black
- adjective
- /blæk/
- Jargon
- Most systemic violence arises from the contingencies of doing business in a black market.
The CIA has never admitted to the to the existence of black sites.
- The CIA has never admitted to the to the existence of black sites.
- She told me about this in the past and off the books police black site similar to CIA black sites.
- Yeah, now we are we on some Black Panther shit on some real talk we created on we, we policing the police now tip it's called the Black Ops department.
Examples
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In response to growing demand, the black market for oil has flourished.
Academic text (2006) -
The point of diplomatic cover is that a black agent can be P160 arrested, tortured, hanged, whatever.
Fiction book (1994) -
No, this is a black bag operation.
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The secret plans used to brief the crews of the black helicopters.
Fiction book (1998) -
But why are America's black budgets so secret?
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He paid us through a CIA black fund.
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Adams is an ex-cop, pullin' a black-bag operation for these people.
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The government denied the existence of the CIA's black operations that misinform the public.
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They used black propaganda to influence public opinion during the election.
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Rumors of black tactics emerged as soon as the scandal broke out.
Antonyms
Idioms
A sign that dark clouds are coming and rain may fall, or a joke that things only seem bad
Compounds
- Specialized
An area of space with gravity so strong that not even light can escape it
A group of Black American activists in the 1960s who fought police abuse and fought for equal rights
- Specialized
A device on an airplane that records flight information and pilot voices
A very skilled person in martial arts like karate or judo who wears a dark band at the waist
A thing, like a failing project, that uses a lot of time or money and gives nothing back
A member of the Black Panther Party who fought for equal rights for African Americans in the 1960s
- Formal
A formal evening dress code for men that requires a black jacket and bow tie
- US
A venomous spider from the Americas whose female is black with a red hourglass on the underside of its body
A sea between southeastern Europe and western Asia that borders countries like Turkey and Ukraine
- Specialized
A system whose inner parts are hidden so you only see what goes in and what comes out
A fictional king and superhero from Marvel who uses advanced technology to protect his people
- Specialized
A lung disease from breathing coal dust for a long time that often affects miners
- US
A person who follows the Nation of Islam, a religious group among African Americans in the United States
A severe disease in the Middle Ages that spread across Europe and killed millions
- Literature
A play or film that makes serious subjects, especially taboo ones, seem funny
A range of mountains in South Dakota and Wyoming, home to Mount Rushmore and sacred to the Sioux
- NSFW
A Palestinian armed group that carried out attacks in other countries in the early 1970s
- Specialized
An object that absorbs all light and other kinds of radiation that hit it
- Specialized
A person with advanced Six Sigma training who leads projects to improve how a company works
- Specialized
A serious lung illness caused by breathing coal dust over many years, often in miners
- Jargon
A secret action that hides who did it, often for political or military reasons
How Deceptive
- Jargon
- Literature
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the use of black in 'black operations' or 'black propaganda' is to think of darkness hiding things; here black means secret, hidden, or meant to deceive.