African American

A controversial and failing attempt to euphemize an identity phrase for Black Americans. Unfortunately for the phrase's potential to be literally correct, all humans came from Africa at one time, therefore all people, regardless of breed, color, ethnicity or however one may choose to categorize them, are of African descent. Another problem the more-educated population has with the phrase is that the quickest way to know which specific type of African American one is referring to is to look at their skin. This takes the subject of conversation back to black, eliminating the function of the euphemistic-intentioned phrase. Due to it's failure to positively convey the identity of the Black American without error, the phrase has evolved into a dysphemism and is often spoken between air quotes.

Correct: Aboriginal Australians are black, and many of African emmigrants are black, but African Americans range in color as far as human potential has seen.

Incorrect: Jesse Jackson is an African American but Richard Nixon is not.

by Ruhbee! May 2, 2007

african american

a person of color who should have the same fucking rights as anyone else because this is america and america should be a welcoming country to ALL FUCKIN PEOPLE, including the people who LITERALLY ARE THE FOUNDATION OF IT.

african americans are people too who have feelings and rights that are fucking valid and fucking matter. come at me.

by _macy_in_2020_ May 30, 2020

African American

A Black person of African descent who is now an American Native. Many African Americans are Black and European threw slavery, hints, the Tran Atlantic Slave trade. Some, African Americans not all can identify will being biracial.

Black Americans who are citizens or residents of the U.S. who have origins in any of the Black populations of Africa and or Europe. They are African American or can be considered Black European. /Paraphrased from UrbanDictionaryUser - Act Right/

by ThatAfricanAmericanGuy March 11, 2019

African American

Person with citizenship in America as well as EVERY African country.

I'm an African American who now has a million passports to prove my citizenship.

by Waradvisor July 10, 2015

African American

An African American is essentially a black person. Us white folk are expected to call them African American or we are racist. Many African Americans hate being called African Americans, but if a white person calls them black, they go all "wtf your a fucking racist you honkey" on them. As do the other white people. So, if your black, go ahead and keep calling yourself "black" "nigga" and "negro", but if your white you'd better not call them any of those things, because you are going to be called a racist. So be a good little honkey crackka and call those self-proclaimed niggas, white-proclaimed African-Americans, African Americans.

White Person: HEY!!! wazzup my black buddy!

Black Person(cross out) African American: DAMN YOU FUCKING HONKEY TONKEY CRACKKA RACIST!! You betta be callin' me & my nigga's African Americans ya hearrrrrr!!!!!!!!!

Later...

African American: Did you see that Crackka? He called me Black!! Nigga, I dunno how we even live in this white society. Damn boi! I get fucking harrassed by dem Honkeys every fucking day!! If I wazz white I would get A's instead of F's cuz Mizz Fucking José is such a racist too all us niggas! I bet they dont have to do no work!

Miss José: Boys, now, I helped you out here. I gave you a C instead of a D. Happy?

Good African American Boy: YES!!! I GOT AN A!!!!!!

*later goes on to be the next George Washington Carver*

African American: FUCK! A C! THAT FUCKIN' RACIST

* later goes on to be the next wanna be TI *

by rockstarrrgirlie March 13, 2009

African American

The "politcaly" correct form of black. Not at all correct though considering black people who were born in America and have never been to Africa nor have family they actually know, are not African-American. Just American. It is also incorrect in the sense that blacks can come from places BESIDES Africa, like Jamacia. If it's politically correct to call blacks African-American, why not call whites European-American?

*Black guy walks into room*
White Guy- I enjoy the African American rapper Ludicriss

by pissed offed December 17, 2011

African American

African American is the current politically correct way to say black person. This came to be the current correct way of saying it like this... about 400 years ago niggers were brought from Africa to work in America as slaves. At some point they got the right to vote and we had to call them "blacks" instead of niggers. And now they have money so we have to call them Afican American.

"They caught the african american who stole my wallet, he used my Visa to buy a pack of newports at the store next to his grandmothers house."

by Nate Jones 893 May 22, 2008