English Explanatory Dictionary

basketball American

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An African-American person.

Word forms

basketball American basketball Americans

Etymology

After African-American. From the stereotype of African-Americans as superior in basketball and athleticism in general. See African-Americans in sports § "Black athletic superiority" theory on Wikipedia.

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