Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postblack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
post-black
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a paradoxical form of black racial identity that rejects the notion that race matters.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From post- + black; coined in the late 1990s.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

postblackness

Frequently Paired Words

postracial

Questions

What does postblack mean?
Of or relating to a paradoxical form of black racial identity that rejects the notion that race matters.
Where does postblack come from?
From post- + black; coined in the late 1990s.

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