misogynoir.
Contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women.
Meaning & usage
Contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women.
Where this word comes from
Blend of misogyny (“contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against women”) + French noir (“black”), coined by the African-American feminist activist and scholar Moya Bailey and first published in a 2010 online essay: see the quotation below.
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