What is Albus Nigrum?
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Albus - Latin, meaning "white".
Nigrum - Latin, meaning "black".
Therefore, "albus nigrum" is a crude Latinization of the American pejorative phrase
This term may be used to insult individuals exhibiting these characteristics when the speaker is within close physical proximity to the object of the insult. Generally speaking, individuals who may be labeled "albus nigrum" lack the sophistication and education to correctly determine that they have been insulted, making this term useful in a variety of situations.
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Channing: Why does Lorillard insist upon wearing that FUBU t-shirt? Doesn't he realize that he cannot possibly join Skull and Bones if he continutes to dress in such a manner?
Thurston: It's another unfortunate case of albus nigrum, my good man.
Channing: Indeed.
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