Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackfolk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: black-folk
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

noun

Alternative letter-case form of blackfolk.

Example Sentences

"Coordinate term: whitefolk"
"Most Integrationists do not see America as a powerful but degenerate world imperialist. Those Integrationist[s] who do see this feel that by injecting blackfolk into the existing American framework they will cool out the degeneracy."
"All forced conversations in America about race, sex and celebrity are inevitably framed by horror and absurdity, history and the modern day. Because of this, many of my people – as in American born Blackfolk – refuse to countenance moral or legal absolutes when allegations of our stars committing sexual assault hit the news."

Etymology

From black + folk.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: black
Suffix: folk

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does blackfolk mean?: Black people.
Where does blackfolk come from?: From black + folk.

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