Meanings
African-American Vernacular English1
alternative African American Vernacular English · alternative African American vernacular English · alternative African-American vernacular English
- A variation of Modern English spoken predominantly by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States.
Synonyms: African-American English, Afro-American Vernacular English, AAVE, Black English, BE, Black English Vernacular, BEV, Ebonics
African-American vernacular English2
- alternativeAlternative form of African-American Vernacular English.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA variation of Modern English spoken predominantly by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 非洲裔美國人白話英語 /非洲裔美国人白话英语
- 非洲裔美國人白話英語 /非洲裔美国人白话英语 (Fēizhōu yì měiguó rén báihuà yīngyǔ)variation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
Finnish afrikkalaisamerikkalainen englanti
- afrikkalaisamerikkalainen englantivariation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
German afroamerikanisches Englisch
- afroamerikanisches Englischvariation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
Indonesian bahasa Inggris Vernakular Afrika-Amerika
- bahasa Inggris Vernakular Afrika-Amerikavariation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
Japanese 黒人英語
- 黒人英語 (kokujin eigo)variation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
Polish afroamerykańska odmiana języka angielskiego
- afroamerykańska odmiana języka angielskiegovariation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
Portuguese vernáculo afro-americano
- vernáculo afro-americanovariation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
Russian Афроамериканский англи́йский
- Афроамериканский англи́йский (Afroamerikanskij anglíjskij)variation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
Turkish Afroamerikan vernaküler İngilizcesi, Afroamerikan İngilizcesi
- Afroamerikan vernaküler İngilizcesivariation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
- Afroamerikan İngilizcesivariation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans
Cite this entry
African-American Vernacular English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African-American%20Vernacular%20English
“African-American Vernacular English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African-American%20Vernacular%20English. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “African-American Vernacular English,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African-American%20Vernacular%20English.
Source: African-American Vernacular English on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.