"blackvoice" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: black + voice, modelled on earlier blackface. Etymology templates: {{com|en|black|voice}} black + voice, {{m|en|blackface}} blackface Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blackvoice (uncountable)
  1. The adoption by non-black people of black vocabulary, catchphrases, or speech styles. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: vocal blackface
    Sense id: en-blackvoice-en-noun-4CSMZQEX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Coordinate term: digital blackface"
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          "ref": "2016, Guadalupe Garcia, Beyond the Walled City: Colonial Exclusion in Havana, page 121",
          "text": "In 1838, one playwright in particular emerged as the defining voice of Cuban satire, popularizing the use of blackvoice before blackface made its debut on the theater stage.",
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