- groid
- ti·groid;ne·groid;con·groid;
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groid — n a black person. This racist term of abuse, a shortening of the adjective negroid , was particularly prevalent in police usage in London in the late 1980s. It also exists in American speech. ► Travelling around being an Interna tional Knee grow… … Contemporary slang
Ne|groid — «NEE groyd», adjective, noun. –adj. of, resembling, or related to the black race: »On the basis of the late appearance of the Negroes in Africa, and the distribution of the Oceanic Negro, some have suggested an Asiatic origin for the Negroid… … Useful english dictionary
tigroid — See chromophil substance. [G. tigroeides, fr. tigris, tiger, + eidos, appearance] * * * ti·groid tī .grȯid adj 1) having a striped or spotted appearance <pathological changes in the eye resulted in a tigroid fundus> 2) being or consisting… … Medical dictionary
negroid or Negroid — ne|groid or Ne|groid [ ni,grɔıd ] adjective someone with negroid features has the physical appearance of a black person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Negroid — Ne groid, a. [Negro + oid.] 1. Characteristic of the negro. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those who resemble the negro. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Negroid — Ne groid, n. [Negro + oid.] A member of any one of several East African tribes whose physical characters show an admixture with other races. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tanagroid — Tan a*groid, a. [Tanager + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Tanagrine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Australian Computer Society — The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is an association for information and communications technology professionals.Its stated aims are to advance professional excellence in information technology and to promote the development of Australian… … Wikipedia
List of ethnic slurs — The following is a list of ethnic slurs (ethnophaulisms) that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or… … Wikipedia
pellagroid — Resembling pellagra. * * * pel·la·groid .rȯid adj resembling pellagra * * * pel·lag·roid (pə lagґroid) a condition resembling pellagra … Medical dictionary
