once you go black

English

Etymology

Clipping of once you go black, you never go back.

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Phrase

once you go black

1. (informal) Once a person of another race has a sexual relationship with a black person, implying that they will not return to having sexual relationships with members of the former race.
   • 2009, Carleen Brice, Children of the Waters: A Novel, page 78:

     Is it true what they say about once you go black . . . .

   • 2014, Sam Leonard, Messenger from God: A Story of Fate and Faith, page 183:

     “What did I say about once you go black?” “Lila, if it was just sex I could understand...”

   • 2020, Angel Ayers, The Throwaways, page 15:

     He thought of the way she giggled when he told her, “You know what happens once you go black, don't you?”