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paper bag party

paper bag party noun: a (possibly apocryphal) social event to which only those whose skin color passed the "brown bag test" were admitted.

Noun

paper bag party (plural paper bag parties)

  1. (US, historical) A (possibly apocryphal) social event to which only those whose skin color passed the "brown bag test" were admitted.

Synonyms of paper bag party

Forms of paper bag party

pluralpaper bag parties

Questions about paper bag party

What does paper bag party mean?
Paper bag party means a (possibly apocryphal) social event to which only those whose skin color passed the "brown bag test" were admitted.
What part of speech is paper bag party?
Paper bag party is a noun.
What is the plural of paper bag party?
The plural of paper bag party is paper bag parties.

Words near paper bag party in the dictionary

  1. paper anniversary
  2. paper bag
  3. paper bag job
  4. paper bag jobs
  5. paper bag parties
  6. paper bag party
  7. paper bag test
  8. paper bag tests
  9. paper bags
  10. paper ballot
  11. paper ballots

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