redbone
Pronunciations
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/ˈɹɛd.boʊn/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A dark-red or tan coonhound.
Usage- US usage
An African American with light skin with red undertones.
Usage- Louisiana
- US usage
- Examples
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Redbones are commonly supposed to represent a fusion of the Indian, Negro, and white races […]
More examples (1)
The store attracted countless colorful characters, including Native Americans, wild-cowboy Texans, Chinese laborers, and “redbones,” the offspring of African Americans and Native Americans.
I can joke about being a redbone, and I am that. But most folks don't make no distinction between a redbone and a colored man, unless it's to their benefit.
Noun
a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound
Word forms
redbones