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EBONICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ebonics mean? 

EBONICS (noun)
  The noun EBONICS has 1 sense:

1. a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: EBONICS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EBONICS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

AAVE; African American English; African American Vernacular English; Black English; Black English Vernacular; Black Vernacular; Black Vernacular English; Ebonics

Hypernyms ("Ebonics" is a kind of...):

American; American English; American language (the English language as used in the United States)

Domain member usage:

gangsta ((Black English) a member of a youth gang)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


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