| 释义 |
African grape African grapeoffensive slang A watermelon. A reference to the stereotype of black people having an affinity for watermelon. (As former African-American slaves grew and sold watermelons following the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the fruit became representative of their freedom and was then used as a demeaning stereotype by whites who opposed that freedom.)See also: African, grapeAfrican grape verbSee African golf ballSee also: African, grape |