"blackspeak" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: black + -speak Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|black|speak}} black + -speak Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blackspeak (uncountable)
  1. The dialect of English spoken by people of sub-Saharan African ancestry living stateside. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: African American Vernacular English, AAVE, Ebonics
    Sense id: en-blackspeak-en-noun-sOU9Nz4M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -speak

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