"paper bag party" meaning in All languages combined

See paper bag party on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: paper bag parties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=paper bag party}} paper bag party (plural paper bag parties)
  1. (US, historical) A (possibly apocryphal) social event to which only those whose skin color passed the "brown bag test" were admitted. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Parties, Racism Synonyms: brown paper bag party
    Sense id: en-paper_bag_party-en-noun-q43oQMbc Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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