ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Blackspeak

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Blackspeak is a noun meaning The dialect of English spoken by people of sub-Saharan African ancestry living stateside.

Meaning

The dialect of English spoken by people of sub-Saharan African ancestry living stateside.

Example Sentences

Like Hawk, he moved easily in and out of blackspeak as it suited him.
Jordan's records were the first time many whites encountered the nuances of hip urban blackspeak.
It sounds odd to us now, but contemporary sources... suggest how the archaic blackspeak that we associate with blackface performers had some of the aura of the later white appropriations of black speech.

Synonyms for blackspeak

Depending on context, synonyms include Ebonics.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include clanspeak, subtongue, tsotsitaal, satellect, atlantic, ethnolect.

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