darktown

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

dark +‎ town

Noun[edit]

darktown (plural darktowns)

  1. (US, dated) An African-American area of a city, especially in the American South.
    • 1976, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Furry Sings The Blues”, in Hejira:
      But I get such strong impressions of your hey day / Looking up and down old Beale Street / Ghosts of the darktown society / Come right out of the bricks at me
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