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/ˈblækˌfeɪs/ · noun
(uncountable) The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person..
Soberano hit back at Instagram comments, writing, "This is not any form of blackface." But has since backtracked.
The laboratory procedure in the most important tests and methods is printed in blackface type for convenience of reference.
Use black face when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Black face means (uncountable) The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Soberano hit back at Instagram comments, writing, "This is not any form of blackface." But has since backtracked.
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