1
sometimes capitalized both Bs
: a tract of low-lying land with black soil
2
often capitalized both Bs
[probably from black bottom "low-lying section of a southern town occupied primarily by black people"]
: an American dance popular from 1926 to 1928 with sinuous movements of the hips and rocking steps
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“Black bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bottom. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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