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Negress
[ nee-gris ]
noun
, Older Use: Usually Offensive.
- a term used to refer to a Black woman or girl.
Negress
/ ˈniːɡrɪs /
noun
- a female Black person
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Gender Note
See -ess.
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
“NEGRESS PILOTS AIRPLANE,” a New York Times headline proclaimed in amazement.
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It comes to me now that I did not see a young negress in the whole town, but this was explained on our return to the ship.
From Project Gutenberg
On hearing this story, the wicked and envious negress conceived an abominable idea.
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When the negress's turn came she approached without suspicion, and did not recognize the fairy.
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The fairy raised the negress, who kissed her hands, weeping; then they all sat down to the table.
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What, Lucy, do you think because Myra was born in Hayti that she is a little negress with crinkley wool?
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