blackamoor

[blak-uh-moor]

black·a·moor

[blak-uh-moor]
noun Now Usually Offensive.
1.
a black person.
2.
any dark-skinned person.

Origin:
1540–50; unexplained variant of phrase black Moor
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Blackamoor is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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blackamoor (ˈblækəˌmʊə, -ˌmɔː)
 
n
archaic a Black African or other person with dark skin
 
[C16: see Black, Moor]

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