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negrophilism

noun

Etymology

From negro + -philism.

  1. derived from *negʷ-✻ — “bare; night”
  2. derived from niger — “shiny black”
  3. borrowed from negro — “black”
  4. suffixed as negrophilism — “negro + philism”

Definitions

  1. A liking for black people.

    • The only trouble with this negrophilism is that it doesn't recognize the Negro as a man. It recognizes him only as a Negro—if sometimes as a Negro Jesus Christ. And that is the worst condescension of all.
    • His negrophilism seems to be nothing beyond a fashion statement, almost a way of accessorizing. It's black pride without ever having to endure the downsides of being black.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA