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| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| brown sugar | noun | 1) general 2) specialized/idiomatic | 1) very common 2) perhaps common among American blacks | 1)
No 2) Perhaps, as it contains elements of both potential racial and sexual connotations, however not necessarily so |
| Meaning: | ||||
| 1)
soft sugar crystals covered by dark syrup 2) a term of endearment for one's black or brown skinned lover/spouse/special person | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| 1) Some people like to put brown sugar in their coffee or tea instead of white sugar. 2) My brown sugar is the sweetest girl in the whole world. | ||||
| Note: See white sugar | ||||