hyperdescent

American

[hahy-per-di-sent] / ˌhaɪ pər dɪˈsɛnt /

noun

the classifying or identifying of a biracial or multiracial individual as a member of the higher or highest socially ranking racial group from which that person has ancestry.

First recorded in 2005–10; hyper- ( def. ) + descent ( def. )

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