English Explanatory Dictionary

brass ankle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person whose racial heritage is regarded as primarily white, but with a small degree of known or suspected non-white ancestry. A manifestation of the American “one-drop rule” of racial categorization.

Word forms

brass ankle brass ankles

Related words

Melungeon Mestee Métis mixed-race multiheritage touch of the tar brush
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