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darktown
American
[dahrk-toun]
/ ˈdɑrkˌtaʊn /
noun
Older Use: Usually Offensive.
Sensitive Note
This term from the 1880s, as used in the American South, is usually perceived as insulting and racist. But Darktown Strutters’ Ball was the name of a popular jazz song written in 1917.
Etymology
Origin of darktown
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