| Colorful
English! |
| Word
or Phrase: | Part of
Speech: | Idiom or
General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| NAACP = National
Association for the Advancement of Colored
People | Noun | common abbreviation / term for a
group | fairly common | No |
| Meaning: |
| The National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a special
interest group seeking to obtain privileges and benefits for black and brown
skinned people by taking traditionally held privileges and benefits from
white skinned people merely by claiming race. |
| Example(s): |
|
The National Association for the Advancement of colored is a powerful special interest group in
America. |
Note: |