Meaning
Very dark-skinned — the reduplication of 'black' intensifying it to mean deeply dark in complexion. It can be neutral description, or, cuttingly, a colourism-based insult when hurled to mock someone's dark skin. Set against the old privileging of lighter 'red' or 'high colour' skin, 'black-black' carries the sting of that prejudice — even as the conscious and Rasta movements affirm that Black is beautiful.
Examples
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Him black-black an proud a it.
He's very dark-skinned and proud of it.
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Dem tease har fi being black-black — pure colourism.
They teased her for being very dark — pure colourism.
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Black is beautiful, black-black an all.
Black is beautiful, deeply dark and all.
Origin
Reduplication of 'black' intensifying to 'very dark'; used neutrally or as a colourist jibe. See [[red-skin]], [[high-colour]].
How it’s used
Very dark-skinned; neutral or a colourist insult depending on use. See [[red-skin]], [[high-colour]].