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black don't crack

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

People of African descent tend to wrinkle less with age than people with lighter skin.

colloquial

Examples

“[…] Ms. [LaWanda] Page revealed to the [white] girl that she is 55 years old. Then, before the girl could stammer her disbelief, Ms. Page quipped, "Well, you know⟳, Black don't crack!"”
“She was going to be an example of black don't crack.”
“Okay, so usually black don't crack — unless we aren't living right.”
“But there again, she looked amazing in the flesh too. Well, you know⟳ what they say⟳. Black don't crack.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

black lives matter blasto- blenno- blepharo- bless someone's cotton socks bless someone's heart

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