Meanings
alternative black voice
- uncountableThe adoption by nonblack people of black vocabulary, catchphrases, or speech styles.
In 1838, one playwright in particular emerged as the defining voice of Cuban satire, popularizing the use of blackvoice before blackface made its debut on the theater stage.
2016, Guadalupe Garcia, Beyond the Walled City: Colonial Exclusion in Havana, page 121Synonyms: vocal blackface
present singular third person blackvoices · participle present blackvoicing · participle past blackvoiced · past blackvoiced · alternative black voice
- To use blackvoice.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe adoption by nonblack people of black vocabulary, catchphrases, or speech styles.
Origin
From black + voice, modelled on the earlier blackface.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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