The White Boy Shuffle Glossary

by Paul Beatty

The White Boy Shuffle Glossary

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Spoils

The rewards given to a person who is victorious in battle

Vicious

Extremely violent and savage

Shrapnel

Small fragments of an explosion

Embedded

Deeply implanted

Forebears

Ancestors, such as parents, grandparents, etc.

Exhausting

Physically tiring

Lounging

Lazily lying down

Sanctuary

A safe place

Versatile

Able to be adapted and changed to suit different situations

Distinguish

To tell two different things apart

Semiotics

The study of the meaning and purpose of signs and symbols

Corny

Very cliched and predictable

the Reverend King

A reference to Martin Luther King, a civil rights humanitarian who pushed for racial equality

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