flies in the buttermilk

A form of fly in the buttermilk — A black person in a predominantly white group of people.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of fly in the buttermilk
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APA

flies in the buttermilk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flies%20in%20the%20buttermilk

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“flies in the buttermilk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flies%20in%20the%20buttermilk. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flies in the buttermilk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flies%20in%20the%20buttermilk.

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