black bottomn.

Brit.

/ˌblak ˈbɒtəm/, U.S.

/ˌblæk ˈbɑdəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., bottom n.

Etymology: < black adj. + bottom n. In sense 2, probably originally with reference to areas so named on account of the dark colour of their soil (i.e. sense 1), but later interpreted as referring to their predominantly black population. In sense 3 perhaps with allusion to sense 2.

1. U.S. A dark, rich soil occurring in low-lying areas.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [noun] > dark soil

black land1598

black soil1700

hen mould1712

mulatto land1741

mulatto soil1789

black cotton ground1804

mulatto loam1837

mulatto mould1838

black bottom1841

black turf1897

1841 W. Kennedy Texas I. vi. 147 The Neches, Angelina, and Attoyac rivers afford rich black bottoms.

1860 D. D. Owen 2nd Rep. Geol. Reconnoissance Arkansas 411 There are four main characters of cultivated land in this country: gravel land, sandy land, red clay land.., and the black bottom land on the creeks.

1920 B. W. Evermann & H. W. Clark Lake Maxinkuckee II. 314 The wild plants which grow very robust in rich black bottom lands.

2007 P. DePoy Widow's Curse 252 Their stark white house was a beacon against the black bottom soil, backed by three mountains.

2. U.S. An urban area inhabited by a predominantly black population.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > area occupied by black people

negeri1823

Negrodom1847

location1880

black bottom1915

Bantustan1949

kasi1988

1886 Atlanta Constit. 9 Sept. 1/6 For years the section lying immediately south of the central portion of the city [sc. Nashville] and known as Black Bottom, has been a noted resort for thieves, thugs and vagrants.

1891 Century Mar. 155/1 I visited..a negro school the average attendance of which is nearly eight hundred, in ‘Black Bottom’, the very heart of the worst quarter of the city [sc. Nashville].]

1915 Literary Digest 4 Sept. 500/2 Uncle Mose aspired to the elective office of justice of the peace in the ‘black bottom’ part of town.

1941 O. L. Spencer in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore (1944) i. 122 Policy players in American Black Bottoms highly prize luck charms,..that such charms, or (in Black Bottom vernacular) mojoes, sell from one dollar up.

1992 Jrnl. Southern Hist. Nov. 757 Hayti and Durham's other ‘black bottoms’ sustained a vibrant community life built around independent churches, schools, and black-owned businesses.

2004 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 3 Oct. l43 The mother of three grown children and grandmother of 11, who refers to herself as ‘a little ole girl who grew up in Blackbottom’.]

3. Originally U.S. A dance popular in the 1920s, with a rhythm similar to the Charleston.Danced primarily on the offbeat.

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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other popular 20th-century dances > [noun]

mashed potato1747

bunny hug1912

chicken scratch1912

bunny-hugging1916

jazz1919

black bottom1925

shuffle1925

Mess Around1926

snake hips1933

Susie-Q1936

Lambeth Walk1937

bunny hop1938

bop1956

pony1961

Watusi1961

locomotion1962

mash potato1962

frug1964

hully gully1964

dancercise1967

pogo1977

moonwalking1980

slam dance1981

slam dancing1981

body-popping1982

b-boying1984

mosh1985

moshing1987

1925 N.Y. Times 8 Oct. 56/2 See the new ‘Black Bottom’—a sure successor to the Charleston, and dance to Billie Fowler's Alabam' Orchestra.

1927 Observer 6 Feb. 15/7 The accounts of the new dances are discouraging. There is the Black Bottom, the very name of which spoils a spring morning.

1968 D. Braithwaite Fairground Archit. viii. 137 The mock elegance and good taste of the Victorian soirée gave place to the rumbustious ‘Charleston’ and the ‘Black Bottom’.

1997 Sunday Times 26 Oct. (Mag.) 19/2 Go on-stage with the high-kickers in the Greenwich Village Follies. Then home,..doing the Black Bottom on the roof of a checker-cab.

