"blackity-black" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more blackity-black [comparative], most blackity-black [superlative]
Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps an alteration of blackedy (“extremely black”) + black, with the reduplication serving to intensify or stress the focus on being black (i.e. African-American); blackedy being from black + -ed + -y. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{af|en|blackedy|black|t1=extremely black}} blackedy (“extremely black”) + black, {{af|en|black|-ed|-y|nocat=1}} black + -ed + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} blackity-black (comparative more blackity-black, superlative most blackity-black)
  1. (slang, of persons) Typifying characteristic traits (e.g. physical, cultural, linguistic, etc.) of African-American blacks, especially in defiant contrast to those of whites or white-favouring blacks; quintessentially or characteristically black Tags: slang Synonyms: blackity black Derived forms: blackity-black black

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