Definition of "octoroons" [octoroons]

• Plural form of octoroon. (noun)

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• "If Obama had married a white woman, and all his children married white partners, their children would be "octoroons," i.e. black, or the nastier word if you prefer."
• "Creoles are themselves usually (not always) octoroons."
• "Blacks would announce whether they were octoroons or quadroons, loudly proclaiming their proximity to whiteness."