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African time
Noun
derogatory
slang
sometimes
uncountable
Japanese Meaning
（軽蔑的な意味も含む俗語）『アフリカンタイム』は、アフリカ人に対してしばしば皮肉的に用いられる概念で、時間に対するルーズな態度、すなわち厳格なスケジュールに拘らず、のんびりとしていたり、遅刻しがちであるとされる態度・習慣を指す。
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(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Africans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.
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African time
She dismissed the meeting delay as just African time, using the term as a casual excuse even though it reinforced a harmful stereotype.
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She dismissed the meeting delay as just African time, using the term as a casual excuse even though it reinforced a harmful stereotype.
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