"paper bag test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paper bag tests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} paper bag test (plural paper bag tests)
  1. Synonym of brown bag test (“alleged racist comparison”) Synonyms: brown bag test [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-paper_bag_test-en-noun-UBF3cNyl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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