downpression
nounEtymology Blend of down + oppression; see downpressor.
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Rastafari, Usually oppression
- The downpression of native people is linked to the subjugation and exploitation of the Earth.1983, Winona LaDuke, “They Always Come Back”, in Beth Brant, editor, A Gathering of Spirits, page 54:
- Rastaman don’t deal with negativity so oppression is now downpression even though there is no up in the word.2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 156: