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African time
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African Time
English
Alternative forms
en African Time
en Africa time
Noun
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en uncountable sometimes _ derogatory slang A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Africans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.
Synonyms
en Colored People's Time US (which see for more)
see also Thesaurus:tardy time