caledonia n.
(US black) a black woman who refuses to accept the trad. role into which her birth is supposed to have thrust her.
South Street 99: You Paddy-talk, you can’t blow with Caldonia. | ||
Drylongso 159: One thing about Cal’donia, if she don’t want you, you are out of luck. | ||
Juba to Jive 78: Caledonia n. (1920s–50s) pejorative term for a black woman who refuses to adjust to a morally acceptable traditional role. |