"Halfrican" meaning in All languages combined

See Halfrican on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Halfricans [plural]
Etymology: Blend of half + African Etymology templates: {{blend|en|half|African}} Blend of half + African Head templates: {{en-noun}} Halfrican (plural Halfricans)
  1. (offensive) A person who is biracial, with one black parent and one of another race. Wikipedia link: Halfrican Tags: offensive Synonyms: mulatto
    Sense id: en-Halfrican-en-noun-0Z2yoArz Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1994, Myra Goldberg, Whistling and Other Stories, page 177",
          "text": "My son who calls himself a Halfrican-American flattens his hair by pressing the top of his head against the wall in our hallway.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          "ref": "2004, Nicole Bailey-Williams, Floating, Random House, page 128",
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          "ref": "2005, Wendy Coakley-Thompson, What You Won’t Do For Love, Dafina Books, page 79",
          "text": "\"Oh, Biracial Humor!\" Devin laughed. \"Too clever for me!\"\nHe laughed, but the comment stung. It always had. It meant that even his closest friends saw him as inauthentic, the fake McCoy, a Halfrican.",
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        "(offensive) A person who is biracial, with one black parent and one of another race."
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