Meanings
nounpaper bag party (plural paper bag parties)
plural paper bag parties
- UShistoricalA (possibly apocryphal) social event to which only those whose skin color passed the "brown bag test" were admitted.
Synonyms: brown paper bag party
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA (possibly apocryphal) social event to which only those whose skin color passed the "brown bag test" were admitted.
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paper bag party. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20bag%20party
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“paper bag party.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20bag%20party. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paper bag party,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20bag%20party.
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