Black English

or black Eng·lish

[ blak-ing-glish, or, often, -lish ]

noun

African American Vernacular English.
any of a variety of dialects of English or English-based pidgins and creoles associated with and used by some Black people.

Origin of Black English

¹

First recorded in 1730–35

word story For Black English

See African American Vernacular English.

Words Nearby Black English

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How to use Black English in a sentence

Black English is also intonation, which is a powerful rhetorical tool.
For a President Today, Talkin' Down Is Speaking American | John McWhorter | August 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

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