Meaning of blaccent | Babel Free

Definitions

An accent characteristic of African-Americans (black Americans).

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Examples

“He's black, but doesn't have⟳ a trace of a blaccent.”

“Timberlake has long sought to overcome⟳ his whiteness to perfect a "blaccent", as the kids call⟳ it these days, and the McDonald's ad campaign explicitly relies on a hiphop idiom.”

“2005 November 15, “Eli” of Michigan, “Lord of The Dance⟳”, The Life of a Swordfish, at swordfish22.spaces.live⟳.com http://swordfish22.spaces.live⟳.com/Blog/cns!3E0970E9C37CD8E0!497.entry She spoke with a very thick blaccent...as she screamed "C'mon B!, C'mon B! C'mon B!" (she was quite persistent with this phrase, and used the actual word) "I betta neva see⟳ yo A out eating sub sammiches eva again!".”

“2006 February 8, “Drew” of Philadelphia, “The moral's I'm immortal ”, Trapper Juan, at trapperjuan.blogspot.com https://web.archive.org/web/20061027173921/http://trapperjuan.blogspot.com/2006/02/morals-im-immortal_08.html Rothlisberger...speaks with a blaccent, which in reality is not that uncommon. The problem is his inconsistency. Sometimes, he lays it on thicker than J. Will haggling at a swap⟳ meet⟳”

“The sad thing is that for many people, the blaccent connotes lack of intelligence.”

“(Mr. McClelland notes the existence of various Midwestern “blaccents,” though he doesn’t explore⟳ them.)”

“Black earnings decrease to the extent that one has a perceptible “blaccent.””

“The term is making headlines this week after comedian, actress and rapper Awkwafina addressed criticism that she’s used a “blaccent,” or Black accent, and other elements of African American language and mannerisms during her career.”

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