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blackface

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈblækˌfeɪs/Part of speech nounSorted aabccefklStarts with BEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro

Word origin

From black + face.

Used in a sentence

  • “Soberano hit back at Instagram comments, writing, "This is not any form of blackface." But has since backtracked.”
  • “The laboratory procedure in the most important tests and methods is printed in blackface type for convenience of reference.”
  • “There is no excuse for donning Blackface.”

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