blaccent
n.— «Even if some of the whites put on a phony “blaccent’ and try to be down so to speak. Just cause you pushing a couple biracial babies, got a few black friends—one whom might be with you, like to fuck black dudes, listen to rap, ect. don’t mean we’ll automatically connect, remember that!» —“Things I Hate About Work” by Des Life in text Format (Detroit, Mich.) Mar. 7, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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