mud shark

noun

A nonblack person, usually a white woman, who has sexual relationships with black people, usually men.

Meanings

nounmud shark (plural mud sharks)

plural mud sharks · alternative mudshark

  1. derogatoryethnicoffensiveslangslurA nonblack person, usually a white woman, who has sexual relationships with black people, usually men.

    The courtships were called off. The guys all joked about it afterward, said Mr. Bloussé was a nigger-lover and a mud shark.

    2008, Rachel Kushner, Telex from Cuba, page 26
  2. Synonym of spiny dogfish.

    Synonyms: spiny dogfish

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of spiny dogfish.

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