darktown en · NOUN
Etymology
From dark + town.
Meanings
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(US, dated) An African-American area of a city, especially in the American South.
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
1976, Joni Mitchell, “Furry Sings The Blues”, in Hejira:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| darktowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |