Uncertain. Perhaps fromblackedy(“characteristically black”) +black, with reduplication serving to intensify or stress the focus on beingblack (i.e. African-American);blackedy being equivalent toblacked +-y; or alternatively a corruption ofblackedly black. Compareblacked up. For the spelling with-ity, see-ety, -ity.
blackity-black (comparativemoreblackity-black,superlativemostblackity-black)
- (slang, of persons) Typifying characteristic traits (e.g. physical, cultural, linguistic, etc.) ofAfrican-American blacks, especially in defiant contrast to those of whites or white-favouring blacks;quintessentially or characteristicallyblack
2006, Carol Taylor,Wanderlust: Erotic Travel Tales:Like my dad would say, he was "blackity blackblack." My parents would freak.
2008, Chris Woodstra, John Bush, Stephen Thomas Erlewine,Old School Rap and Hip-hop, page78:And yeah, the second track, "Black Is Back," was quite possibly a major inspiration behind the "I'm Black, Y'all" (aka "I'mblackedy black black b-black black, yo, 'cause I'm black and I'm back") spoof in CB4.
2014, Teresa Wiltz,The Real America: The tangled roots of race and identity:I'm black y'all, and I'm black y'all And I'mblackity black and I'm black y'all [...]
2015, Mat Johnson,Loving Day: A Novel:“I'm black. You're black. African American, Bilalian, Negro, Colored folk,blackity-black, black. Those Oreos up there, they're black too, although I'm sure they'd cry if you told them.
2016, Brittney C. Cooper, Susana M. Morris, Robin M. Boylorn,The Crunk Feminist Collection:The ceremony and reception were opulent, lavish, over the top,Blackedy-Black (they gave each other dap after the kiss), and not unlike what I imagine the fictional Mary Jane's wedding to a millionaire might look like.
