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Afristocrat
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Etymology
en African aristocrat.
Noun
en informal A wealthy and/or elite black person.
en 1999 Mike Freedman Renaissance Dawning: South Africa - Into the 21st Century https://archive.org/details/renaissancedawni0000free/page/212/mode/2up?q=%22afristocrats%22 213 If things go well for this country, they will have a wonderful selection of career opportunities and a fine selection of local role-models, a new breed of Afristocrats who succeed through their abilities.
en 2002 Rian Malan From Jo'burg to Jozi: Stories about Africa's Infamous City Jo'burg Lovesong Heidi Holland, Adam Roberts https://archive.org/details/fromjoburgtojozi0000unse/page/154/mode/2up?q=%22afristocrats%22 154 Cyrildene was colonised by traders from Beijing, and the best suburbs have of course been settled by our new ruling class, ‘Afristocrats’ and politicians who tool around in BMWs and dine in the Smokestack.
en 2005 Michael Eric Dysonn Is Bill Cosby right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind https://archive.org/details/isbillcosbyright00dyso/page/116/mode/2up?q=%22afristocrats%22 116 Street fashion is once again at the heart of the war against the urban black poor. Black adults, including Afristocrats like Cosby, have been engulfed in moral panic over baggy pants that sag almost beneath the behind.
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