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AAVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does AAVE mean?
• AAVE (noun)
The noun AAVE has 1 sense:
1. a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States
Familiarity information: AAVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("AAVE" 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)
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