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Ebonics

or e·bon·ics

[ih-bon-iks]
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noun (used with a singular verb)

Black English.

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Origin of Ebonics

1970–75, Americanism; blend of of ebony and phonics
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British Dictionary definitions for ebonics

ebonics

noun

(functioning as singular) US another name for African-American Vernacular English

Word Origin for ebonics

C20: from ebony + phonics
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for ebonics

Ebonics

n.

"African-American vernacular English," 1975, as title of a book by U.S. professor R.L. Williams (b.1930); a blend of ebony and phonics.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper