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negrohood

negrohood

9.9
The state of being Black, now considered offensive
  • noun
  • /ˈnɛɡroʊhʊd/
  • Slur
: condición de negro (ofensivo, anticuado)
  • I do not belong to the sobbing school of Negrohood who hold that nature somehow has given them a lowdown dirty deal and whose feelings are all hurt about it.

Examples

  • The struggles for equality and justice highlighted the complexities of negrohood in society.

  • The concept of negrohood often invokes debates about heritage and cultural representation.

  • In various discussions, the term negrohood arose, reflecting historical perspectives on identity.

Synonyms

blackness
vsnegrohood
4 1.3

How dark a color or object looks

refers to a social identity and condition rather than mere color

Surface Forms

negrohood singular
negrohoods plural

Morphology

negrohood = negro (transparent) = negro + hood

The '-hood' suffix creates a noun indicating state or condition from 'negro', so the derivation is morphologically transparent despite the term's archaic and offensive status.

Etymology

Negrohood comes from Spanish and Portuguese negro 'black' and the English -hood, which can mean a 'state' or 'condition' as in childhood, so it was used to mean 'blackness' or the state of being a Negro, but it is now an offensive, old-fashioned term.