Definitions
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- proper noun A female
given name of African-American usage.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Half the resumes were assigned names like Emily Walsh; the other half got names like Lakisha Washington.
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Lakisha Hogue of Coatesville, PA was too stoned to drive so she had her 6-year-old daughter take over.
Boing Boing 2009
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Lakisha Spletzer is a single mother of two who loves to watch animes ever since she saw the Escaflowne series air on Fox Kids TV way back in the day.
MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010
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Lakisha Zanders, 32, who works at Save More groceries, isn't so sure.
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Lakisha, Jason, and Brian definitely have the worst taste of everyone up there.
MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010
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Lakesha, Lakeshia, Lakisha American alternate forms of Lakeisha.
15,000 Baby Names Bruce Lansky 2010
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Lakesha, Lakeshia, Lakisha American alternate forms of Lakeisha.
15,000 Baby Names Bruce Lansky 2010
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Lakesha, Lakeshia, Lakisha American alternate forms of Lakeisha.
15,000 Baby Names Bruce Lansky 2010
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Lakesha, Lakeshia, Lakisha American alternate forms of Lakeisha.
15,000 Baby Names Bruce Lansky 2010
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Among the studies discussed, one from the American Economic Review, entitled "Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal?", reported that "applicants with black-sounding names received 50 percent fewer callbacks than those with white-sounding names."
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