African African American

Someone who is black and living in America who is recently from Africa.

This differentiates from people whos ancestors came as slaves over 400 years ago and yet still call themselves African Americans.
People like Barak Obama are African African American because they do not share the same history/culture as African Americans.
by Rolling Thunder February 27, 2007
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A politically correct term for nigger rigging typically in the most inefficient and cheapest manner possible by a nigger.
I am about to employ time tested, African-American ingenuity as developed by the Center for African-American Studies and Technology.
by Otteman July 4, 2010
mugGet the African-American ingenuitymug.
I broke that bolt so I used zip ties to african american engineered it.
by Turd Furgurgus October 18, 2008
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politcally correct form of nigger-rig nig-rig
the computer isnt reading the floppy, maybe i can african-american engineer it to read the floppy with this shrubbery
by Steve Vasquez May 1, 2006
mugGet the african-american engineermug.

african american

One of the most annoying terms known to man. People use it when they are afraid that calling someone "black" is racist. What they don't know is that by calling a black person "African American", they are assuming that the person is both African and American.
Guy 1: Haha that African American dude is funny.
Guy 2: He's European, dude.
by Star Riley April 28, 2010
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African American

Note: This is defining the term, not the people.

A ridiculous and ill applied label that was accepted with a thoughtless rush just to make white people feel at ease and slightly noble.
by David Cross19484 October 6, 2009
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A person of African descent now living in the united states, who makes a living by selling clothing articles.
"Which of the following best represents Mr. Griffin? Problem drinker, or African American haberdasher?"
by Phleemeister June 16, 2016
mugGet the african american haberdashermug.

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