once you go black

phrase

Once a person of another race has a sexual relationship with a black person, implying that they will not return to having sexual relationships with members of the former race.

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Meanings

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  1. informalOnce a person of another race has a sexual relationship with a black person, implying that they will not return to having sexual relationships with members of the former race.

    Is it true what they say about once you go black . . . .

    2009, Carleen Brice, Children of the Waters: A Novel, page 78
    2 more examples

    “What did I say about once you go black?” “Lila, if it was just sex I could understand...”

    2014, Sam Leonard, Messenger from God: A Story of Fate and Faith, page 183

    He thought of the way she giggled when he told her, “You know what happens once you go black, don't you?”

    2020, Angel Ayers, The Throwaways, page 15

Origin

Clipping of once you go black, you never go back.

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once you go black. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/once%20you%20go%20black

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“once you go black.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/once%20you%20go%20black. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “once you go black,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/once%20you%20go%20black.

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