Compounds

U.S. Cookery.

a. attributive. Designating any of various desserts made with a base or bottom layer of chocolate (or chocolate-flavoured ice cream, cake, etc.).

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1927 San Antonio (Texas) Light 15 Apr. 13 b (advt.) Black bottom layer cake..40c.

1962 Western Kansas Press 7 Sept. 3/6 Black bottom sundae. Layer chocolate ice cream with pineapple tidbits.

1977 Boston Globe 13 Nov. (Holiday Cooking & Cheer section) 17/1 Black Bottom Pecan Cream Pie.

1987 Cincinnati Mag. June 110/1 Black Bottom Cake was layered with chocolate chips, cream cheese and walnuts.

2004 K. Haedrich Pie 535 Black Bottom Peanut Butter Cloud Pie... This [filling] is poured into a peanut graham cracker crust lined with melted chocolate.

black bottom pie n. a chilled pie with a two-tone filling consisting of a layer of chocolate custard covered by a light-coloured layer (usually rum-flavoured custard).

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1928 Los Angeles Times 13 July ii. 5/3 Included are such novelties as black-bottom pie and baking-powder Parker House rolls.

1963 Chicago Tribune 3 Sept. ii. 2/2 (caption) Two layers of custard-like filling, one flavored with chocolate and the other with rum, make this popular black bottom pie.

