"if it ain't snowing, I ain't going" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} if it ain't snowing, I ain't going
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang, potentially offensive) An expression, used primarily by nonwhite people, to indicate a romantic or sexual preference for white people, often implying a rejection of people of other racial backgrounds. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-if_it_ain't_snowing,_I_ain't_going-en-phrase-okDVIOfg Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sex Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Sex: 46 54
  2. (humorous) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see snow. Indicating reluctance to go out unless it is snowing. Tags: humorous Related terms: snow bunny, jungle fever, colorism, once you go black, you never go back
    Sense id: en-if_it_ain't_snowing,_I_ain't_going-en-phrase-CJKKTLWb Categories (other): Sex Disambiguation of Sex: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0
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