darktown
[ dahrk-toun ]
/ ˈdɑrkˌtaʊn /
noun Older Use: Usually Offensive.
a part of a town or city inhabited largely by blacks.
usage note for darktown
This term from the 1880s, as used in the American South, is usually perceived as insulting and racist. But
Darktown Strutters’ Ball was the name of a popular jazz song written in 1917.
Words nearby darktown
darkling beetle,
darkly,
darkness,
darkroom,
darksome,
darktown,
darky,
darlan,
darlene,
darling,
darling downs