Another word for black/african-american

Not always rude just an old fashioned way to say it.
You shouldn't say colored now a-days cuz it's just racist.
by some polak November 8, 2004
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"Dude, have you bought Colors yet?"

"Of course I have! It's amazing".
by Disko Fish August 2, 2009
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1. In a military ceremony, the American flag and other flags of honor carried with it by the color guard.
1. At today's military ceremony, the colors were the American flag and the Navy flag.
by dvdwinter9 January 13, 2007
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when a picture originally in black and white is changed to color as if I were originally in color
(just look this one up in google: "colorized memes"
NVK soldier when he spots American jets in a bombing run preparing to drop napalm on his village. (July 4th, 1974 colorized)
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Motorcycling organization terminology that denotes both all patches pertaining to the insignia of the club itself and also the vest or sleeveless jacket the insignia is attached to.
Wearing colors can either cause you to be treated like a celebrity or like you are second-class.
by Daniel A. Smith, ABD February 27, 2006
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Slang.

Colonial slang of 'colour'.
"Behold, for I cannot spell color correctly!"
by victorhadin March 25, 2003
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Word that offends black people, if you are white.
white person: "The colored girl, not the white one".

black person: "Are you calling me a slave?"

white person: "No."

black person: "Well, you said the word colored and that word is what you all use to describe us as you are hanging us."

white person: "umm, I was trying to be respectful".

black person: "Well, you are a cracker."

--and this is ok, apparently.
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