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A reference to respectability politics, especially with regard to African-Americans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, attributive, informal
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull up, pants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
A reference to sagging among African-Americans, and its associated moral panic.
