English

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Etymology

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From black +‎ voice, modelled on earlier blackface.

Noun

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blackvoice (uncountable)

  1. The adoption by non-black people of black vocabulary, catchphrases, or speech styles.
    Synonym: vocal blackface
    Coordinate term: digital blackface
    • 2016, Guadalupe Garcia, Beyond the Walled City: Colonial Exclusion in Havana, page 121:
      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.