blacktopia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of black +‎ utopia.

Proper noun

blacktopia

  1. (slang, derogatory, uncommon, somewhat humorous) A black utopia.
    Coordinate term: whitetopia
    • 1974, Earl Conrad, Club, page 199:
      And you changing all that in one stroke of you juju lever overnight some night when the moon bes covered over and you bringing in Blacktopia?
    • 2021, Alex Bonham, Play and the City - How to Create Places and Spaces To Help Us Thrive:
      However, there are still whitopias - and a new blacktopia in Georgia is currently being planned by nineteen Black families looking for a place to be safe doing things their way.
    • 2025, Artel Great, The Black Pack - Comedy, Race, and Resistance:
      In doing so, the group managed to activate a kind of creative “Blacktopia,” or an unofficial communal space where unknown Black talent finally caught a break in the industry.
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