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blackfishing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
black-fish-ing
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of blackfish

noun

The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From blackfish + -ing.

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Questions

What does blackfishing mean?
present participle and gerund of blackfish
Where does blackfishing come from?
From blackfish + -ing.

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