brass ankle
A person whose racial heritage is regarded as primarily white, but with a small degree…A person whose racial heritage is regarded as primarily white, but with a small degree of known or suspected non-white ancestry. A manifestation of the American “one-drop rule” of racial categorization.
Meaning
1 senses(Southern US)A person whose racial heritage is regarded as primarily white, but with a small degree of known or suspected non-white ancestry. A manifestation of the American “one-drop rule” of racial categorization.
Forms
plural: brass ankles| Singular | brass ankle |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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