negroism

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negroism

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From negro + -ism.

noun negroisms

dated, offensive A behaviour, speech pattern, etc. characteristic of black people. Most white children have negresses for nurses, and negro children for playmates. The first accents are caught from them, and the first efforts of speech are negroisms, the most corrupt of patoise.

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@misc{negroism_2026,
  title = {negroism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/negroism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}