| 词汇 | African golf ball |
| 释义 | African golf ball and African grape a watermelon. (Streets. Alludes to an early stereotype of African-Americans being very fond of watermelon.)Gimme a big slice of that African golf ball.When he said we were having African grapes for dessert, I thought he meant sherbet. African golf balloffensive slang A watermelon. A reference to the stereotype of black people having an affinity for watermelon. (As former African-American slaves grew and sold watermelons following the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the fruit became representative of their freedom and was then used as a demeaning stereotype by whites who opposed that freedom.) African golf balland African grape n. a watermelon. (Alludes to an early stereotype of Americans of African descent being very fond of watermelon. Forced, contrived, and demeaning.) When he said we were having African grapes for dessert, I though he meant sherbet. Look at the size of that African golf ball! |
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