2005 P. H. Deen & M. Nesbit P. Deen & Friends 73 Black Bottom Pie. This is an old Southern favorite... As soon as the chocolate custard layer is cool, add the second custard layer. Chill the pie until both layers are set.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	black bottom
释义	black bottomn. Brit. /ˌblak ˈbɒtəm/, U.S. /ˌblæk ˈbɑdəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., bottom n. Etymology: < black adj. + bottom n. In sense 2, probably originally with reference to areas so named on account of the dark colour of their soil (i.e. sense 1), but later interpreted as referring to their predominantly black population. In sense 3 perhaps with allusion to sense 2. 1. U.S. A dark, rich soil occurring in low-lying areas. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [noun] > dark soil black land1598 black soil1700 hen mould1712 mulatto land1741 mulatto soil1789 black cotton ground1804 mulatto loam1837 mulatto mould1838 black bottom1841 black turf1897 1841 W. Kennedy Texas I. vi. 147 The Neches, Angelina, and Attoyac rivers afford rich black bottoms. 1860 D. D. Owen 2nd Rep. Geol. Reconnoissance Arkansas 411 There are four main characters of cultivated land in this country: gravel land, sandy land, red clay land.., and the black bottom land on the creeks. 1920 B. W. Evermann & H. W. Clark Lake Maxinkuckee II. 314 The wild plants which grow very robust in rich black bottom lands. 2007 P. DePoy Widow's Curse 252 Their stark white house was a beacon against the black bottom soil, backed by three mountains. 2. U.S. An urban area inhabited by a predominantly black population. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > area occupied by black people negeri1823 Negrodom1847 location1880 black bottom1915 Bantustan1949 kasi1988 1886 Atlanta Constit. 9 Sept. 1/6 For years the section lying immediately south of the central portion of the city [sc. Nashville] and known as Black Bottom, has been a noted resort for thieves, thugs and vagrants. 1891 Century Mar. 155/1 I visited..a negro school the average attendance of which is nearly eight hundred, in ‘Black Bottom’, the very heart of the worst quarter of the city [sc. Nashville].] 1915 Literary Digest 4 Sept. 500/2 Uncle Mose aspired to the elective office of justice of the peace in the ‘black bottom’ part of town. 1941 O. L. Spencer in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore (1944) i. 122 Policy players in American Black Bottoms highly prize luck charms,..that such charms, or (in Black Bottom vernacular) mojoes, sell from one dollar up. 1992 Jrnl. Southern Hist. Nov. 757 Hayti and Durham's other ‘black bottoms’ sustained a vibrant community life built around independent churches, schools, and black-owned businesses. 2004 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 3 Oct. l43 The mother of three grown children and grandmother of 11, who refers to herself as ‘a little ole girl who grew up in Blackbottom’.] 3. Originally U.S. A dance popular in the 1920s, with a rhythm similar to the Charleston.Danced primarily on the offbeat. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other popular 20th-century dances > [noun] mashed potato1747 bunny hug1912 chicken scratch1912 bunny-hugging1916 jazz1919 black bottom1925 shuffle1925 Mess Around1926 snake hips1933 Susie-Q1936 Lambeth Walk1937 bunny hop1938 bop1956 pony1961 Watusi1961 locomotion1962 mash potato1962 frug1964 hully gully1964 dancercise1967 pogo1977 moonwalking1980 slam dance1981 slam dancing1981 body-popping1982 b-boying1984 mosh1985 moshing1987 1925 N.Y. Times 8 Oct. 56/2 See the new ‘Black Bottom’—a sure successor to the Charleston, and dance to Billie Fowler's Alabam' Orchestra. 1927 Observer 6 Feb. 15/7 The accounts of the new dances are discouraging. There is the Black Bottom, the very name of which spoils a spring morning. 1968 D. Braithwaite Fairground Archit. viii. 137 The mock elegance and good taste of the Victorian soirée gave place to the rumbustious ‘Charleston’ and the ‘Black Bottom’. 1997 Sunday Times 26 Oct. (Mag.) 19/2 Go on-stage with the high-kickers in the Greenwich Village Follies. Then home,..doing the Black Bottom on the roof of a checker-cab. Compounds U.S. Cookery. a. attributive. Designating any of various desserts made with a base or bottom layer of chocolate (or chocolate-flavoured ice cream, cake, etc.). ΚΠ 1927 San Antonio (Texas) Light 15 Apr. 13 b (advt.) Black bottom layer cake..40c. 1962 Western Kansas Press 7 Sept. 3/6 Black bottom sundae. Layer chocolate ice cream with pineapple tidbits. 1977 Boston Globe 13 Nov. (Holiday Cooking & Cheer section) 17/1 Black Bottom Pecan Cream Pie. 1987 Cincinnati Mag. June 110/1 Black Bottom Cake was layered with chocolate chips, cream cheese and walnuts. 2004 K. Haedrich Pie 535 Black Bottom Peanut Butter Cloud Pie... This [filling] is poured into a peanut graham cracker crust lined with melted chocolate. b. black bottom pie n. a chilled pie with a two-tone filling consisting of a layer of chocolate custard covered by a light-coloured layer (usually rum-flavoured custard). ΚΠ 1928 Los Angeles Times 13 July ii. 5/3 Included are such novelties as black-bottom pie and baking-powder Parker House rolls. 1963 Chicago Tribune 3 Sept. ii. 2/2 (caption) Two layers of custard-like filling, one flavored with chocolate and the other with rum, make this popular black bottom pie. 2005 P. H. Deen & M. Nesbit P. Deen & Friends 73 Black Bottom Pie. This is an old Southern favorite... As soon as the chocolate custard layer is cool, add the second custard layer. Chill the pie until both layers are set. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). black bottomv. Brit. /ˈblak ˌbɒtəm/, U.S. /ˈblæk ˈbɑdəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: black bottom n. Etymology: < black bottom n. intransitive. To dance the black bottom (black bottom n. 3). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other popular 20th-century dances > [verb (intransitive)] black bottom1926 hand-jive1958 Watusi1961 frug1964 dancercise1967 moonwalk1970 bop1979 slam dance1981 mosh1983 body-pop1984 slam1991 1926 Charleroi (Pa.) Mail 29 Nov. 5/5 William..Charlestoned and Black Bottomed to the delight of the guests. 1927 Daily Express 25 May Miss Bradhurst had black bottomed nineteen miles..before she collapsed. 1983 Washington Post (Nexis) 19 Jan. b1 They were everywhere,..jitterbugging and black-bottoming on the street to a wild variety of music. 2008 P. Norman John Lennon vi. 104 A small amateur dance band, to whose syncopated rhythms..John's parents..had Charlestoned or Black-Bottomed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1841v.1926
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