Speakur

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reverse one-drop rule

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
re-verse one--drop rule
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The notion that one drop of white blood (i.e. any white ancestry at all) makes a person white.

American usage

Example Sentences

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Frequently Paired Words

one-drop rule

Questions

What does reverse one-drop rule mean?
The notion that one drop of white blood (i.e. any white ancestry at all) makes a person white.

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