Definitions
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- adjective idiomatic Something that is
invisible or intentionallyobfuscated , such aswarnings orfine print . - adjective A description of the colors of an
automobile (e.g., all black rims, paint, and interior). - adjective A reference to interactions between
black people (e.g., "black-on-blackcrime ").
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Examples
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His primary directives are to slam the President, which is a better view black-on-black politically and hopefully cause some minority to switch parties.
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Left unsaid is the possibility that shocking pictures of black-on-black violence reinforced a view of nonwhites that apartheid's upholders were eager to disseminate.
The Photographer's Dilemma Richard B. Woodward 2011
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A black-on-black Range Rover with some boss-ass twenty-two-inch rims was sitting there with its lights on me.
Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011
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Yes, we discussed the importance of Van Gogh's "Starry Night," and the fact that Ad Reinhardt's black-on-black paintings are, indeed, art.
Allison Gilbert: Parentless Parents: Teaching My Daughter About The Grandfather She Never Knew Allison Gilbert 2011
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A black-on-black Range Rover with some boss-ass twenty-two-inch rims was sitting there with its lights on me.
Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011
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A black-on-black Range Rover with some boss-ass twenty-two-inch rims was sitting there with its lights on me.
Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011
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In fact, hip-hop has built an international industry out of black-on-black beef.
Vanessa Carmichael: Tyler Perry vs. Spike Lee Vanessa Carmichael 2011
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In fact, hip-hop has built an international industry out of black-on-black beef.
Vanessa Carmichael: Tyler Perry vs. Spike Lee Vanessa Carmichael 2011
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A black-on-black Range Rover with some boss-ass twenty-two-inch rims was sitting there with its lights on me.
Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011
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Yes, we discussed the importance of Van Gogh's "Starry Night," and the fact that Ad Reinhardt's black-on-black paintings are, indeed, art.
Allison Gilbert: Parentless Parents: Teaching My Daughter About The Grandfather She Never Knew Allison Gilbert 2011
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