"blackface" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblækˌfeɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blackface.wav [Southern-England] Forms: blackfaces [plural], Blackface [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English blackface From black + face. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|black|face|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English blackface [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*blak", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "blæc", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "blak", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "black", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "front part of the head", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "front part of the head", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "face", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "form", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to make", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*θakjō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dʰh₁kyéti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "do", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁k-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*fakjō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "faciō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-jēs", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-iēs", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "faciēs", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "facia", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "face", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "face", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "face", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "blackface", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="blackface"> From black + face. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} blackface (countable and uncountable, plural blackfaces)
  1. (uncountable) The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person. Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms: brownface (english: race and ethnicity), redface, whiteface, yellowface, Jewface, gayface, transface (english: voice and accent), blackvoice, vocal blackface
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  2. (countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-blackface-en-noun-en:sheep Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Entertainment, Racism Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 44 43 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 44 43 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 39 48 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 52 7 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 37 53 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 79 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 73 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 20 70 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 14 77 9 Disambiguation of Entertainment: 11 79 11 Disambiguation of Racism: 0 100 0
  3. (uncountable, countable, typography) Synonym of boldface. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: boldface [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-blackface-en-noun-4u5kKW72 Categories (other): Typography, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 44 43 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 44 43 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 39 48 13 Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blackfaced, blackfacing, digital blackface, vocal blackface, womanface Related terms: blackfish, blackwash

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Germanic *blakaz\nProto-West Germanic *blak\nOld English blæc\nMiddle English blak\nEnglish black\nProto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-\nProto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti\nProto-Italic *θakjō\nProto-Italic *fakjō\nLatin faciō\nProto-Italic *-jēs\nLatin -iēs\nLatin faciēs\nLate Latin facia\nOld French facebor.\nMiddle English face\nEnglish face\nEnglish blackface\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-West Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*blak\", \"lang\" : \"gmw-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"blæc\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"blak\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"black\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"front part of the head\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"front part of the head\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"face\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"form\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"to make\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"alt\" : \"*θakjō\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"alt\" : \"*dʰh₁kyéti\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"do\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*dʰeh₁-\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*dʰeh₁k-\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-yéti\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*fakjō\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"faciō\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la\" }, { \"id\" : \"noun\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"noun\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"redlink\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-jēs\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-iēs\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"faciēs\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Late Latin\", \"term\" : \"facia\", \"lang\" : \"la-lat\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old French\", \"term\" : \"face\", \"lang\" : \"fro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"face\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"face\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"blackface\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"blackface\">\nFrom black + face.",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Blackface",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "black",
        "face"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "blackfish"
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    {
      "word": "blackwash"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "race and ethnicity",
          "translation": "race and ethnicity",
          "word": "brownface"
        },
        {
          "word": "redface"
        },
        {
          "word": "whiteface"
        },
        {
          "word": "yellowface"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jewface"
        },
        {
          "word": "gayface"
        },
        {
          "english": "voice and accent",
          "translation": "voice and accent",
          "word": "transface"
        },
        {
          "word": "blackvoice"
        },
        {
          "word": "vocal blackface"
        }
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          "text": "Soberano hit back at Instagram comments, writing, \"This is not any form of blackface.\" But has since backtracked.",
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        }
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        "The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person."
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          "blacken"
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          "theatrical",
          "theatrical"
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        [
          "makeup",
          "makeup"
        ],
        [
          "caricature",
          "caricature"
        ]
      ],
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        "(uncountable) The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:caricature of black people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
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      "glosses": [
        "A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed."
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        [
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed."
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        "en:sheep"
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        "countable"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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        }
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        "Synonym of boldface."
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        "(uncountable, countable, typography) Synonym of boldface."
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈblækˌfeɪs/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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  "wikipedia": [
    "Bert Williams"
  ],
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}

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