Negrohood

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noun

The state or period of being a Negro.

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Meanings

nounNegrohood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or period of being a Negro.

    Joe's assumption of Negrohood is motivated by his experience in seeking and failing clearly to find his identity. But, in assuming it, he must also partake of and force himself into the violence of its effects.

    1966, Frederick John Hoffman, William Faulkner

Origin

From Negro + -hood.

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APA

Negrohood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Negrohood

MLA

“Negrohood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Negrohood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Negrohood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Negrohood.

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