Mamadou
Appearance
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit](1897) The noun comes from the given name. It was first used in a catholic faith report to descrive derogatorily an undetermined African person[1].
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mamadou ?
- a male given name from West Africa.
Noun
[edit]Mamadou m (plural Mamadou or Mamadous or Mamadoux)
- (ethnic slur, offensive) a Black person, a person from Africa and/or with sub-Saharan origin.
- 2009, Nicolas Jounin, edited by La Découverte, Chantier interdit au public, page 26:
- Qui c’est le chef ? Un Mamadou, c’est jamais un chef. Les Mamadou, ils sont cons, alors Mamadou, je vais lui prendre la tête et je vais lui mettre dans la benne [...]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
[edit]- ^ Définition du mot Mamadou, Orthodidacte, www.dictionnaire.orthodidacte.com (consulted on December 24th 2024)
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