"black velvet" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 black velvet.ogg Forms: black velvets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} black velvet (countable and uncountable, plural black velvets)
  1. (Australia, uncountable, slang) Australian aboriginal women with whom white men have sex. Tags: Australia, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_velvet-en-noun-Hinc~vox Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 33 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 33 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 33 16
  2. (Australia, uncountable, slang) Sexual intercourse with an Australian aboriginal woman. Tags: Australia, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_velvet-en-noun-1AUP4eZk Categories (other): Australian English
  3. (countable, uncountable) A cocktail of stout and champagne (or sometimes a cheaper type of sparkling white wine). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-black_velvet-en-noun-SASUCbWM Disambiguation of People: 10 16 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: poor man's black velvet

Inflected forms

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