What is "the new black"

n. Something that is trendy, popular; the latest fashion.

"The new black" may be a reference to a phrase such as " pink is the new black", which has been newly coined as a snowclone.

The new black or new black may refer to:

• The New Black, an album by Strapping Young Lad
• "The New Black", a song by Every Time I Die from their album Gutter Phenomenon
• NEWBO
• "New black" identity
• Cultural mulatto is a concept introduced by Trey Ellis in his 1989 essay, The New Black Aesthetic