umbrella term


a word that groups other words into a single common category.
in terms of race in america “black” is an umbrella term for african-american, jamaican, igbo, etc. even though these people are different, to the general public they fall under the umbrella term, “black”.
1) a nicer word for words like gay, etc

2) a way to tell little children about things you don´t want them to know
a: you´re gay!
b: no i´m queer.
a: that´s just an umbrella term, f-g.

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