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octoroon 

a person having one-eighth black ancestry; the offspring of a quadroon and a white
"All the way up until 1986, my barracoon played home to a coffle of twelve: 3 quadroons, 3 octoroons, 2 pickanninies, 2 Mexicans, a mulatto, a chink, and a roan-colored Albanian hobo named Noodles. And I'll be goddammned if those weren't the best days of my life."
octoroon by Ronald T. McMurtry October 11, 2006
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Octoroon 

Human being of 1/8 african-american origin.
Damn yo skin be mad light? How you blaque?

I'm an octoroon.
Octoroon by Bobby Gibson November 6, 2003
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Octoroon 

Americans of mixed ancestry. Mixed European/African Americans who appear European. Many are considered Caucasian of European background, who are in fact of mixed European and African ancestry (albeit 2-3 generations past).
Rarely mistaken for "Spanish". Whom are clearly mixed with Spanish/African/Indian
"No one knew she was an Octoroon, Her Grandfather was half African".
Joan Bennett, Constance Bennett, Fredi Washington.
Octoroon by P.Vought October 21, 2007

Octaroon 

That girl looks real exotic, is she spanish Maybe she's an octaroon.
Octaroon by fatassmuffinman February 15, 2003

Octaroon 

Light skinned negro.
Octaroon by Roy April 23, 2003

octaroon 

Someone who is blessed with an exceptionally large penis. Following the common preconception that black men have large penis', this would refer to the penis being the one eighth of a person that is of black ancestry.
If you want to know why we call Blake octaroon, you'll have to ask him to show you.
octaroon by Manuel Tendo March 19, 2008

Utility beer 

Utility beer is the beer you keep around for the day-to-day moments when beer is a necessity to assist in pedestrian activities (golf, plumbing, yardwork, babysitting, staff meetings, Zoom calls). For the beer snob it is the beer you save for neighbors when they drop in at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. It is differentiated from the actual high-end beer you save for special events, holidays, and special tastings.
Person 1: Dave, did you bring along those hazy craft IPA's so we could drink while cleaning Lyle's pool?
Person 2: Nope. I just have a bunch of utility beer that Steve dumped on me. Good enough for this. It is only 10:30 a.m.
Utility beer by lakeshore February 1, 2022
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