brass ankle
noun
1
usually capitalized B&A usually disparaging
: one of a group of people of mixed white, Indian, and African ancestry in South Carolina
2
usually disparaging
: a person sometimes passing as white who is partially black
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“Brass ankle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brass%20ankle. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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