white Negron.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪt ˈniːɡrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)waɪt ˈniɡroʊ/

Inflections: Plural white Negroes, white Negros.

Forms: also with lower-case initial in the second element and occasionally with capital initials in both elements.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., Negro n.

Etymology: < white adj. + Negro n.

†a. In similative use, as the type of something very rare. Cf. black swan n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > rareness > something very rare

rare1566

rariety1566

black swan?1570

rarity1592

hen's milk1601

white Negro1631

rara avis1651

(one) in a million1685

collector's or collectors' item1910

lightning in a bottle1941

rare bird1962

1631 J. Taylor Complaint of Christmas sig. A2^v You that are as rare as Phenixes, as scarc [sic] as black Swans or white Negroes.

1846 Wesleyan-Methodist Mag. Mar. 259 At that time an European professing religion was as rare as a white Negro.

b. A person of black African ancestry who has a light or albino complexion.Now chiefly in historical contexts: see note at Negro n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > black person > [noun] > light-skinned

white Negro1766

yellowskin1831

yellow1873

pink toe1930

light-skin1935

peola1938

play-white1952

redbone1983

lightie1991

1766 Philos. Trans. 1765 (Royal Soc.) 55 45 (heading) An account of the White Negro shewn before the Royal Society.

1824 J. Doddridge Notes Virginia & Pennsylvania 52 Mulattoes..are denominated white negroes.

1850 ‘M. Tensas’ Odd Leaves from Louisiana Swamp Doctor 76 He was one of that peculiar class called Albinoes, or white negroes.

1915 W. A. Woodbury Care of Hair & Scalp i. 11 These ‘white negroes’ were held in special veneration by their black brethren, in striking contrast to the European practice of that day, which was to shun as lepers persons in like condition.

1944 Folk-lore 55 171 The word albino was coined by the Portuguese to denote certain ‘white negroes’ in the interior of Africa.

1998 D. Grimsted Amer. Mobbing iii. 106 The intensity of hatred within..communities; the defaced white Negro as externalized mask of blacker white passions.

2. A white person likened to or treated like a black slave. Later also: a white person who is a member of a disdained underclass. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1700 E. Ward London Spy II. iv. 12 The character of an Irishman... He's..a Valluable Slave in our Western Plantations, where they are distinguish'd by the Ignominious Epithet of White Negroes.

1825 Ladies' Monthly Museum Apr. 221 She [sc. a bride] has not become his servant, for servants, if ill used, may depart..; but his serf, his slave, his white negro.

1861 De Bow's Rev. Feb. 215 They are not born white negroes in the New World, however poor, as the poor are born in the old country, but all born free and equal.

1992 J. N. Pieterse White on Black (1998) 14 Chapter 14 is about ‘White Negroes’—groups which, at certain junctures, have been viewed in ways similar to blacks.

†a. A white person who defends the rights or interests of black people, esp. a supporter of the abolition of slavery. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [noun] > advocacy of black rights or interests > one who > white person

white Negro1790

white kaffir1955

1790 W. Wilberforce Jrnl. 5 Apr. in R. I. Wilberforce & S. Wilberforce Life W. Wilberforce (1838) I. vii. 264 Hard at work on Slave Trade evidence all day with ‘white negroes’, two Clarksons and Dickson.

1843 L. Tappan Addr. Non-slaveholders of South 18 It is these haughty aristocrats who find in Northern democrats ‘allies,’ who in Congress and out of it..may justly be termed their ‘white negroes’.

1880 London Q. Rev. Jan. 54/2 He [sc. Bishop Wilberforce] secured the services of about a dozen white negroes, whom he overwhelmed with thanks.

b. A white person who identifies with aspects of African-American culture, and behaves or is perceived to behave in a manner associated with those cultural forms. Sometimes derogatory.

ΚΠ

1957 N. Mailer in Dissent 4 279 The hipster had absorbed the existentialist synapses of the Negro, and for practical purposes could be considered a white Negro.

1973 R. Russell Bird Lives! xix. 246 Contrasted with the young white hipsters, who were..desperately striving to become ‘white Negroes’, Charlie was a sexual revolutionary.

1998 Spin Nov. 120/1 Blacks remain suspicious of whites who identify too closely with African-American culture... Traditionally, this suspicion has taken two forms—the Elvis Syndrome and the White Negro Problem.

