Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paper bag test

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: pa-per bag test
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of brown bag test (“alleged racist comparison”).

Example Sentences

""How'd your in-laws feel about you marryin' your wife? Maybe you could pass the paper bag test and the comb test, but your old man had dark skin, kinky hair, and he was a dyed-in-wool bapistst from out in the sticks.""
"And when I playfully asked him to “hook me up” he simply (and without effort) responded, “Well you’re not really his type. He likes the light brights.” So I stopped for a minute and thought to myself, “Wouldn’t you know, I still can’t pass that darn paper bag test.”"

Inflected Forms

paper bag tests (plural)

Synonyms

brown bag test

Questions

What does paper bag test mean?: Synonym of brown bag test (“alleged racist comparison”).

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