Entries categorized as ‘COINED’

COINED: Postfunk

December 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Postfunk
(pōst’fŭngk) adj.
1. After the primary period of sexual activity or vigor. Usually used to refer to a specific time in an individual’s life. She hasn’t seemed as interested in dating since she entered her postfunk years.

(After posting this, I realized there exists another definition, probably equally as obscure. The dialogue is kind of funny, but I’m hoping this new definition will be the one to get coined.)

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COINED: Negronormative

November 18, 2008 · 4 Comments

Negronormative
(nē’grō nôr’mə-tĭv) adj.
Of, or relating to the view that blackness is a Christian, male, patriarchal, heterosexual entity. Often marginalizes expressions of black identity that do not fit into this mold by perpetuating it as natural and standard. Most commonly used to refer to an individual’s beliefs or actions: The negronormative agenda of the black nationalist movement misrepresented black people in the U.S. as being one homogenous group. Also tied to false conceptions of black authenticity. See USAGE at “acting black”.

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