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blackface

Pronunciation: /ˈblækˌfeɪs/

The English word “blackface” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person.
  2. A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
  3. Synonym of boldface.

Etymology

From black + face.

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