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Examples
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They all play into his look, which Mumford, 33, describes as "incognegro."
NYDN Rss Patty Lee 2012
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I can't recall what the bit was exactly (the state-of-the-art then was "incognegro" not "oreo"), but I think it might have involved an extended riff on Lucan the Wolf Boy.
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“Monique, I was pretty much an incognegro in college,” India confessed, using the common term for black students at Ivy League schools who shunned the “black table,” the corner of the dining hall where students of color congregated for every meal to prove their ethnic allegiance.
One Flight Up Susan Fales-Hill 2010
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“Monique, I was pretty much an incognegro in college,” India confessed, using the common term for black students at Ivy League schools who shunned the “black table,” the corner of the dining hall where students of color congregated for every meal to prove their ethnic allegiance.
One Flight Up Susan Fales-Hill 2010
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With a lynch mob already swarming, Zane must stay “incognegro” long enough to uncover the truth behind the murder in order to save his brother — and himself.
DC Solicitations for December 2007 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Zane Pinchback, a reporter for the New York-based New Holland Herald barely escapes with his life after his latest “incognegro” story goes bad.
DC Solicitations for December 2007 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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They called this dangerous assignment going “incognegro.”
DC Solicitations for December 2007 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Barack is playing the incognegro, but it is not a risk-free strategy
One Thousand Reasons 2008
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Barack is playing the incognegro, but it is not a risk-free strategy
One Thousand Reasons 2008
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Gary Younge: Barack is playing the incognegro, but it is not a risk-free strategy
One Thousand Reasons 2008
chained_bear commented on the word incognegro
What a horrible word. Seen here:
"Some students are called 'incognegro,' Harvard slang for blacks who don't embrace their racial identity. Chanequa was disdained by some as 'too black,' too street-tough."
—Evan Thomas and Suzanne Smalley, "Drugs, Murder, Race & Harvard," Newsweek, July 27, 2009
July 24, 2009
seanahan commented on the word incognegro
Really? That's the best the boys at Harvard could come up with?
July 25, 2009
yarb commented on the word incognegro
Abysmal.
July 25, 2009
vendingmachine commented on the word incognegro
Another ghastly word.
June 18, 2015
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word incognegro
Incognegro, a portmanteau of incognito and negro.
November 10, 2023