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单词 negromaniac
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negromaniacn.

Brit. /ˌniːɡrə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌniɡroʊˈmeɪniˌæk/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Negro n., -maniac comb. form.
Etymology: < Negro n. + -maniac comb. form, after negromania n.
Originally and chiefly U.S. (derogatory). Now rare.
A zealous or enthusiastic advocate of the rights, culture, etc., of black people, esp. in the United States before the abolition of slavery. Cf. negromania n.See usage note at Negro n. 1a.
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [noun] > advocacy of black rights or interests > excessive liking for black people > one who
negromaniac1851
nigger-worshipper1855
nigger-lover1856
Kaffirboetie1939
1851 J. Campbell Negro-mania xviii. 547 If the Negro is equal to the White why do not the Negro-maniacs produce the names?
1863 N.Y. Herald 18 June Poor Hunter was a fighting man before he became a negromaniac.
1864 R. F. Burton Mission to Gelele II. 180 I foresee the..hard compulsory labour which the negromaniac will have brought upon his African protégé.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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