the new black
idiom

- used to say that a particular colour has replaced black as the most popular or fashionable colour at the moment

- used to say that something is extremely popular or fashionable at the moment

The Cambridge Dictionary

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BLACK PHRASES

- black-collar workers = someone who tends to wear black clothing and, typically, is employed in a creative field.

- black box = an aircraft flight-data recorder; any sort of system or device with inner workings that are difficult to understand.

- black-tie = formal evening dress for men, typically consisting of a tuxedo or dinner jacket with a tie.

- Black Maria = A police vehicle, typically for carrying prisoners.

- black gold = crude petroleum oil, so called for its black color and extremely high value.

- Black Russian = an alcoholic beverage made of coffee liqueur and vodka. Usually served over ice.

- black swan event = an event or occurrence previously thought to be impossible.

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SYNONYMS

- having a very dark color (as of soot or coal):

as black as pitch, bituminous, black as coal (ink, night, pitch) blackish, charcoal, coal-black, copper-coloured, dark, dark as night, dusky, dusty, ebon, ebony, glossy black, ink-black, inklike, inky, jet, jet-black, midnight, moonless, obsidian, onyx, pitch, pitch-black (-dark) raven, sable, slate, sloe, sloe-black, sooty, starless, Stygian, swarthy, unilluminated, unlighted

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