Meanings
- A vernacular subset of any of the varieties of Black English.
- Synonym of African-American Vernacular English.
Synonyms: African-American Vernacular English
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of African-American Vernacular English.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
Black English Vernacular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20English%20Vernacular
“Black English Vernacular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20English%20Vernacular. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Black English Vernacular,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20English%20Vernacular.
Source: Black English Vernacular on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.