blackface

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see also: Blackface

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈblækˌfeɪs/

Noun

blackface

1. (uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.

   The Canadian prime minister faced harsh criticism from the news media after several photographs of him wearing blackface surfaced on the internet.

2. (countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.

Related terms

• brownface
• redface
• whiteface
• yellowface

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Blackface

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈblækˌfeɪs/

Noun

blackface

1. Alternative letter-case form of black#English|black form of racist vaudeville entertainment

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