Definition of jim crow
1 : ethnic discrimination especially against blacks by legal enforcement or traditional sanctions
2 usually disparaging + offensive : black 4
jim crow
adjective, often capitalized J&CExplore M-W
Origin and Etymology of jim crow
Jim Crow, stereotype black man in a 19th century song-and-dance act
First Known Use: 1838
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