English Explanatory Dictionary

Man in Black

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The country musician Johnny Cash.
noun
  1. The referee.
  2. A covert government operative, wearing a black suit and black aviator sunglasses, believed by conspiracy theorists to cover up UFO incidents.

Word forms

Man in Black the Man in Black men in black

Etymology

Derived from the fact that Cash regularly performed live music whilst wearing black clothes.

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