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mud shark

mud shark noun: a nonblack person, usually a white woman, who has sexual relationships with black people, usually men.

Noun

mud shark (plural mud sharks)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A nonblack person, usually a white woman, who has sexual relationships with black people, usually men.
    • The courtships were called off. The guys all joked about it afterward, said Mr. Bloussé was a nigger-lover and a mud shark.2008, Rachel Kushner, Telex from Cuba, page 26
  2. Synonym of spiny dogfish.
    Synonyms:
    spiny dogfish

Synonyms of mud shark

Forms of mud shark

pluralmud sharks
alternative formmudshark

Words formed from mud shark

Questions about mud shark

What does mud shark mean?
Mud shark means a nonblack person, usually a white woman, who has sexual relationships with black people, usually men.
What part of speech is mud shark?
Mud shark is a noun.
What is the plural of mud shark?
The plural of mud shark is mud sharks.

Words near mud shark in the dictionary

  1. mud scows
  2. mud season
  3. mud seasons
  4. mud sedge
  5. mud sedges
  6. mud shark
  7. mud sharking
  8. mud sharks
  9. mud skate
  10. mud skates
  11. mud slab

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