Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Origami Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside of Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form.
Jim Crow Laws. Jim Crow Laws were statutes and ordinances established between 1874 and 1975 to separate the white and black races in the American South. In theory, it was to create separate but equal treatment, but in practice Jim Crow Laws condemned black citizens to inferior treatment and facilities.im Crow Laws. Jim Crow Laws were statutes and ordinances established between 1874 and 1975 to separate the white and black races in the American South. In theory, it was to create separate but equal treatment, but in practice Jim Crow Laws condemned black citizens to inferior treatment and facilities.
The term Jim Crow was widely used as a euphemism for black persons, from the color of the bird. The 1832 faux-minstrel song Jump Jim Crow (a white portrayal of a slave stere â¦ otype) was used to attack Andrew Jackson's populist policies.he origins of the term Jim Crow are offensive in a number of  ways. Among them are:   The widespread use of the term was originated by a white  man.  The term can be â¦ seen as a condescending and offensive reference  to skin color and to the idea that African Americans were in some  way less than human.