misogynoir
mis·o·gy·noir
Contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black womenContempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women.
UK/mɪˌsɒd͡ʒəˈnwɑː/US/məˌsɑd͡ʒəˈnwɑɹ/
Meaning
1 senses(neologism, uncountable)Contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Blend of misogyny (“contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against women”) + French noir (“Blend of misogyny (“contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against women”) + French noir (“black”), coined by the African-American feminist activist and scholar Moya Bailey and first published in a 2010 online essay: see the quotation below.
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Word family
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