afro-american
1. a
hyphenated word derived from the prefix 'Afro-', meaning African and the noun 'American', meaning a citizen of the United States of America.2. used to describe an American of African descent.3. a term which has fallen out of favor in recent years for the more politically correct two
word phrase 'African American'. Possibly due to the fact that people think that the prefix 'Afro-' does not exist or is in some way derogatory. And believe the noun 'Afro', describing a popular
1970's hairstyle is the only definition available.
Afro-American
by Synthea Clark on Mar 26, 2006 07:33:25
A person born in the United States whose
ancestry likely originates with black-Africans. This term differentiates black-Africans who through naturalization are
citizens of the United States and considered
African-American.
Afro-American
by birdman17b on Jun 10, 2007 07:57:52
Afro American
by Daemien wrath on Feb 26, 2004 21:12:38
Example:
"Hey I am an African American, just because I am black. The fact that I haven't set foot
in Africa let alone being born there, does not change the fact."
Afro American
by Roo#1 on Jan 19, 2009 00:35:14
afro american
by notPCor1984 on Jun 29, 2005 03:02:58
Noun (slang) A name for people of
african descent and/or of the
negro race who are citizens of the United States. Sometimes generally applied to any
dark skinned person living in america. Not common in current use, it has been replaced with african american, for no appearent reason other than the two following; Possibly to distance the speaker or the referents from the late 1960s/early 1970s era when the term was in very common and popular use, or to make it harder to spell, to pronounce, and to use more characters in written material.
Example:
Of the
socially acceptable and non slur terms used for people of the
negro race in the
20th century like colored, of color, afro american, black, minority, or african american, my personal favorite is afro american.
afro american engineering
by samiam6977 on Feb 04, 2009 12:02:01
Example:
That was
built with afro american engineering.
Afro-American engineered
by HuStLeLaYnE23 on Dec 15, 2021 13:27:51