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Definition of "octaroon" [oc•ta•roon]

  • Alternative spelling of octoroon. (noun)

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Use "octaroon" in a sentence
  • "Is this where the word "octaroon" enters the parlance of the nation again?"
  • "Ferguson Supreme Court decision, which ushered in the "separate but equal" Jim Crow laws), who was "one-eighth Negro" also called "octaroon") would find that out when he was expelled from a Whites Only car of a train, and because he dared to sue for his rights, we got legal segregation for his efforts."
  • "It was racists like you who coined terms like “octaroon” to make it clear that being even an eigth black made you black."
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