CP Time
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CP Time¹
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A partial abbreviation of Colored People's Time, based on a treatment of it as a time zone.
noun CP time
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Synonym of Colored People's Time.
Mrs. Clinton: Thanks for the endorsement, Bill. Took you long enough.
De Blasio: Sorry, Hillary. I was running on CP time...
Mrs. Clinton: Cautious politician time. I’ve been there.
...if your keyboard is still dry, CNN has the explanation: “ ‘CP Time’—also known as ‘colored people’s time’—is a ster
Similar: Colored People's Time
CP time²
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of CP Time “Talking about CP time is as natural to Black folk as worshipping Angela Bassett.”
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