tok Pisin
blak Bislama