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negroisms

negroisms is the plural of negroism.

Meaning of negroism

Noun

negroism (plural negroisms)

  1. (dated, offensive) A behaviour, speech pattern, etc. characteristic of black people.
    • Most white children have negresses for nurses, and negro children for playmates. The first accents are caught from them, and the first efforts of speech are negroisms, the most corrupt of patoise.1832, Joseph Tinker Buckingham, Edwin Buckingham, Samuel Gridley Howe, The New-England Magazine, volume 3, page 487

Questions about negroisms

What is negroisms the plural of?
Negroisms is the plural of negroism.

Words near negroisms in the dictionary

  1. negroid
  2. negroidal
  3. negroids
  4. negroish
  5. negroism
  6. negroisms
  7. negroization
  8. negroize
  9. negroized
  10. negroizes
  11. negroizing

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