black-on-black

adjective

ˈblak-ˌȯn-ˈblak

-ˌän-

: involving a Black person against another Black person

black-on-black crime

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of black-on-black was in 1968

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Style

“Black-on-black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black-on-black. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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