Meaning of Blackface | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of blackface.
   alt-of, countable, uncountable
2. The practice in which a nonblack person blackens their face using theatrical makeup in order to portray a caricature of a black person.
   uncountable
3. A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
   countable
4. Synonym of boldface.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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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