African golf ball
African golf ball
offensive slang A watermelon. A reference to the stereotype of black people having an affinity for watermelon. (As former African-American slaves grew and sold watermelons following the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the fruit became representative of their freedom and was then used as a demeaning stereotype by whites who opposed that freedom.)
See also: African, ball, golf
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
African golf ball
and African grape n. a watermelon. (Alludes to an early stereotype of Americans of African descent being very fond of watermelon. Forced, contrived, and demeaning.) When he said we were having African grapes for dessert, I though he meant sherbet. Look at the size of that African golf ball!
See also: African, ball, golf
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- golf
- grape
- African
- African grape
- blimp
- blimp out
- iron poof
- gangshag
- chutney