"transblack" meaning in English

See transblack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From trans- + black. Etymology templates: {{af|en|trans-|black}} trans- + black Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} transblack (not comparable)
  1. (rare, neologism, of a person) Identifying as black despite having been born as a member of a different race (typically white). Tags: neologism, not-comparable, rare

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          "ref": "2017 February 25, Decca Aitkenhead, “Rachel Dolezal: ‘I’m not going to stoop and apologise and grovel’”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "I do think a more complex label would be helpful, but we don’t really have that vocabulary. I feel like the idea of being trans-black would be much more accurate than ‘I’m white’. Because you know, I’m not white. […]",
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          "ref": "2019, Zachary Kramer, Outsiders: Why Difference is the Future of Civil Rights, Oxford University Press",
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