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Meaning of paper bag test | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of brown bag test (“alleged racist comparison”).

Examples

“"How'd your in-laws feel about you marryin' your wife? Maybe you could pass the paper bag test and the comb test, but your old man had dark skin, kinky hair, and he was a dyed-in-wool bapistst from out in the sticks."”
“And when I playfully asked him to “hook me up” he simply (and without effort) responded, “Well you’re not really his type. He likes the light brights.” So I stopped for a minute and thought to myself, “Wouldn’t you know, I still can’t pass that darn paper bag test.””

CEFR level

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