adj
Meaning 1
Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
Examples
- blak identity
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blak
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adj
Meaning 2
Alternative form of blak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
An Indigenous Australian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, offensive, often
Examples
- Coordinate term: wadjela (a White person, Australian of European descent)
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History
Etymology
Coined by visual artist Destiny Deacon in 1991 as an alteration of black.