English Explanatory Dictionary

African time

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Africans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of African time.

Word forms

African time Africa time

Synonyms

Colored People's Time
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