ethnically challenged
ethnically challenged adjective: of a person, belonging to a marginalized ethnicity.
Adjective
ethnically challenged (comparative more ethnically challenged, superlative most ethnically challenged)
- Of a person, belonging to a marginalized ethnicity.
- […] everybody knew, and agreed, that you didn't cut in line or urinate on sidewalks in public (a new cultural practice among the ethnically challenged) or just plain be rude and disagreeable.2000, Fred Reed, The Great Possum-Squashing and Beer Storm of 1962
- “And I want to thank you for pointing that out at long last instead of referring to me as a little ethnically challenged boy in drag.”2009, William Delaney, You Break It, You Die, page 32
Forms of ethnically challenged
| comparative | more ethnically challenged |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ethnically challenged |
Origin of ethnically challenged
An ironic imitation of the perceived oversensitivity of language like mentally challenged.
Questions about ethnically challenged
- What does ethnically challenged mean?
- Ethnically challenged means of a person, belonging to a marginalized ethnicity.
- What part of speech is ethnically challenged?
- Ethnically challenged is an adjective.
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