2000 A. Calcutt Brit Cult 363/1 In existence now for nearly 40 years, the Rolling Stones have been white negroes, dandified droogs, failed hippies, blues revivalists and pseudo-soul boys.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	white negro
释义	white Negron. Brit. /ˌwʌɪt ˈniːɡrəʊ/, U.S. /ˌ(h)waɪt ˈniɡroʊ/ Inflections: Plural white Negroes, white Negros. Forms: also with lower-case initial in the second element and occasionally with capital initials in both elements. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., Negro n. Etymology: < white adj. + Negro n. 1. †a. In similative use, as the type of something very rare. Cf. black swan n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > rareness > something very rare rare1566 rariety1566 black swan?1570 rarity1592 hen's milk1601 white Negro1631 rara avis1651 (one) in a million1685 collector's or collectors' item1910 lightning in a bottle1941 rare bird1962 1631 J. Taylor Complaint of Christmas sig. A2^v You that are as rare as Phenixes, as scarc [sic] as black Swans or white Negroes. 1846 Wesleyan-Methodist Mag. Mar. 259 At that time an European professing religion was as rare as a white Negro. b. A person of black African ancestry who has a light or albino complexion.Now chiefly in historical contexts: see note at Negro n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > black person > [noun] > light-skinned white Negro1766 yellowskin1831 yellow1873 pink toe1930 light-skin1935 peola1938 play-white1952 redbone1983 lightie1991 1766 Philos. Trans. 1765 (Royal Soc.) 55 45 (heading) An account of the White Negro shewn before the Royal Society. 1824 J. Doddridge Notes Virginia & Pennsylvania 52 Mulattoes..are denominated white negroes. 1850 ‘M. Tensas’ Odd Leaves from Louisiana Swamp Doctor 76 He was one of that peculiar class called Albinoes, or white negroes. 1915 W. A. Woodbury Care of Hair & Scalp i. 11 These ‘white negroes’ were held in special veneration by their black brethren, in striking contrast to the European practice of that day, which was to shun as lepers persons in like condition. 1944 Folk-lore 55 171 The word albino was coined by the Portuguese to denote certain ‘white negroes’ in the interior of Africa. 1998 D. Grimsted Amer. Mobbing iii. 106 The intensity of hatred within..communities; the defaced white Negro as externalized mask of blacker white passions. 2. A white person likened to or treated like a black slave. Later also: a white person who is a member of a disdained underclass. Now historical. ΚΠ 1700 E. Ward London Spy II. iv. 12 The character of an Irishman... He's..a Valluable Slave in our Western Plantations, where they are distinguish'd by the Ignominious Epithet of White Negroes. 1825 Ladies' Monthly Museum Apr. 221 She [sc. a bride] has not become his servant, for servants, if ill used, may depart..; but his serf, his slave, his white negro. 1861 De Bow's Rev. Feb. 215 They are not born white negroes in the New World, however poor, as the poor are born in the old country, but all born free and equal. 1992 J. N. Pieterse White on Black (1998) 14 Chapter 14 is about ‘White Negroes’—groups which, at certain junctures, have been viewed in ways similar to blacks. 3. †a. A white person who defends the rights or interests of black people, esp. a supporter of the abolition of slavery. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [noun] > advocacy of black rights or interests > one who > white person white Negro1790 white kaffir1955 1790 W. Wilberforce Jrnl. 5 Apr. in R. I. Wilberforce & S. Wilberforce Life W. Wilberforce (1838) I. vii. 264 Hard at work on Slave Trade evidence all day with ‘white negroes’, two Clarksons and Dickson. 1843 L. Tappan Addr. Non-slaveholders of South 18 It is these haughty aristocrats who find in Northern democrats ‘allies,’ who in Congress and out of it..may justly be termed their ‘white negroes’. 1880 London Q. Rev. Jan. 54/2 He [sc. Bishop Wilberforce] secured the services of about a dozen white negroes, whom he overwhelmed with thanks. b. A white person who identifies with aspects of African-American culture, and behaves or is perceived to behave in a manner associated with those cultural forms. Sometimes derogatory. ΚΠ 1957 N. Mailer in Dissent 4 279 The hipster had absorbed the existentialist synapses of the Negro, and for practical purposes could be considered a white Negro. 1973 R. Russell Bird Lives! xix. 246 Contrasted with the young white hipsters, who were..desperately striving to become ‘white Negroes’, Charlie was a sexual revolutionary. 1998 Spin Nov. 120/1 Blacks remain suspicious of whites who identify too closely with African-American culture... Traditionally, this suspicion has taken two forms—the Elvis Syndrome and the White Negro Problem. 2000 A. Calcutt Brit Cult 363/1 In existence now for nearly 40 years, the Rolling Stones have been white negroes, dandified droogs, failed hippies, blues revivalists and pseudo-soul boys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1631
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