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Blaxit

/ˈblæɡ.zɪt/

Blaxit proper noun: a social movement promoting the migration of black people to sub-Saharan Africa from the United States to pursue adventure, career opportunities, etc.

Proper noun

Blaxit

  1. A social movement promoting the migration of black people to sub-Saharan Africa from the United States to pursue adventure, career opportunities, etc.
    • The Covid pandemic and the racial reckoning in the wake of the murder of George Floyd led some Black Americans to seek a different way of life abroad, in a movement that some are calling Blaxit.[2024 February 16, Colette Coleman, “Blaxit: Tired of Racism, Black Americans Try Life in Africa”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin of Blaxit

Blend of black + exit or blend of blax + exit. Coined by human rights consultant Ulysses Burley III, modelled on earlier words like Brexit, Grexit, etc.

Questions about Blaxit

What does Blaxit mean?
Blaxit means a social movement promoting the migration of black people to sub-Saharan Africa from the United States to pursue adventure, career opportunities, etc.
What part of speech is Blaxit?
Blaxit is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Blaxit?
Blaxit is pronounced /ˈblæɡ.zɪt/.

Words near Blaxit in the dictionary

  1. Blaxhalls
  2. Blaxican
  3. Blaxicans
  4. Blaxill
  5. Blaxills
  6. Blaxit
  7. Blaxland
  8. Blaxlands
  9. Blaxlands Creek
  10. Blaxlands Ridge
  11. blaxploitation

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