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negrohood

negrohood

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A neighborhood where most people are Black, now considered offensive
  • noun
  • /ˈnɛɡroʊhʊd/
  • Slur
: barrio de negros (ofensivo, anticuado)
  • In the past, the term negrohood was often used to describe areas predominantly inhabited by Black residents.

Examples

  • YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: State Assembly candidate Ben Akselrod is likely a little red in the face today after thousands of mailers went out to Democratic voters in the 45th Assembly District saying that crime is up in the "negrohood."

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  • It would if he used it frequently enough that he added it to his user dictionary, but that would mean that he is using the term "negrohood."

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  • The usage of the word negrohood to refer to certain neighborhoods is now considered outdated and offensive.

  • Many people find the term negrohood inappropriate when discussing predominantly Black communities.

Surface Forms

negrohood singular
negrohoods plural

Morphology

negrohood = negro (transparent) = negro + hood

Formed by the productive suffix '-hood' attached to 'negro', yielding a meaning of group, state, or neighborhood; morphologically transparent though the term is archaic and offensive.

Etymology

Negrohood comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word negro meaning 'black' and the English suffix -hood, which makes words for places or groups like neighborhood; so it originally meant a place where Black people lived, but the term is now offensive and not used.