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Negrohood

Negrohood noun: the state or period of being a Negro.

Noun

Negrohood (uncountable)

  1. The state or period of being a Negro.
    • Joe's assumption of Negrohood is motivated by his experience in seeking and failing clearly to find his identity. But, in assuming it, he must also partake of and force himself into the violence of its effects.1966, Frederick John Hoffman, William Faulkner

Origin of Negrohood

From Negro + -hood.

Questions about Negrohood

What does Negrohood mean?
Negrohood means the state or period of being a Negro.
What part of speech is Negrohood?
Negrohood is a noun.

Words near Negrohood in the dictionary

  1. negrofinches
  2. negrofy
  3. negrofying
  4. negrohead
  5. negroheads
  6. Negrohood
  7. negrohouse
  8. negrohouses
  9. negroid
  10. negroidal
  11. negroids

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