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A word whose meaning swung from polite euphemism to ugly slur to civil-rights banner, depending on the decade.
means An outdated, now-offensive term once used to describe Black or non-white people, surviving today mainly in proper names and historical context.
from From Latin color via Old French; applied to people from the 17th century, it became the respectable term of the 1800s before curdling into an insult.
Still officialLives on in the NAACP's full name today.
South AfricaThere, Coloured names a distinct mixed-heritage community.
Person of colorThe accepted reordering means the opposite reception.