"brown bag test" meaning in All languages combined

See brown bag test on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: brown bag tests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=brown bag test}} brown bag test (plural brown bag tests)
  1. (US, historical) The alleged practice of comparing an African-American's skin color to that of a brown paper bag, allowing them certain privileges only if the skin was lighter. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Racism Synonyms: brown paper bag test, paper bag test Related terms: paper bag party
    Sense id: en-brown_bag_test-en-noun-jdyZQMtH Disambiguation of Racism: 56 44 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. (medicine) The practice of having a patient bring all of their existing medications to an appointment with the doctor, as a way to see what has previously been prescribed and what drug interactions might be occurring. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-brown_bag_test-en-noun-H0HH2-2b Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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