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1. www.33rdsquare.com › what-does-spades-mean-inWhat does spades mean in slang? An in-depth look at the ...

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   Nov 2, 2023 · Cartomancy readers saw the spades suit as representing wisdom, ration, realism and some negative qualities like sadness and aggression. In playing card ranking, spades and hearts are the two highest valued suits, known as the "major" suits. So the ace of spades in particular took on meaning as the most powerful card in the deck.

2. www.npr.org › sections › codeswitchIs It Racist To 'Call A Spade A Spade'? : Code Switch - NPR

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   Sep 23, 2013 · Case in point, the expression "to call a spade a spade." For almost half a millennium, the phrase has served as a demand to "tell it like it is." It is only in the past century that the phrase ...

3. www.urbandictionary.com › defineUrban Dictionary: "spade"

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   Apr 1, 2003 · (Adj) The same. But more so. At a higher level.

4. www.urbandictionary.com › defineUrban Dictionary: spade

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   Dec 11, 2002 · A derogatory term for an African American, more commonly used in the post-Civil War era than today.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spadeSpade Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SPADE is a digging implement adapted for being pushed into the ground with the foot. ... — used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Black ...

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   Oct 29, 2015 · Evidently, in the 1920s, "spade" started being used as a slang term, and then a derogatory slur, for a black person. This racist shift in the phrase's meaning also lead to the equally offensive ...

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   What does a spade mean in slang?

   • In gaming and card reading alike, spades have come to represent numerous ideas: power, darkness, death, luck, unconventionality and more. The versatility of this iconic suit makes it a ripe source of slang terminology and symbolic meaning.

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   What does a black spade mean?

   • Those simple black pictograms have taken on so many meanings beyond just being one of the four suits in a deck of playing cards. In gaming and card reading alike, spades have come to represent numerous ideas: power, darkness, death, luck, unconventionality and more.

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   Where did the word spade come from?

   • The Oxford English Dictionary says the first appearance of the word spade as a reference to blackness was in Claude McKay's 1928 novel Home to Harlem, which was notable for its depictions of street life in Harlem in the 1920s. "Jake is such a fool spade," wrote McKay. "Don't know how to handle the womens."

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   Is'spades' a derogatory term?

   • But intriguingly, "spades" wasn‘t always strictly derogatory. Among black jazz musicians of the era, calling someone "spades" could be an insider term indicating racial solidarity. The meaning depended heavily on context and who exactly was saying it.

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   What does a spade mean in a relationship?

   • Basically the spade takes on an association with rejected conventions and restrictions around commitment and romance. It represents the idea of reinventing relationships based on your own rules and desires, rather than expectations.

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   Does 'spade' have a negative racial connotation?

   • Also, the term “spade” can have negative racial connotations and a friend of mine told me that she thought the phrase did too. I’ve personally never heard it used in a derogatory way, but I figured this was the place to ask. This was a good question. Your friend is correct, about the derogatory use cases though.

   etymology | What is the origin of “call a spade a spade” and does it

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8. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 48340What is the origin of “call a spade a spade” and does it have ...

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   Nov 15, 2011 · The origin of the phrase doesn't have any racial connotations (as jwpat7 and FumbleFingers showed), but you should be careful how you use it because of the derogatory meaning of the word spade. In some situations it would be clear that only the original meaning was intended, but in other situations it might be misinterpreted as wordplay on both expressions.