black

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black definition


  1. mod.
    without cream or milk. (Said of coffee.) : Black coffee, good and hot, please.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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black

In addition to the idioms beginning with black, also see dirty (black) look; in the red (black); look black; paint black; pot calling the kettle black.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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