"booty scratcher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-booty scratcher.wav Forms: booty scratchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} booty scratcher (plural booty scratchers)
  1. (Canada, US, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) An African person. Tags: Canada, US, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur

Inflected forms

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